Hello, warm welcome to all Duronto Rajshahi v Sylhet Royals match to be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. News from the center is that Duronto Rajshahi have won the toss and elected to field Players are set to occupy the field.

Smith and Stirling to start the proceedings.

All set to start.

0.1

Edmondson to Smith, 1 run, pitched on off and bit of out swing, edged to third man

0.2

Edmondson to Stirling, no run, fuller on off stump, played to cover

0.3

Edmondson to Stirling, SIX, pitched up and through the shot over the mid-on fielder, stand and deliver

0.4

Edmondson to Stirling, OUT, back of length delivery, shuffled across and tried to pull but finds the short mid-wicket fielder, takes as easy catch

PR Stirling c Naeem Islam b Edmondson 6 (2m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 200.00

Mushfiqur Rahim walks in

0.5

Edmondson to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, guided to third man

0.6

Edmondson to Smith, no run, good delivery, shaped away from Smith, no foot work there

1.1

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up and pushed to cover fielder

1.2

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, fuller delivery, Rahim slogged that over wide long-on area, good effort by the fielder but all went in vain

1.3

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, turned to square leg

1.4

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, flat and quick on to the pads, pushed to mid-on

1.5

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, short delivery, played back to the bowler

1.6

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, straying down the leg, nudged to square leg

2.1

Edmondson to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, length delivery, jumped and tapped down

2.2

Edmondson to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, fuller on leg, full swing of his arms, splits mid-on and short mid-wicket

2.3

Edmondson to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, lofted shot to third man, not in control of that shot

2.4

Edmondson to Smith, no run, good delivery, Smith defends with ease

2.5

Edmondson to Smith, FOUR, pitched up and hits the inside half of the bat, rolled over to square leg boundary

2.6

Edmondson to Smith, no run, width on offer, slashed to cover, on the bounce to the fielder

3.1

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, pitched up delivery, swept straight to the square leg fielder

3.2

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, played to cover fielder

3.3

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, straying down the leg and rapped on pad

3.4

Monir Hossain to Smith, 1 run, played to short square leg and scrambled for a quick single

3.5

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, 2 runs, down the track and edged pass the cover fielder, not in control again

3.6

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, SIX, fullish delivery, swept hard over the square leg area, fielder is just a mere spectator

4.1

Naeem Islam to Smith, no run, solid in defense

4.2

Naeem Islam to Smith, SIX, tossed up, smothered that over long on, take that

4.3

Naeem Islam to Smith, FOUR, fuller again, chipped over the mid-on fielder, pure timing

4.4

Naeem Islam to Smith, 1 run, punched to long-on, real sensible batting

4.5

Naeem Islam to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, down the track and inside edge onto his pad

4.6

Naeem Islam to Mushfiqur Rahim, 2 runs, swept to mid-wicket

5.1

Monir Hossain to Smith, FOUR, pitched on leg and swept hard to split square and short fine leg

5.2

Monir Hossain to Smith, no run, flatter delivery, played back to the bowler

5.3

Monir Hossain to Smith, 1 run, played in soft hands to cover, and scrambled for a single

5.4

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, short and pulled to mid-wicket, got the treatment deserved

5.5

Monir Hossain to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, down the pitch and bowled it short, nicely played to cover

5.6

Monir Hossain to Smith, 1 run, straying down the leg, played to mid wicket

End of the Power play.

Royals are pleased with this start

6.1

Naeem Islam to Smith, 1 run, pushed to long-on, showing the full face of the blade

6.2

Naeem Islam to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, pitched up, turned to mid wicket

6.3

Naeem Islam to Smith, OUT, bit short and punched straight back to the bowler, Naeem juggled it and holds onto that, big break through as Smith was cutting loose

DR Smith c & b Naeem Islam 24 (27m 21b 3x4 1x6) SR: 114.28

6.4

Naeem Islam to Mominul Haque, no run, down the track and fired onto his legs

6.5

Naeem Islam to Mominul Haque, 1 run, short delivery, goes back and played to square leg

6.6

Naeem Islam to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, played to mid wicket, Rahim retains the strike for the next over

Mukthar Ali the new bowler

7.1

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, change of pace to start with, width offered and played to cover

7.2

Mukhtar Ali to Mominul Haque, FOUR, short and cut away behind point, beautiful eye hand coordination

7.3

Mukhtar Ali to Mominul Haque, 1 run, pitched up and played upishly to long on

7.4

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, fuller on off stump, punched to long-on

7.5

Mukhtar Ali to Mominul Haque, no run, danced down the track and played back to the bowler, intentions clear

7.6

Mukhtar Ali to Mominul Haque, 1 run, punched to point

8.1

Munaweera to Mominul Haque, 1 run, pitched on off, leans back and played pass the point fielder

8.2

Munaweera to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, quicker delivery, whipped of his pads towards mid wicket

8.3

Munaweera to Mominul Haque, no run, full and straight, tried to sweep across the line and rapped on the pad

8.4

Munaweera to Mominul Haque, no run, played to short third man

8.5

Munaweera to Mominul Haque, 2 runs, cuts pass the point area for a couple

8.6

Munaweera to Mominul Haque, OUT, pitched up, onto the back foot and bowled, timbers disturbed, misread the length of the delivery totally, should have been on front foot instead of back, paid the price

Mominul Haque b Munaweera 10 (9m 11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 90.90

9.1

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, played to point

9.2

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, 2 runs, full length delivery, driven firmly down the ground, Naeem runs across and stops a certain boundary, good commitment

9.3

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 wide, wide on off stump

9.3

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, fuller delivery, tried to sweep and missed completely

9.4

Mukhtar Ali to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, pitched up and Rahim lofted to long on area, Naeem holds onto a good catch, poor selection of a shot at the stroke of time out

Mushfiqur Rahim c Naeem Islam b Mukhtar Ali 34 (38m 23b 3x4 1x6) SR: 147.82

Strategic Time Out.

After the first quarter of the innings Rayals where all set score more than 150, but Rajshahi bowlers kept on chipping the wickets, to be precise Royals gifted their wickets away.

Nabi, Chigumbura and Milon has to play sensibly to post reasonable target to defend and something for their bowlers to bowl at.

9.5

Mukhtar Ali to Chigumbura, 1 run, played back to the bowler

9.6

Mukhtar Ali to Nazmul Hossain Milon, no run, played to point

10.1

Munaweera to Chigumbura, no run, quicker delivery, played to mid wicket

10.2

Munaweera to Chigumbura, 2 runs, stood tall and punched pass the sweeper cover

10.3

Munaweera to Chigumbura, 1 run, short and wide, cuts to the backward point area

10.4

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, played to the long-off area

10.5

Munaweera to Chigumbura, 1 run, flatter delivery, worked of his pads

10.6

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, turned to square leg

11.1

Mukhtar Ali to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, full and straight, played to long on

11.2

Mukhtar Ali to Chigumbura, no run, full and wide, steered to point

11.3

Mukhtar Ali to Chigumbura, no run, good length, right in the block hole

11.4

Mukhtar Ali to Chigumbura, 1 run, fuller again, played to mid-on area and Chigumbura started off immediately, Milon was slow to leave his crease, throw at the strikers end, Safe

11.5

Mukhtar Ali to Nazmul Hossain Milon, FOUR, pitched up and smocked over long on fence, real power

11.6

Mukhtar Ali to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 2 runs, width on offer and slashed to point, Munaweera at point dives and gets his hand to that, dropped chance

12.1

Munaweera to Chigumbura, 2 runs, pitched on off, delayed his shot and played to third man area

12.2

Munaweera to Chigumbura, OUT, short and wide, smashed to deep cover area, sliced in the air and Coventry takes an easy catch on the cover fence, needless shot

E Chigumbura c Coventry b Munaweera 8 (17m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 80.00

12.3

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, turned to mid wicket

12.4

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, flatter delivery, played from the crease towards long on

12.5

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, punched to long off

12.6

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, played to long off, successful over

These two has to play sensibly

13.1

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 2 leg byes, length delivery, nips in back sharply

13.2

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, length delivery, lofted to mid wicket

13.3

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, no run, defended

13.4

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, turned to short fine leg

13.5

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 2 runs, right in the block hole, dug that out and played to mid wicket, off for the second, good running, all counts in the end

13.6

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, no run, defended to cover

14.1

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, no run, punched back to the bowler

14.2

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, width on offer and played to cover

14.3

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, played down the ground

14.4

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, no run, full and wide, squeezed to point

14.5

Munaweera to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, turned to mid wicket

14.6

Munaweera to Nazmul Hossain Milon, no run, pitched up and straight to the sweeper cover, some good tight bowling as Munaweera finished his spell

15.1

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, length delivery, played to on side

15.2

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 leg bye, pitched up, goes for an big heave and gets onto his pads

Boundries have dried up

15.3

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, turned to square leg for a quick couple

15.4

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, 1 leg bye, length delivery, nipped back, played to cover

15.5

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 wide, wide down the leg, wavered by Ervine

15.5

Ervine to Nazmul Hossain Milon, 1 run, short, makes room and slogged to long on, still a single

15.6

Ervine to Mohammad Nabi, 1 leg bye, fuller on pads, turned to square leg as Nabi looks for the second but Milon seems to be exhausted, rejects the option

16.1

Mukhtar Ali to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR, down the track and handsomely driven down the ground

16.2

Monir Hossain to Mohammad Nabi, no run, bit quicker and short, played and a miss

16.3

Monir Hossain to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, goes straight again, good shot for a single

16.4

Monir Hossain to Nazmul Hossain Milon, OUT, tossed up and Milon lofts one into the air and Farhad holds on to a good catch

Nazmul Hossain Milon c sub (Farhad Hossain) b Monir Hossain 16 (39m 17b 1x4 0x6) SR: 94.11

16.5

Monir Hossain to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR, played to mid wicket area, splits the fielder long-on and deep mid wicket

16.6

Monir Hossain to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, down the track and lofted in the air, beautifully judged catch

Mohammad Nabi c sub (Farhad Hossain) b Monir Hossain 17 (20m 17b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

17.1

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, pushed to point

17.2

Ervine to Sohag Gazi, 1 run, played to long off

17.3

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, FOUR, steered to cover, good shot

17.4

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, no run, length delivery, play and a miss

17.5

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, whipped to short mid wicket

17.6

Ervine to Sohag Gazi, OUT, inside edge and batsman off for the single, ran him self out

Sohag Gazi run out 1 (7m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

18.1

Monir Hossain to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, short and wide, edged to third man

18.1

Edmondson to Bishawnath Halder, 1 run, short and wide, edged to third man

18.2

Edmondson to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, tucked to square leg

18.3

Edmondson to Bishawnath Halder, 1 run, lofted shot to the long off area, boundaries not coming easily

18.4

Edmondson to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 leg bye, quicker delivery, hits high on his pads

18.5

Edmondson to Bishawnath Halder, 1 run, pitched up and scooped to short third man

18.6

Edmondson to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, short and bounce, got on top of the bounce and played to point

19.1

Ervine to Bishawnath Halder, 1 wide, wavered, wide on off

19.1

Ervine to Bishawnath Halder, 1 run, played to cover

19.2

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 1 run, turned to short square

19.3

Ervine to Bishawnath Halder, 1 run, inside edge to short third man, good delivery

19.4

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 2 runs, pulled to mid wicket, dropped catch

19.5

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, FOUR, lucky boundary, edge pass the keeper

19.6

Ervine to Suhrawadi Shuvo, 2 runs, short and pulled to mid wicket