Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Rajshahi Kings vs Comilla Victorians, Bangladesh Premier League 2017, 12th match

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Rashid Khan is the Man of the Match"I want to perform for the team. I want to thank God I got wickets today and hopefully I can keep it up. When you have from the other end a bowler helping out, then the batsman tries to take risk. If I am going well and he is going well as well we will take wickets. Our batting plan was to be positive and play till the end. It was totally a team effort. Everything was just perfect"

"The toss was very important. We already decided we would bowl first," Mohammad Nabi says. "They played well in the first six overs, but after that the spinners bowled really well, especially Rashid. The wicket was turning, so that's why we bowled very well, Rashid and me. On this kind of pitch, it's very difficult to play us. Looking forward to giving the captaincy back to Tamim. Been difficult to perform with that [burden]"

"I thought the wicket was very good to bat on early. Then Simmons got injured and we lost momentum," Mushfiqur Rahim says. "We'll have a scan tomorrow. But he's not looking good. Let's see. Right after he was injured two new comers were at the crease and that's hard against Rashid and Nabi. We didn't get any partnerships going and we lost wickets in clusters. We need to do better in the next match"

9.00 pm Two wins in two games spread over two weeks for Comilla Victorians. Showed no signs of rust though. The bowlers, especially Nabi and Rashid who picked up five wickets and made sure 32 of their 48 deliveries were dots, were outstanding.

Then, on a tricky pitch, Jos Buttler batted through to make highly composed fifty in conditions he would rarely face back home in England. "It was a very chaseable target and it was just about getting partnerships together," he says. "Some fantastic bowling. Rashid is probably one of the best T20 bowlers in the world. It's one of those pitches where you have to give yourself a change, you have to get in and not having too much scoreboard pressure allowed us the chance to play without taking risk"

Imrul Kayes at the other end was pretty solid as well, finishing with 44 not out off 41 balls.

15.1

Waller to Imrul Kayes, SIX, pulls the long hop over deep midwicket to seal victory

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | CV: 114/1 (2 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.60, RRR: 0.40)

Imrul Kayes38 (40b)
Jos Buttler50 (39b)

Nihaduzzaman3-0-16-0
Kesrick Williams3-0-33-0

14.6

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, defends a fuller delivery, and the bowler lets them take a single by misfielding

14.5

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, no run, full and wide outside off to york Kayes

14.4

Nihaduzzaman to Buttler, 1 run, comes down the track and heaves the ball out to deep midwicket. Gets an inside edge because Nihad has pulled all the pace off. Fifty for Buttler

14.3

Nihaduzzaman to Buttler, FOUR, gets down the track and muscles the ball to the long-off boundary. It seemed like he had got way too close to the ball, but his bottom-handed power makes up for that

14.2

Nihaduzzaman to Buttler, no run, drives a full delivery to extra cover

14.1

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, gets down the track, but the left-arm spinner spots the move early and places it wide of the batsman's reach. Kayes slogs, but gets only an inside edge through midwicket

END OF OVER:
14 | 16 Runs | CV: 107/1 (9 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 1.50)

Jos Buttler45 (36b)
Imrul Kayes36 (37b)

Kesrick Williams3-0-33-0
Nihaduzzaman2-0-9-0

13.6

Williams to Buttler, no run, feigns to move down leg, and then re-positions himself in front of the stumps. Williams follows the batsman and very nearly ends up giving away a wide, or being struck to the fine leg boundary as Buttler's swipe misses

13.5

Williams to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, works a full delivery on off stump to deep midwicket

13.4

Williams to Buttler, 1 run, clears the front leg so he can swing at a leg-stump yorker to send it down to long-on

13.3

Williams to Buttler, SIX, free hit that shouldn't have been a free hit goes outta the ground. Short ball, heaved over deep midwicket

13.3

5nb

Williams to Buttler, (no ball) FOUR, picks the slower ball and launches it to the long-on boundary, helped by Franklin misfielding on the boundary. Doesn't bend down properly. Meanwhile, the umpire calls a no-ball that isn't

13.2

Williams to Buttler, 2 runs, pulls a short ball out to deep midwicket. Super timing

13.1

Williams to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, whips a fuller delivery on off stump to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
13 | 3 Runs | CV: 91/1 (25 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 3.57)

Jos Buttler32 (31b)
Imrul Kayes34 (35b)

Nihaduzzaman2-0-9-0
Farhad Reza2-0-31-1

12.6

Nihaduzzaman to Buttler, no run, beaten and its a beauty too. Good length to keep Buttler crease bound. Grips the pitch, which has definitely helped the bowlers by being slow and perhaps even a touch damp, and breaks away spectacularly. Buttler, with a feeble poke, is outmatched

12.5

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, steers a shortish delivery to short third man

12.4

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, no run, goes for the slog sweep, but Nihaduzzaman has confounded those intentions with a quick, and a very full delivery. Kayes can't get under it to get power in the shot

12.3

Nihaduzzaman to Buttler, 1 run, drives to long-off

12.2

Nihaduzzaman to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, clips a shortish delivery on leg stump to deep square leg

Victorians INNINGS		R	B
Liton Das	bowled	23	12
JC Buttler	not out	50	39
Imrul Kayes	not out	44	41
MN Samuels
Mohammad Nabi
Alok Kapali
DJ Bravo
Arafat Sunny
Mohammad Saifuddin
Rashid Khan
Al-Amin Hossain
EXTRAS	(w 2, nb 1)
TOTAL	120 (1 wkt; 15.1 ovs)

Kings BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Sami	3.0	13	0	4.33
Farhad Reza	2.0	31	1	15.50
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	3.0	13	0	4.33	(1w)
KOK Williams	3.0	33	0	11.00	(1nb, 1w)
JEC Franklin	1.0	8	0	8.00
Nihaduzzaman	3.0	16	0	5.33
MN Waller	0.1	6	0	36.00

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CV	12	9	3	18	0.578
DHD	12	7	4	15	1.631
KT	12	7	4	15	0.075
RR	12	6	6	12	-0.267
SYS	12	4	7	9	-0.429
RR	12	4	8	8	-1.098
CC	12	3	8	7	-0.473
BB	0	0	0	0	0

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | CV: 114/1 (2 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.60, RRR: 0.40)

END OF OVER:
14 | 16 Runs | CV: 107/1 (9 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 1.50)

END OF OVER:
13 | 3 Runs | CV: 91/1 (25 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 3.57)

Match Coverage

Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan hand Rajshahi a thrashing

Bangladesh Premier League

END OF OVER:15 | 7 Runs | CV: 114/1 (2 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.60, RRR: 0.40)

END OF OVER:14 | 16 Runs | CV: 107/1 (9 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 1.50)

END OF OVER:13 | 3 Runs | CV: 91/1 (25 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 3.57)

Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan hand Rajshahi a thrashing

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | CV: 114/1 (2 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.60, RRR: 0.40)

END OF OVER:
14 | 16 Runs | CV: 107/1 (9 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 7.64, RRR: 1.50)

END OF OVER:
13 | 3 Runs | CV: 91/1 (25 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 3.57)