END OF OVER:20 | 15 Runs | RR: 170/4 | RR: 8.50
- Mohammad Nawaz41 (20b)
- Andre Russell27 (16b)
- Shafiul Islam4-0-38-0
- Mohammad Amir4-0-35-2
8.45 pm: A good second half has given Rajshahi a competitive target to defend. Khulna Tigers will not be overawed by it, but they'll have to work to get to it. Join us shortly for the chase.
19.6
4
Shafiul Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, the innings ends with another edge that goes to the boundary. There have been a lot of them. Another good ball, yorker wide of off, he was moving across and gets an inside edge off an intended drive. It should have been stopped by the keeper but it beats him and the batsman gets a boundary
19.5
0
Shafiul Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, superb ball, yorker outside off that is inside the tramline. Nawaz can't connect with the drive
19.4
1
Shafiul Islam to Russell, 1 run, full on the fifth stump, Russell has to reach for it, clubs it to long-on with a horizontal bat
Two balls from Shafiul with the right thought. Execution slightly off so he has two wides instead of two dots
19.4
1w
Shafiul Islam to Russell, 1 wide, another wide ,dug in a bouncer very short and it went over Russell's head.
19.4
1w
Shafiul Islam to Russell, 1 wide, good thinking by the bowler, goes for the wide yorker outside off, but just gets it outside the tramline. Sound tactic given that Russell is moving towards leg
19.3
6
Shafiul Islam to Russell, SIX, that's just raw power. Full ball on the pads, he's been following Russell who has been giving himself room. Couldn't get the yorker right and Russell brought out a flick that travels all the way over midwicket
19.2
1
Shafiul Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, wide yorker outside off on the fifth stump, goes for the drive but the inside edge rolls towards short leg. Quick single taken
19.1
1
Shafiul Islam to Russell, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked off his toes to deep midwicket
END OF OVER:19 | 18 Runs | RR: 155/4 | RR: 8.15
- Mohammad Nawaz36 (17b)
- Andre Russell19 (13b)
- Mohammad Amir4-0-35-2
- Robbie Frylinck4-0-33-1
18.6
4
Mohammad Amir to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, top edge goes very fine for a boundary! Hung in the air for a while but despite a desperate dash towards the ball from the short fine leg fielder, he couldn't get there. Amir is not happy. He had bowled a good short ball outside off and seen the batsman miscue an intended pull
18.5
4
Mohammad Amir to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, slower ball, but a bit too short and he waits for it, and pulls it to the backward square leg boundary
18.4
1
Mohammad Amir to Russell, 1 run, was giving himself room but Amir followed him and bowled a full ball. Russell still got his powerful forearms and wrists into play to whip it away fine. Fielded on the fine-leg boundary
18.3
6
Mohammad Amir to Russell, SIX, bang. And Russell has joined the party. Connects with a full ball, clearing his leg, going deep and smashing it waaaaay over deep midwicket
18.2
2
Mohammad Amir to Russell, 2 runs, clears his front leg, Amir follows him with a fullish yorker, but Russell manages to swing it towards the backward square leg boundary. There is protection there
18.1
1
Mohammad Amir to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, superb yorker, jammed between his legs to square leg
Russell has been the quiet partner in this stand so far
END OF OVER:18 | 21 Runs | RR: 137/4 | RR: 7.61
- Mohammad Nawaz27 (14b)
- Andre Russell10 (10b)
- Robbie Frylinck4-0-33-1
- Shohidul Islam4-0-23-1
17.6
1lb
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 leg bye, fuller on leg stumps, can't connect with the flick but gets a leg-bye to square leg to keep strike
17.5
4
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, stunning. Full outside off, and he punches a drive with tremendous power. The ball races to the extra cover boundary in the blink of an eye
17.4
0
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, good comeback, yorker outside off, tried to go for the booming drive, gets an inside edge on pad
17.3
6
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, and that one travels even further. Too short, sits up and asks to be hit almost, Nawaz obliges, rocks back and pulls fiercely over square leg
17.2
6
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, SIX, smashed. Got hold of that. Down the track and smacks a pull off a short ball that carries over deep midwicket
17.1
4
Frylinck to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, another outside edge goes for a boundary. Length ball, he was looking to swat it across the line, gets a thick edge that loops very fine
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | RR: 116/4 | RR: 6.82
- Andre Russell10 (10b)
- Mohammad Nawaz7 (8b)
- Shohidul Islam4-0-23-1
- Shafiul Islam3-0-23-0
16.6
0
Shohidul Islam to Russell, no run, slower ball outside off, Russell hasn't read it, under edges the attempted cut
16.5
1
Shohidul Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, slower ball on a length, he has to adjust and wait for it, paddles it to short fine leg
16.4
4
Shohidul Islam to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR, goes for the big drive, gets an outside edge that travels very fine and beats the third man fielder
