Rangpur Riders

Rangpur Riders seal victory over Chittagong

MNA Sports Desk: Rangpur Riders clinched a last ball-thriller victory against bottom-run Chittagong Vikings for their 4th win in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.

Chasing a target of 177 runs, Rangpur shored their vessel to the winning destination scoring 180 for 7 in 20 overs with a six by Thisara Perera in the match’s last ball off Taskin Ahmed.

Rangpur needed four runs in the innings last ball when Taskin delivered a wide ball which provided a great chance to Thisara Perera to pull the victory with the extra ball.

Thisara Perera played an unbeaten innings off 28 off 14 balls with three sixes, while man of the match Mashrafe Bin Mortaza quick-fired 42 off 17 balls.

Sent in to bat first in the 28th match of the league on the day, Chittagong collected 176 for 7 in 20 overs where South African all-rounder Stiaan van Zyl dazzled with a half century of 68 off 40 balls.

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