Rangpur beat Dhaka by 79 runs

Rangpur Riders beat Durdanto Dhaka  by 79 runs in the 12th game of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

In reply to Rangpur's 183, Dhaka were bundled out for 104 runs in 16.3 overs.

Being asked to bat, Rangpur got quite a good start but lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Babar Azam held the innings from the other side and left the team in a comfortable position before leaving the crease.

Babar Azam played a calculative knock of 46-ball 62 to help Rangpur post 183 runs before Dhaka.

Azmatullah Omarzai, 32 from 15, and Shamim Hossain, 17 from 8, played cameos to put Rangpur on 183 after 20 overs. Skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan and Brandon King added 26 and 20 runs on the board.

Playing XIs

Durdanto Dhaka: Mohammad Naim, Danushka Gunathilaka, Saim Ayub, Mosaddek Hossain(c), Alex Ross, Irfan Sukkur(w), Lasith Croospulle, Alauddin Babu, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.

Rangpur Riders: Rony Talukdar, Babar Azam, Brandon King, Shamim Hossain, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Nurul Hasan(w/c), Mahedi Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Hasan Mahmud.