Haris fell to a stunning catch by Abu Hider [Source: T Sports/YouTube.com]
The Khulna Tigers took on the Durbar Rajshahi in the 26th match of the BPL 2024-25 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was high scoring thriller, that the Tigers managed to win by the narrowest of margins.
The Tigers batted first in the game and posted a mammoth total of 209 runs on the board at the end of their 20 overs. Afif Hossain played an aggressive knock of 56 runs off 42 deliveries and laid the foundation for the team. The effort was followed by the cameos of 55 from 37 deliveries by William Bosisto and 30 off 12 by MI Ankon. The powerful finish allowed the Tigers go past the 200 mark and pose a tough challenge for the Rajshahi.
Durbar Rajshahi was rocked early as Mohammad Haris, their opener along with Jishan Alam failed to fire. The wicket of both the openers were picked by the Bangladesh international, Hasan Mahmud. However, the wicket of Haris deserves special mention as it came off a brilliant effort in the deep by Abu Hider Rony.
Haris Falls To A Stunning Effort
On the second ball of the seventh over, Mahmud bowled a length delivery outside the off stump. Haris clears his front foot and swung across the line. But all he managed was a top edge that might have landed in no man's land. However, Abu Hider ran in from the deep and dived forward to take a stunning catch. Rony celebrated his special effort with a cheeky flying kiss celebration.
The Rajshahi fought well even after the dismissal of the first two wickets. Anamul Haque came up with a valiant effort of 100 runs from 57 deliveries. However, it was not enough they were restricted to 202/4 at the end of 20 overs and lost the game by seven runs.