- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.1 looks to clear the ropes, but holes out to long-off. Couldn't have picked out a fielder with bigger hands.Thisara moves around, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it despite fumbling. Made a tough catch look easy in the end. Luke Wright didn't get close to the pitch as he looked to loft it up and over. Najmul does a snake dance 61/21.4 as far as catches come, you can't ask for anything easier than that. Looks to fetch this slog from way outside off, but can only top-edge it to square leg. 12/113 misses this wild hoick, played too early against this cutter. Was through with the swing when he heard the ball hit timber. Excellent knock from Rony before Mash's experience prevails. Oh, no. Hang on. What's happened? Has Mashrafe over-stepped? After a couple of replays, the TV umpire says it's all good, but trust me it was very, very close to being called no-ball. 90/510.1 what an anti-climax. Would you believe it? He's reverse swept this straight to backward point. Trying to be too cheeky when he could've so easily steered this into the gap at cover. Not to be. Mushfiqur is gone and that is a big boost for Rangpur 75/311.3 as close as he's gotten to the Malinga of old. Spears in an inswinging yorker that tails in really late to hit him flush on the pad. Patel played all around it and was a dead duck the moment it missed the bat. Would've smashed the middle stump 80/418.2 struck cleanly but holes out to deep midwicket. Too flat a hit. Didn't get enough elevation. This was full, fast and honing in towards middle and leg. He initially looked to clear the front leg but lost a split-second because this was a pacy delivery 135/618.4 direct hit at the bowler's end from the edge of the circle at cover and Reza's gone. Excellent pick-up and throw. He backed away and squeezed this yorker-length delivery straight to the fielder 135/720 mistimes a slog towards long-on. They chance the second, but can't get it. The throw went to the keeper's end and he was just halfway through the second. Easily done. Caught a long way off the crease. 154/7Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL154/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.7)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Mominul Haque, 1.4 ov), 2-61 (Luke Wright, 8.1 ov), 3-75 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 10.1 ov), 4-80 (Samit Patel, 11.3 ov), 5-90 (Rony Talukdar, 12.6 ov), 6-135 (Daren Sammy, 18.2 ov), 7-135 (Farhad Reza, 18.4 ov), 8-154 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 4 1 18 1 4.50 0 0 Sohag Gazi 1 0 5 1 5.00 0 0 Nazmul Islam 4 0 20 2 5.00 0 0 Rubel Hossain 4 0 43 0 10.75 0 0 SL Malinga 4 0 34 2 8.50 0 0 NLTC Perera 2 0 23 0 11.50 1 0 RS Bopara 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR3.2 slower ball that pitches just outside off, the batsman tried to play across the line but was through his flick too early, smacks his front pad in front of middle stump and the umpire is very quick to raise his finger. The dangerous Charles must go 15/20.2 shouts of 'catch it', and taken! Full outside off and entices the batsman for an uppish drive. Can't lift it over short cover, and and he's out first ball. A sharp catch from Reza, who takes it from above his head 1/112.4 what an epic catch! It was short outside off, and the batsman tries to cut this over point. But Luke Wright runs to his right and jumps sideways. He sticks his right hand out, and the catch is taken. Rajshahi are ecstatic, and Mithun must go for 46 90/315.2 stays low and crashes into middle stump! Slower ball this time outside off stump, tries the cross-batted shot, and the ball sneaks under his blade and breaks middle. Nafees has to go for 35 113/4Extras6 (lb 1, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL155/4 (18.5 Overs, RR: 8.23)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Adam Lyth, 0.2 ov), 2-15 (Johnson Charles, 3.2 ov), 3-90 (Mohammad Mithun, 12.4 ov), 4-113 (Shahriar Nafees, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mehidy Hasan Miraz 4 0 31 1 7.75 0 0 SR Patel 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0 Nihaduzzaman 3 0 23 0 7.66 0 0 Farhad Reza 3.5 0 30 1 7.82 0 0 KOK Williams 3 0 30 1 10.00 2 1 JEC Franklin 3 0 26 1 8.66 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Rangpur Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
04 November 2017 - night match (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Rangpur Riders 2, Rajshahi Kings 0
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMalinga, Bopara fire Rangpur to first win
Rangpur Riders cruise home on the back of Bopara's unbeaten 23-ball 39 after Malinga's body blows restrict Rajshahi Kings on a dewy evening in Sylhet