The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024 saw two more matches being played on Saturday, February 10. Rangpur Riders beat the Chattogram Challengers comfortably by 53 runs in the opening game of the day. In the second fixture, Fortune Barishal defended 189 runs against Durdanto Dhaka to script a 40-run victory.
Talking about the first game, the Rangpur Riders put up a massive total of 211/3 batting first. Openers Rony Talukdar (24) and Reeza Hendricks (58) set the tone for a big total. Further, useful knocks from Nurul Hasan (31*) and James Neesham (51*) propelled them to a solid finish.
The Challengers faltered in the chase as their innings was wrapped up at 158/6, falling way short of the target. Shykat Ali impressed with his 63-run knock while skipper Shuvagata Hom slammed an unbeaten 13-ball 31. Shakib Al Hasan and Neesham grabbed two wickets apiece for Rangpur.
In the game, Fortune Barishal batted first, posting a challenging total of 189/4. They lost three early wickets upfront. However, a magnificent unbeaten 48-ball 75 from Soumya Sarkar, along with a 47-ball 73 from Mahmudullah brought them back into the contest. Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed picked two wickets each for Dhaka.
In reply, Dhaka lost quick wickets at the top and kept losing them throughout the innings, failing to build momentum at any stage. They were eventually bundled out for 149 in 19.4 overs. Alex Ross scored a 30-ball 52 but lacked support from the other end.
Mohammad Saifuddin was the pick of the bowlers for Fortune Barishal, picking up three wickets while Mehidy Miraz and Obed McCoy chipped in with two apiece.
BPL 2024 Most Runs List
Mohammad Naim retained his top position in the BPL 2024 run-scoring charts with 266 runs. Babar Azam (251) and Towhid Hridoy (250) also retained their second and third positions, respectively.
Mushfiqur Rahim (239) and Anamul Haque (228) also retained their fourth and fifth slots, respectively. Tamim Iqbal moved a spot up to sixth with 202 runs while Zakir Hasan slipped a position down to No. 7 with 201 runs.
Courtesy of their fabulous knocks, Soumya Sarkar (198) and Mahmudullah (184) take the eighth and ninth positions, respectively. With an impressive fifty, Alex Ross takes the tenth spot to complete the list.
BPL 2024 Most Wickets List
Shoriful Islam continues to maintain a clear lead at the top of the BPL 2024 wicket-taking charts with 17 wickets. Mahedi Hasan (12) and Tanvir Islam (11) also retained their second and third positions, respectively.
Shakib Al Hasan jumped three places to the fourth spot with 11 wickets. Mohammad Imran (10), Richard Ngarava (10), and Bilal Khan (10) all dropped a spot each to take the fifth, sixth, and seventh positions, respectively.
Hasan Mahmud (9), Faheem Ashraf (8), and Samit Patel (8) retained their last three positions in the top 10, respectively.
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