- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.3 length ball, in at leg stump. Sticks in the pitch as he looks to flick. Face closed too early, the chip comes harmlessly down to midwicket who didn't have to move a lot 49/31.2 tonks off stump. A slider on a good length, coming in at Rossouw who looks to slog sweep. Through the shot very early on a slow pitch. Missed it completely in the end 14/13 clean bowled. Follows up the perfect bouncer with the perfect yorker. Slings this in at leg stump. The batsman is on the back foot, showing all his stumps. Looks to flick but he's missed the line by a long way and this sneaks through 24/216.4 sensational fielding by Brendon McCullum who runs backwards and to his right from long-on to get under a big swipe from Mahmudullah. That's gone high. Was possibly a slower ball that he got too far under. McCullum keeps his balance to take the catch, then flicks it back in as he loses balance and it's taken by Nahidul who came around from deep midwicket 130/512.2 slower ball, good length at off stump. Clears the front leg and looks to heave it over square leg. Gets a top edge that the keeper takes comfortably after skipping about under it 92/417 plumb in front. Gets down to try and paddle a full toss from middle stump. Misses it completely 134/618.5 firmly struck but it's flat and straight at Bopara at long-off. Overpitched ball with a lot of room outside off. He makes a great connection on it, but can't elevate it 151/719.4 slower ball, good length at leg stump. Steps out, exposes the stumps, and swings wildly. No direction with his innings. The ball was directed at leg stump, and it finds the target 153/8Extras5 (b 1, lb 3, w 1)TOTAL158/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.9)Did not bat: Abu JayedFall of wickets: 1-14 (Rilee Rossouw, 1.2 ov), 2-24 (Afif Hossain, 2.6 ov), 3-49 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 6.3 ov), 4-92 (Nicholas Pooran, 12.2 ov), 5-130 (Mahmudullah, 16.4 ov), 6-134 (Ariful Haque, 16.6 ov), 7-151 (Carlos Brathwaite, 18.5 ov), 8-153 (Junaid Khan, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 4 0 32 1 8.00 0 0 Sohag Gazi 4 0 30 1 7.50 0 0 Rubel Hossain 4 0 35 3 8.75 1 0 SL Malinga 4 0 27 2 6.75 0 0 NLTC Perera 4 0 30 1 7.50 0 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2.5 the bowler is screaming in ecstasy because he's won the battle. It was one he was leading and it's him who has won. Draws another edge. And it's taken by the keeper. Was a full, wide ball that he wanted to drill through the covers, but he was playing well away from the body 20/21.2 finds long-on with the slog sweep. Miscues the shot a tad, and that's enough for him to lose a few yards on the distance. He leaps down leg side to make room, perhaps to go over off side. Decides to sweep instead and there isn't enough room. Gets it off the bottom of the bat and finds the fielder at the boundary 4/14.4 that's woeful running. Good length delivery at middle stump. Pushed straight to Brathwaite and he takes off for a run. Nowhere near the crease as Ricky takes aim and smashes the stumps. The bail flies at the bowler who takes a neat catch as well 29/320 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 149/67.4 bowled him. Poor shot. Steps out against one sliding into him. Doesn't get to the pitch and then swipes across the line. Misses it entirely and loses leg stump 45/419.2 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 145/5Extras4 (lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL149/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.45)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Brendon McCullum, 1.2 ov), 2-20 (Chris Gayle, 2.5 ov), 3-29 (Mohammad Mithun, 4.4 ov), 4-45 (Fazle Mahmud, 7.4 ov), 5-145 (Nahidul Islam, 19.2 ov), 6-149 (Ravi Bopara, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Abu Jayed 4 0 48 1 12.00 0 0 Afif Hossain 2 0 4 2 2.00 0 0 Junaid Khan 4 0 20 1 5.00 0 0 JC Archer 4 0 33 0 8.25 0 1 CR Brathwaite 4 0 33 0 8.25 1 0 Tanvir Islam 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rangpur Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days
24 November 2017 (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Khulna Titans 2, Rangpur Riders 0
Match Coverage
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