- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.5 Mashrafe has his revenge immediately He wanted to get another six, this was a slower ball, full on off stump. Liton wanted to go over the straight boundary, but ends up toe-ending it and getting more height than distance. Mid-off runs back a few steps and holds the ball over his head. 13/119.1 caught at long-off yorker length, wide outside off, Sabbir gets under it and lifts it back over the bowler, but doesn't get the elevation. Long-off runs around and holds on to a good catch. It's Rossouw. Ends a fantastic knock by Sabbir 185/46 direct hit by Rilee Rossouw and he's caught short! Fuller length outside off and he pushed it and ran. Rilee ran in from cover, swooped down, picked it up and hit the stumps at the striker's end in one motion. Needless wicket, especially when he was going well. It was a risky single, and you can take those with the slower fielders, not against Rossouw 52/112.4 caught at wide long-on Warner hadn't really got going in this innings. He got a ball o nthe pads, and played a pick-up shot. Timed it well too, but Alex Hales ran around from long-off and held on to a smart catch at the edge of the boundary. Was in motion when he caught it, and had to make a slight jump. Held it at shoulder height with both hands. Great catch 103/3Extras8 (b 1, w 7)TOTAL194/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.7)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Litton Das, 1.5 ov), 2-52 (Afif Hossain, 5.6 ov), 3-103 (David Warner, 12.4 ov), 4-185 (Sabbir Rahman, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Nazmul Islam 2 0 18 0 9.00 1 0 Mashrafe Mortaza 4 0 31 2 7.75 1 0 Shafiul Islam 4 0 43 1 10.75 4 0 Farhad Reza 3 0 35 0 11.66 0 0 Nahidul Islam 2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0 Sohag Gazi 2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0 CH Gayle 3 0 34 0 11.33 1 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.2 gone off a leading edge Irfan's pace does it. Swinging in to Gayle, ends up on the pads. He wanted to flick it around the corner, but gets a leading edge and who's at point but Sabbir. It's his day, he won't drop dollies 0/16.5 A catch is finally taken long hop that was asking to bee smashed. Hales wanted to send it over the boundary but didn't get the elevation with his swipe and Liton at the midwicket boundary held the catch in front of his face 63/213.1 got him finally He gave himself room and flailed at it. Taskin made him reach for it, and it gets the toe-end of the bat. The keeper - Liton now after a keeping change earlier - held on. Rossouw's innings ends 130/314 castled him! AB was looking to wind up and go over extra cover, but misses the length ball on off entirely. The ball doesn't miss the stumps. Sylhet Sixers will breathe easier now and be definite favourites 137/417.4 taken at long-off very full again outside off, and Mithun wanted to repeat the previous result, tried to go over long-off but didn't get underneath it and didn't time it. Ends up spooning a catch to Warner at long-off 171/518 low full toss and he doesn't connect with the swipe. "You miss, I hit" says Taskin as the middle stump goes for a walk 171/6Extras11 (b 1, lb 6, w 4)TOTAL195/6 (19.3 Overs, RR: 10)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Chris Gayle, 0.2 ov), 2-63 (Alex Hales, 6.5 ov), 3-130 (Rilee Rossouw, 13.1 ov), 4-137 (AB de Villiers, 13.6 ov), 5-171 (Mohammad Mithun, 17.4 ov), 6-171 (Nahidul Islam, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammad Irfan 4 0 34 1 8.50 1 0 Taskin Ahmed 4 0 42 4 10.50 0 0 S Lamichhane 4 0 21 0 5.25 0 0 Mehedi Hasan Rana 4 0 57 0 14.25 3 0 Alok Kapali 3.3 0 34 1 9.71 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Rangpur Riders , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
19 January 2019 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Rangpur Riders 2, Sylhet Sixers 0
Match Notes
- Liton Das kept wickets in place of Jaker Ali from the start of 10th over
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