Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Khulna Titans vs Rangpur Riders, Bangladesh Premier League 2017, 25th match

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20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | RR: 149/6 (10 runs required, RR: 7.45)

Thisara Perera1 (1b)

Junaid Khan4-0-20-1
Jofra Archer4-0-33-0

5:46pm That's all from our coverage of the first fixture of today's BPL round. Join us for Chittagong Vikings v Sylhet Sixers in about 40 minutes.

Mahmudullah: A win is a win. We could have bowled better in the middle, but we came back really well. It's always good to contribute to the team but upfront we need to work it out, especially in the top order.

Mahmudullah is the Player of the Match.

Mashrafe Mortaza: I think Junaid bowled really well in the last two overs. It was always difficult to chase down after early wickets. Ravi has been in good touch and Nahid batted so well for us, but the early wickets were crucial. We all know in Chittagong 150-160 is a good score, so I think the bowlers did a good job. We were happy with the bowlers.

5:35pm A good bowling effort in the start and end of their chase from Khulna Titans. They lost their way in the middle overs of both innings, but the bowling has done it. Junaid Khan's last two overs were top class. And have propelled them to the top of the table. Gargantuan effort by Bopara and Nahidul. Rangpur shouldn't have been anywhere close to this target after the start they got. Fifties for both of them, but they were up against a genius in that last over.

19.6

Junaid Khan to Bopara, OUT, he holes out to long-on. A stunning over from Junaid. This one is full at middle stump as well. Bopara finally gets under on, but he lifts it off the toe-end. Afif runs to his right in the deep and holds on with no fuss

RS Bopara c Afif Hossain b Junaid Khan 59 (44b 4x4 1x6) SR: 134.09

19.5

Junaid Khan to Perera, 1 run, drags it out to deep square. Another attempted yorker. Gets it a tad wrong. It's a full toss at middle, tailing in a touch. He gets the front leg out of the way and swings hard but it dribbles out feebly into the deep

11 off 2. As far as instructions go, it's straightforward. This has to be six.

19.4

Junaid Khan to Bopara, 1 run, oh too good. Too good for Bopara. Yorker nailed at middle stump again. Driven straight to long-on

This one will have to be a boundary. 12 off 3.

19.3

Junaid Khan to Bopara, 2 runs, another yorker. Driven to sweeper's right and and it's only two

19.2

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, OUT, superb from Junaid. Nails the yorker at middle stump line. The batsman charges and looks to open up the off side but he can only push it back down the pitch. Bopara runs anyway. Nahidul is forced to do the same but he has no chance. Junaid sprints back and flicks the bails off

Nahidul Islam run out 58 (43b 7x4 0x6) SR: 134.88

That's the century stand done. 14 to win off 5. Third man, point, cover are in.

19.1

Junaid Khan to Bopara, 1 run, nails the yorker at off stump. Bopara can only bunt this past his non-striker to long-off

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19 | 14 Runs | RR: 144/4 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 15.00)

Ravi Bopara55 (40b)
Nahidul Islam58 (42b)

Jofra Archer4-0-33-0
Junaid Khan3-0-15-0

Right, they've done sensationally to bring it till here. 99-run stand so far. It'll be remarkable if they pull this off. Fifteen to win. Six balls. Bopara is the experienced man, and he's facing the first ball from Junaid.

18.6

Archer to Bopara, 1 run, yorker at off stump, gets the front leg out of the way and squeezes it to sweeper cover

18.5

Archer to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, short ball at middle stump. Swivels and pulls aerially. Straight to fine leg

18.4

Archer to Bopara, 1 run, bouncer at off stump, swings at it with a pull and finds deep square

18.3

Archer to Bopara, SIX, what a shot. Stays deep in the crease, gets a full ball at leg stump and sends it flying over wide long-on to bring up his fifty. Clean swing

18.2

Archer to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, full and down leg side, can't get it away with the slog. Square leg cleans up

Free hit

18.2

2nb

Archer to Bopara, (no ball) 1 run, beamer. Into his body at middle stump line. Slogs it towards to long-on. That looks marginal and like it's under the waist...

18.1

Archer to Bopara, 2 runs, lovely work by deep square. Archer bowls the perfect yorker at his toes. He looks to dig it out and gets it between his legs towards the long leg boundary. Deep square runs to his right and slides to cut it off

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18 | 6 Runs | RR: 130/4 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 14.50)

Nahidul Islam56 (40b)
Ravi Bopara44 (35b)

Junaid Khan3-0-15-0
Jofra Archer3-0-19-0

29 off 12. Bopara will look to switch gears in this over. Archer to bowl. Mid-off is in.

17.6

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, 2 runs, low full toss outside off. Slight dip away from the right hander. He looks to smash it across the line again and ends up slicing it over the point region. Point and short third chase it down

17.5

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, no run, yorker in the corridor. Swipes hard across the line but this is too quick for him. Beaten again

17.4

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, no run, slower ball, dug into the pitch and climbing above off stump. Looks to reverse-ramp this through the slip region. Beaten

17.3

Junaid Khan to Bopara, 1 run, yorker at middle stump, squeezed out to long-off

17.2

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, full and just outside off, drives off the bottom of the bat to long-off

17.1

Junaid Khan to Nahidul Islam, 2 runs, full toss at off stump. Chips it over the bowler and between long-on and long-off. Comes back for the second

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17 | 9 Runs | RR: 124/4 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 11.66)

Nahidul Islam51 (35b)
Ravi Bopara43 (34b)

Jofra Archer3-0-19-0
Carlos Brathwaite4-0-33-0

16.6

Archer to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, length outside off, backs away and punches it to sweeper cover

16.5

Archer to Bopara, 1 run, full at leg stump, driven down to long-on

16.4

Archer to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, full toss in at the pads. Looks to flick but can't get it away. It's run through midwicket and that's his first fifty

Rangpur INNINGS		R	B
CH Gayle	caught wk	16	9
BB McCullum	caught	2	4
Mohammad Mithun	run out	3	10
RS Bopara	caught	59	44
Fazle Mahmud	bowled	6	10
Nahidul Islam	run out	58	43
NLTC Perera	not out	1	1
Mashrafe Mortaza
Sohag Gazi
Rubel Hossain
SL Malinga
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	149 (6 wkts; 20 ovs)

Khulna BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
Abu Jayed	4.0	48	1	12.00
Afif Hossain	2.0	4	2	2.00
Junaid Khan	4.0	20	1	5.00
JC Archer	4.0	33	0	8.25	(1nb)
CR Brathwaite	4.0	33	0	8.25	(1w)
Tanvir Islam	2.0	9	0	4.50

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	CH Gayle	BB McCullum
2nd	16	CH Gayle	Mohammad Mithun
3rd	9	RS Bopara	Mohammad Mithun
4th	16	RS Bopara	Fazle Mahmud
5th	100	RS Bopara	Nahidul Islam
6th	4	RS Bopara	NLTC Perera

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CV	12	9	3	18	0.578
DHD	12	7	4	15	1.631
KT	12	7	4	15	0.075
RR	12	6	6	12	-0.267
SYS	12	4	7	9	-0.429
RR	12	4	8	8	-1.098
CC	12	3	8	7	-0.473
BB	0	0	0	0	0

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20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | RR: 149/6 (10 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | RR: 144/4 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | RR: 130/4 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 14.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | RR: 124/4 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 11.66)

Match Coverage

Khulna hold nerve in tight game to move top of the table

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END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | RR: 149/6 (10 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | RR: 144/4 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs | RR: 130/4 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 14.50)

END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs | RR: 124/4 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 11.66)

Khulna hold nerve in tight game to move top of the table

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | RR: 149/6 (10 runs required, RR: 7.45)

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | RR: 144/4 (15 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.57, RRR: 15.00)

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | RR: 130/4 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.22, RRR: 14.50)

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | RR: 124/4 (35 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.29, RRR: 11.66)