Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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.

19.4
4
Bresnan to Nahidul Islam, FOUR, and he has sent down another full toss. Would you believe it? Bresnan has bowled a wide and three full tosses in the final over. This one is outside off again and has been flayed over mid-off for the winning boundary

A straight mid-on comes in now.

19.3
1
Bresnan to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, full toss and wide again, Mashrafe backs away and opens the face to point who fumbles and allows a single. Scores level
19.2
6
Bresnan to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, horrendous bowling. Wants the wide yorker and instead fires up a full toss and gift wraps it with all the width in the world for Mashrafe to walks across and launch it over long-on
19.1
0
Bresnan to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, very full, very wide, Mashrafe reaches out and skews it back to the bowler
19.1
1w
Bresnan to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 wide, takes it wide of the batsman and slows down the pace as well making Mashrafe reach out. Called wide but that's a marginal call

Bresnan to bowl the final over. He has eight to defend

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | RR: 165/6 (9 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.68, RRR: 9.00)

  • Nahidul Islam10 (6b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza10 (7b)
  • Sohail Tanvir4-0-44-1
  • Kamrul Islam4-0-32-0
18.6
0
Sohail Tanvir to Nahidul Islam, no run, backs away to a fuller ball and Tanvir fires it wide of the batsman and fuller still to prevent him from putting bat to ball. Good bowling under pressure
18.5
2
Sohail Tanvir to Nahidul Islam, 2 runs, fuller ball, turned away to deep midwicket and they push back for the second as deep square leg runs to his left
18.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, dipping yorker, dug out to mid-off
18.3
1
Sohail Tanvir to Nahidul Islam, 1 run, short and wide, cut extremely hard and Kamrul Islam dives to his left to make the stop. Certain boundary saved there
18.2
1lb
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 leg bye, slower ball, short of a length, tries to pull and gets hit on the rib cage
18.1
6
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, that is out of here. Mashrafe launches this one over cow corner and it has gone miles back into the stands. Slower bak-of-the-hand delivery. Mashrafe pummels it and gets the timing spot on as well. Terrific strike

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 154/6 (20 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 10.00)

  • Nahidul Islam7 (3b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza3 (4b)
  • Kamrul Islam4-0-32-0
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-34-1
17.6
2
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Nahidul Islam, 2 runs, short of a length, drags a haphazard pull over the bowler's head and they push back for a quick second. The keeper takes the bails off but the batsman is in this time. Needed a better throw, that was wayward
17.5
4
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Nahidul Islam, FOUR, very full outside off, reaches out and slashes and gets a thickish outside edge that goes over gully and backward point
17.4
1
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, extremely full outside off, driven down to long-off
17.3
1
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Nahidul Islam, 1 run,
17.2
W
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, OUT, yorker outside the leg stump, dug out to the midwicket region. There is yes and no on the second run and Bopara is half way down before being sent back. The keeper shouts early enough for the throw to come at his end and he takes the stumps off even as Bopara desperately dives

RS Bopara run out 33 (24b 1x4 1x6) SR: 137.50

17.1
1
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Bopara, 1 run, yorker on the stumps, dug out to long-off

END OF OVER:
17 | 13 Runs | RR: 144/5 (30 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.47, RRR: 10.00)

  • Ravi Bopara32 (23b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza1 (2b)
  • Sohail Tanvir3-0-34-1
  • Kamrul Islam3-0-22-0
16.6
1
Sohail Tanvir to Bopara, 1 run, dropped. Again at long-on. Got to take these kind of catches at this level. Bopara goes for another loft over long-on and the fielder again has to come forward. He bends forward but simply can't catch the ball. This one was pretty straightforward honestly
16.5
1lb
Sohail Tanvir to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 leg bye, short of good length, tries to pull with no room and gets an inside edge
16.4
1
Sohail Tanvir to Bopara, 1 run,
16.3
6
Sohail Tanvir to Bopara, SIX, full toss on middle and leg, it's a low one and that's too easy for Bopara who dispatches him over long-on
16.2
2
Sohail Tanvir to Bopara, 2 runs, dropped. Bopara tries to launch this length ball over long-on and the fielder in that region comes forward and dives but the ball doesn't stick on
16.1
2
Sohail Tanvir to Bopara, 2 runs, extremely full on the stumps, drilled straight back at the bowler and the ball hits his boot before deflecting to midwicket

END OF OVER:
16 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 131/5 (43 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.18, RRR: 10.75)

  • Ravi Bopara20 (18b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza1 (1b)
  • Kamrul Islam3-0-22-0
  • Abul Hasan4-0-25-1
15.6
1
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Bopara, 1 run,
15.6
2
Kamrul Islam Rabbi to Bopara, 2 runs, short of good length, tries to flay this over the covers but does not middle it, pulled back before the boundary

Rangpur 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7CH GayleZiaur Rahman
2nd59BB McCullumZiaur Rahman
3rd29BB McCullumMohammad Mithun
4th22BB McCullumRS Bopara
5th9RS BoparaSamiullah Shinwari
6th20Mashrafe MortazaRS Bopara
7th31Mashrafe MortazaNahidul Islam

Bangladesh Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
CV1293180.578
DHD1274151.631
KT1274150.075
RR126612-0.267
SYS12479-0.429
RR12488-1.098
CC12387-0.473
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