Rangpur Riders beat Sylhet Strikers (Source Twitter)
A total of four teams locked horns on Friday, January 27th in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Let's take a quick review of the action transpired.
Match 25: Sylhet Strikers vs Rangpur Riders
Result: Rangpur Riders won by six wickets.
After being asked to bat first, Sylhet Strikers could only manage a 92 on the board at the end of 20 overs. The strikers got off to a very poor start as they were reduced to seven down with only eighteen on the board inside the first ten overs. Sakib and skipper Mortaza tried to stitch a partnership and saved the home side from further embarrassment. With the ball, Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of the bowlers for Rangpur, who completely bamboozled the Strikers' top order. Hasan Mahmud also scalped three wickets and Mahedi Hasan took a couple as well.
In reply, Rangpur Riders also got off to a poor start as they could only manage 28 on the board in the first six overs. They further struggled to get going and lost a couple of wickets in the middle. However, they had the advantage of having a target in front of them and with Rony Talukdar helding his nerves till the end, Rangpur got across the line with more than four overs to spare.
Brief Scores
Sylhet Strikers: 92/9 (20 Overs)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 41 (36), Mashrafe Mortaza 21 (21);
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/17, Hasan Mahmud 3/12;
Rangpur Riders: 93/4 (15.4 Overs)
Rony Talukdar 41* (38), Mohammad Nawaz 18* (13)
Mashrafe Mortaza 2/18, Mohammad Amir 1/26
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