Khulna Tigers have finally claimed their first victory in the current season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The team secured a dominant victory against Rangpur Riders on Tuesday in Chattogram, as Tamim Iqbal scored an unbeaten 60 off 47 balls, reports UNB.
This is the first half-century of Tamim Iqbal in the season.
Earlier, Khulna won the toss and opted to bowl first in this match.
The Riders were restricted to 129 for all wickets in 20 overs, courtesy of a well-executed bowling effort by the opposition.
However, Parvez Hossain Emon and Mahedi Hasan managed to recover with respective scores of 25 and 38, limiting the damage and keeping the Riders in the game.
Rangpur captain Shoaib Malik scored a mere nine runs.
Khulna’s Wahab Riaz and Amad Butt scalped a combined total of seven wickets, with Wahab claiming four and Amad bagging three.
Batter Mahmudul Hasan Joy also performed admirably, contributing 38 runs to the total.
Khulna reached the target in 18.2 overs.
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