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Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim fifties cap Khulna Tigers victory

Soumya Sarkar digs one through the off side. Bangladesh Cricket Board

Khulna Titans 182 for 3 (Soumya 82*, Mushfiqur 62*) beat Sylhet Sunrisers 167 for 6 (Anamul 47, Mosaddek 38*) by 15 runs

How the match played out

Khulna Titans climbed to third position in the BPL by handing a 15-run defeat to Sylhet Sunrisers. After Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim struck fifties, the Khulna bowlers managed to defend 182 runs despite a soapy ball in the heavy Sylhet dew.

In their first home game, Sylhet crashed to their sixth loss in seven matches. If losing wasn't enough, their main fast bowler Taskin Ahmed was ruled out for the rest of the tournament due to a back injury ahead of the game. Sylhet were also penalised five runs for changing the condition of the ball. New captain Ravi Bopara's inauspicious start became further confusing when he didn't give the team's leading wicket-taker Nazmul Islam a single over.

Khulna didn't mind any of it. They recovered from 46 for 3 at the end of the powerplay, when Mushfiqur and Sarkar added 136 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket, taking Khulna to a match-winning total.

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Sunrisers 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41LMP SimmonsAnamul Haque
2nd29CA IngramAnamul Haque
3rd3CA IngramMohammad Mithun
4th0RS BoparaCA Ingram
5th58CA IngramMosaddek Hossain
6th4Alok KapaliMosaddek Hossain
7th32Alauddin BabuMosaddek Hossain