Rangpur Riders captain Nurul Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first in their second Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match against Sylhet Strikers in the evening match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
Rangpur are playing with an unchanged XI from their 40-run win in the first match against Dhaka Capitals.
In their first match, Khushdil Shah’s all-round performance along with Mahedi Hasan’s four wickets helped Rangpur Riders seal a massive 40-run victory against Dhaka Capitals.
Defending 192, Rangpur restricted Dhaka to 151/9 to seal a comfortable win in their first match of the tournament.
Rangpur Riders (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Steven Taylor, Iftikhar Ahmed, Nurul Hasan(w/c), Saif Hassan, Khushdil Shah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahid Rana, Rakibul Hasan, Kamrul Islam
Sylhet Strikers (Playing XI): George Munsey, Paul Stirling, Zakir Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Jaker Ali(w), Samiullah Shinwari, Ariful Haque(c), Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nihaduzzaman, Reece Topley, Al-Amin Hossain
Source: The Daily Sun
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