Fortune predicted Barisal’s aggressive start, a big score was inevitable. But Abu Haider Roni’s fire bowling turned the match towards Rangpur Riders. The team scored 100 runs for 2 wickets in 10 overs and somehow crossed the 150. Then down to the target in the power play Rangpur 74 runs! An easy victory is ahead of them. But Mehdi Hasan Miraj turned the match. The top team in the points table is in a stalemate. Rangpur eventually won the nerve-wracking battle. Barisal lost by 1 wicket.
Barisal got off to a great start by winning the toss and deciding to bat. They scored 38 runs in 4 overs with Tamim Iqbal’s aggressive batting. In the fifth over, Shakib Al Hasan caught Muminul Haque with the ball in hand. Tamim scored 38 runs off 20 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Then Tom Banton and Kyle Myers stormed. Jimmy Neesham breaks up this formidable duo. In the 12th over, the pair of 72 runs was separated by the departure of Banton (26).
Ronnie is dangerous with the ball in hand. Mushfiqur dismissed Rahim (5), Soumya Sarkar (0) and Myers (46) with just one run in the first over. The Rangpur pacer guided Mahmudullah and Miraj to the pavilion in his next two overs. Barisal was under pressure after losing five wickets to Roni. Hasan Mahmood took two wickets in the last two overs. However, they crossed the 150 mark in the small storm of Obed McCoy and Saifuddin. 151 runs for 9 wickets accumulated on the scoreboard.
Rony took 5 wickets with 12 runs in 4 overs.
Muminul called out to the target. Brandon King scored 21 runs in 2 overs, during which Muminul bowled only 1 ball. He fell victim to Myers on his second ball.
After that, Shakib was aggressive with King. Both scored 74 runs in 6 overs. King returned with the last ball of the power play. The Windies star was a victim of Mirage by scoring 45 runs off 22 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes.
After that, Rangpur kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They lost 5 wickets for 87 runs in the spin of Mirage. Shakib scored 29 runs off 15 balls with 4 fours and 1 six.
Tom Moores and James Neesham took the lead in this danger. Barisal’s hopes are raised if this pair is broken by returning Moors (17) for the team’s 118 runs. Neesham scored 28 runs off 17 balls to lead the team a bit. He had to return to 137 runs. With the two of them, McCoy struck out 3 batters in three overs. He made Dwayne Pretorius (13) the third victim three runs short of the target. The tension in the match increased when Ronnie returned as the ninth batsman for the team’s 150 runs. Hasan and Shamim Hossain Patwari are sweating to score 2 runs. Rangpur reached the port of victory with singles and fours on the second and third balls of the last over. They scored 155 runs for 9 wickets in 19.3 overs.
Rangpur consolidated the top position with 18 points in 11 matches. Barisal is third with 12 points after playing equal.
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