Azad Hossain:
Rangpur Riders defeated Sylhet Strikers by 8 wickets. With this victory, Rangpur won its fourth consecutive victory. Today, Monday, Rangpur opened the batting with Alex Hales and Azizul Hakim against the target of 206 runs set by Sylhet. Azizul Hakim left the field for (0) runs. Then Saif Hasan entered the field. Alex Hales and Saif Hasan’s 181-run partnership off 101 balls took Rangpur to the victory path.
When the game was on the verge of victory, Saif Hasan left the field after playing an innings of 80 runs off 40 balls in 18 overs. Hales scored the eighth century of his T20 career in the 19th over. He remained unbeaten on 113 runs off 56 balls with 7 sixes and 10 fours.
On the other hand, Pakistani all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed remained unbeaten after scoring 8 runs off 4 balls, hitting six sixes at number 4.
After losing the toss and electing to bat in the first innings, Sylhet scored 205 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Rony Talukder scored 54 runs and Zakir Hasan scored 50 runs.
Rangpur Riders are at the top of the points table in the BPL after winning 4 consecutive matches and getting 8 points, while Sylhet Strikers are at the bottom after losing 2 consecutive matches and getting 0 points.
Scores
Sylhet Strikers: 205/4 in 20 overs (Ronny 54, Zakir 50, Jones 38*, Zaker 20*; Saifuddin 2/31, Mehedi 1/38, Akif 1/51). Rangpur Riders: 210/2 in 19 overs (Hale’s 113*, Saif 80; Tanzim 2/23). Result: Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets. Man of the Match: Alex Hales.
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