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That's it from the first match of the day in BPL 2024! Here is the pair of Sourabh and Bidipto signing off for now! Adios!
It was for the first time in this season of the Bangladesh Premier League that the team batting first was able to successfully defend a score. With that win, Khulna Tigers make it 3 out of 3 and are sitting comfortably on the top of the table. After a scratchy start, the Tigers had finished their innings with momentum on their side with the help of good innings from Mohammad Nawaz and Dasun Shanaka. They carried the momentum into the second innings as well. The Rangpur Riders were never in the chase from the beginning itself when Babar Azam got out to his teammate from Pakistan, Moammad Wasim Jr. Dasun Shanaka had a day-out as he got 4 wickets with the ball as well. Rangpur Riders kept on losing wickets in regular intervals and ended up folding well short of the target despite a fighting half-century from Mohammad Nabi.
Khulna Tigers won by 28 runs Mohammad Nawaz 55(34) | Dasun Shanaka 4/16(3) Mohammad Nabi 50(30) | Hasan Mahmud 3/29(4)
Anamul Haque (Khulna Tigers' captain) - We did not bat well in the powerplay, except for Lewis. But, Nawaz and Shanaka got us to a good score. We had faith in our bowlers. Bowled really well in the powerplay. We have some really good bowlers from the likes of the experienced Wasim and Nasum.
Dasun Shanaka, Player of the match - Our bowlers really bowled well in the powerplay, that made it tough for their batters. Very happy to contribute in both the departments, hope to continue the same.
It is now time for the post-match presentation!
Nurul Hasan (Rangpur Riders captain): We did not bat well today. We now need to find out the way to comeback from here. The way we started with the bat needs to change. The top-order has to take more responsibility here. The wicket was good but we need to find the right way of scoring more runs in the power play.
18.4 Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Nabi, THAT WILL DO IT! KHULNA TIGERS WIN THEIR THIRD MATCH IN A ROW! Low full toss outside off-stump. Nabi glides it away from the body to the short third man region but in the air. The fielder there then makes no mistake in completing the catch to his left! The third umpire confirms that is is not a bump ball!
Mohammad Nabi c Afif Hossain b Mohammed Wasim 50 (30b, 4x4, 3x6)
18.3 Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Nabi, back of a length around off-stump. Nabi swung and missed trying to hoick it around over mid-wicket off the back foot. It kept low too!
18.2 Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Nabi, good length slower ball around off-stump. Slashed to the right of deep backward point from the crease for a couple. Nabi goes to 50!
Mohammad Nabi will have to take all the strike here and score the runs for the Rangpur Riders.
18.1 Mohammad Wasim to Mohammad Nabi, SIX RUNS! Full toss on middle-stump at 140.4 kmph. Nabi made room and clobbered it from the middle of the bat for a monster over wide long-on!
18
overs
124/9score
1
W
4
4
W
0
runs
Hasan Mahmud*
0(1)
Mohammad Nabi
42(26)
Dasun Shanaka
4/16
17.6 Dasun Shanaka to Hasan Mahmud, good length ball around middle-stump. Tucked away to deep mid-wicket's right from the pads but the single is rightly refused.
Hasan Mahmud, RHB, comes to the crease.
17.5 Dasun Shanaka to Ripon Mondol, OUT THIS TIME! Slower length ball outside off-stump. Ripon swung really hard through the line of the ball from the crease and got it to go over the in-field but it then went straight down the throat of Mukidul at long-off!
Ripon Mondal c Mukidul Islam b Dasun Shanaka 8 (3b, 2x4, 0x6).
17.4 Dasun Shanaka to Ripon Mondol, FOUR MORE! Slower ball outside off-stump on the good length. Ripon made some room and smacked it to the deep extra cover region for a boundary!
17.3 Dasun Shanaka to Ripon Mondol, FOUR RUNS FOR RIPON! Short and outside off. This sat up for Ripon. He pulled it away wide of mid-on off the back foot and got it away for a boundary!
Ripon Mondal, RHB, comes to the crease.
17.2 Dasun Shanaka to Mahedi Hasan, STRAIGHT TO DEEP COVER! Off-pace and into the pitch around off. Mahedi stepped out and flat-batted it over the in-field but picked out Habibur perfectly at the boundary!
Mahedi Hasan c Trent Boult b Habibur Rahman Sohan 12 (8b, 2x4, 0x6).
17.1 Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, over the wicket, good length slower ball around off-stump. Thumped down to long-off from the crease for just the single.
Dasun Shanaka [2.0-0-7-2] is back into the attack.