McCullum, Nazmul star in thrilling Rangpur win
Mashrafe Mortaza set up the win with a six in the last over of the chase as Rangpur consolidated their position at fourth place in the table
Mashrafe Mortaza set up the win with a six in the last over of the chase as Rangpur consolidated their position at fourth place in the table
Game 1 on this Tuesday was a thriller, what will game 2 have in store? We will be live with that match's coverage very shortly, so be back for it. From here, this is all we have. Goodbye and thank you for joining us.
Nazmul Islam is Man of the Match for his 4-0-18-3.
"It was hearth-throbbing. It was tough, but the good thing is we got 10 points and we can now relax. It is very important to play well under pressure and for the boys to step up," says Rangpur captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Last five matches that we have won have all been very close."
"We were 10-15 short. Fletcher is a key player and Babar Azam is a good player and Bresnan closed it out well for us," says Sylhet captain Nasir Hossain.
The second half of the BPL has seen its share of thrillers and this is yet another addition to it. When Ziaur Rehman and Brendon McCullum were blasting it out of the park, it had seemed as though Rangpur would seal this off with plenty of time to spare. They were going at 12 an over at one point, but that's what wickets can do to a team in T20. Sylhet picked up four of them after breaking that second-wicket partnership. That meant it took a last-over six from Mashrafe Mortaza to ease the nerves before Nahidul Islam finished it off with a four.
A straight mid-on comes in now.
Bresnan to bowl the final over. He has eight to defend
Rangpur Riders eventually won the match with two balls to spare, with the captain Mashrafe Mortaza hitting a six in the final over
Mashrafe Mortaza set up the win with a six in the last over of the chase as Rangpur consolidated their position at fourth place in the table