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Rakibul Hasan, Tofael Help BAN-A Decimate Northern Territory In Top End T20

Aakash Saini

Bangladesh A register second win of Top End T20 2025 [Source: @BCBtigers/x]Bangladesh A register second win of Top End T20 2025 [Source: @BCBtigers/x]

Bangladesh A snapped Northern Territory’s unbeaten run this Top End T20 2025 series with a comprehensive win. The outcome also marked Bangladesh A’s second win of the tournament after their unwavering start.

Here, we take a look at the entire highlights of the 19th match of the Top End T20 2025 series, as it panned out at the Marrara Cricket Ground No. 2 in Darwin on Tuesday, August 19.

Jishan Alam, Yasir Ali Drive Bangladesh A To 172

Bangladesh A openers Mohammad Naim (25 off 11) and Jishan Alam (30 off 23) got off to a flier with a 55-run partnership in just 3.2 overs before the former got caught out by Jordan Silk off Tom Menzies. Northern Territory piled on the newfound momentum with two additional wickets, including that of well-set Alam to Matt Hammond as Bangladesh A slipped to 77-3 around the halfway stage of the innings.

Captain Nurul Hasan shaped an elegant 35 off 23 balls to guide Bangladesh A past the 100-run mark. After his dismissal to Menzies (2-43), unbeaten Afif Hossain (41* off 40) and Yasir Ali (22* off 13) shared a rapid 52-run partnership in just 31 balls as Bangladesh A surged to a competitive 172-4 at the end of their innings.

Jordan Silk’s 48 In Vain As Northern Territory Fall Short

Northern Territory lost three of their top four batters inside the first four over of the innings itself to crash to 24-3 in a chase of 173. With Hasan Mahmud, Ripon Mondol and Tofael Ahmed all striking once with the new ball, Connor Carroll and Jordan Silk counterattacked the Bangladeshi trio with a fighting 82-run stand for the fourth wicket. Carroll (43 off 30) and Silk (48 off 41) listed confident 40s before both cricketers were dismissed in quick succession by Rakibul Hasan in his tight four-over spell (2-22).

Tofael Ahmed also picked up his second wicket of the innings in the form of Matt Hammond. Hasan Mahmud got rid of Tom Andrews in the final over as Bangladesh A restricted Northern Territory to just 150-7 to secure a comprehensive 22-run win.