END OF OVER:
20 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 139/7 (15 runs required, RR: 6.95)

  • Ravi Bopara48 (48b)
  • Sohag Gazi0 (1b)
  • Hasan Ali4-0-39-1
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-30-0

Right then, this is all we have for this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. The BPL heads into a rest day on Sunday, but we will be back with more cricket from Bangladesh on Monday. Join us then. Until then, goodbye from all of us here.

Mahedi Hasan is the Man of the Match.

"Not really happy with the total we posted", says Comilla captain Tamim Iqbal. "We were looking at 160-170, which would have given us a good chance, but their bowlers did well in the middle. Imrul has been batting brilliantly throughout the tournament and Marlon has been doing his job well. Mahedi Hasan has lot of heart. I wanted to see how well he bowls against the two biggest hitters in the world in Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum and he showed he has lot of heart."

"In Bangladesh, it's not easy to play your shots", says Rangpur captain Mashrafe Mortaza. "I thought the bowlers did a very good job. We thought it was gettable but if you lose four wickets in nine balls, especially in the Powerplay, you aren't going to win matches too often."

9.34pm Comilla pick up their fourth successive win and rise to second on the table. Good all-round performance from them, first with the bat where Samuels and Kayes set it up nicely with useful 40s. And Rashid was the difference-maker with the ball. Ended what looked to be swelling into a dangerous opening partnership. Not to forget Mahedi Hasan, who in fact, ended with even better figures. So Gayle and McCullum's return resulted in disappointment for the fans as well as Rangpur. Their first appearance of the season wasn't enough to pull them out of the depths of the last position on the table.

19.6
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs, short of a length, whips it away to deep backward square leg
19.5
1lb
Hasan Ali to Sohag Gazi, 1 leg bye, backs away a long way for a late dab and gets hit on the pad as the ball goes to the right of the keeper
19.4
1
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 1 run, very full on middle and leg, drilled to long-on
19.4
5nb
Hasan Ali to Bopara, (no ball) FOUR, back of a length, thumped with the flattest of bats straight down the ground. Long-on runs to his left and slides in front of the rope but the ball evades him. And Hasan has overstepped
19.3
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs, back of a length, swivels through with a pull and gets an inside edge to deep backward square leg
19.2
W
Hasan Ali to NLTC Perera, OUT, good return catch from Hasan. Perera swipes across the line and gets a top-edge. Hasan rushes forward and gets nicely towards the ball and judges his catch well. Nearly crashed into the stumps as he did so and had to evade them at the last minute

NLTC Perera c & b Hasan Ali 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

19.1
0
Hasan Ali to NLTC Perera, no run, full, files past the off stump as Perera swings big and misses

END OF OVER:
19 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 128/6 (26 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 26.00)

  • Thisara Perera1 (1b)
  • Ravi Bopara39 (44b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-30-0
  • Hasan Ali3-0-29-0
18.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to NLTC Perera, 1 run, short and wide, flayed uppishly through point

Hamid Seddiqi: "Fielders are often punished with code of conduct if they cheat in delibrately claiming the catch or stopping a boundry, why no batsmans are punished for not confirming a clear edge.."

18.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Bopara, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg, driven down to long-on
18.4
W
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mashrafe Mortaza, OUT, great reflex action from the bowler. Mortaza makes good connection on a straight push. It hits the bowler's right foot as he slightly sticks his boot out on the follow-through. And then turns over and rushes towards the ball to knock the stumps down. Slight hesitation on the run and Mortaza sacrifices his wicket

Mashrafe Mortaza run out 17 (11b 1x4 1x6) SR: 154.54

18.3
4
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, moves across and swipes hard to a fuller ball coming into him. Completely opens up and gets an inside edge through fine leg
18.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Bopara, 1 run, fuller ball, driven to long-off

rakesh: "Is Bo para doing a MSD here?" Will be the moment of the BPL if he does. And I mean across seasons.

18.1
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, very full on the stumps, driven down to long-off

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | RR: 120/5 (34 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 17.00)

  • Ravi Bopara37 (42b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza12 (8b)
  • Hasan Ali3-0-29-0
  • Rashid Khan4-0-19-2
17.6
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs, short ball, pulled to deep midwicket. Deep square leg runs to his left and gathers it. Hasan gathers a throw and flicks the ball back onto the stumps but the batsman has made his ground
17.5
0
Hasan Ali to Bopara, no run, slower back of a length ball, gets nowhere near it and swings. Beaten
17.4
1
Hasan Ali to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, short ball, backs away and drags a pull to long-on
17.3
1
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 1 run, slower short of a length ball, opens the face to short third man
17.2
1
Hasan Ali to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, full, driven out to sweeper cover

Ultra-edge shows there was an edge

17.1
6
Hasan Ali to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, full, outside off, clears the front leg and carves it over mid-off who is inside the circle

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs | RR: 109/5 (45 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.41, RRR: 15.00)

  • Ravi Bopara34 (39b)
  • Mashrafe Mortaza4 (5b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-19-2
  • Al-Amin Hossain4-0-33-1
16.6
0
Rashid Khan to Bopara, no run, Bopara angles his bat out and he gets beaten. Or so it seems. Liton goes up for a catch and all the Comilla players seem super-unhappy. Tamim even has a go at the umpire
16.5
0
Rashid Khan to Bopara, no run, slight turn around off, nudged back to the bowler
16.4
1
Rashid Khan to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, short of a length, googly, pulls with the turn but still doesn't middle it to deep backward square leg
16.3
1
Rashid Khan to Bopara, 1 run, length ball, tucked to midwicket
16.2
1
Rashid Khan to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, goes for a wild slog and ekes it out to midwicket off the inside part of the bat
16.1
0
Rashid Khan to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, backs away to a short of a length ball and swings blindly. No room absolutely and he gets beaten. Ball misses off-stump by inches

Rangpur 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st31CH GayleBB McCullum
2nd0BB McCullumMDKJ Perera
3rd0BB McCullumShahriar Nafees
4th1Shahriar NafeesMohammad Mithun
5th67RS BoparaMohammad Mithun
6th27Mashrafe MortazaRS Bopara
7th2RS BoparaNLTC Perera
8th11RS BoparaSohag Gazi

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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