Towhid Hridoy celebrates his fifty (Source: BCB)
The Phase 1 of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2023 (BPL 2023) season came to a conclusion on January 10, with two games at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
Here is a look at how the two matches panned out at the iconic venue.
Rangpur Riders vs Fortune Barishal
The Fortune Barishal consigned the Rangpur Riders to their first defeat of the season. Chasing a competitive total, the Barishal batters catered themselves to a win with four balls and six wickets in hand.
For the riders, T20 warhorse Shoaib Malik was the top-performer with the bat as he scored a fluent 54* in the middle. Their Zimbabwean import Sikander Raza also made much impact, albeit with the ball, as the ace spinner collected two wickets off his economical spell during the Barishal run-chase.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim Zadran compiled 52 and he alongside Mehidy Hasan Miraz were the architects of Barishal’s emphatic victory
Brief scores:
Rangpur Riders: 158-7 (20)
Shoaib Malik 54* (36), Rony Talukdar 40 (28)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2-21, Chaturanga de Silva 2-30
Fortune Barishal: 162-4 (19.2)
Ibrahim Zadran 52 (41), Mehidy Hasan Miraz 43 (29)
Sikandar Raza 2-14, Robiul Haque 1-25
Fortune Barishal won by six wickets.
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