Victorians vs Rangpur, 20th match at Dhaka, Nov 18 2017, Bangladesh Premier League

RESULT
20th match (N), Mirpur, November 18, 2017, Bangladesh Premier League
(20 ov, T:154) 139/7

Victorians won by 14 runs

Player Of The Match
2/15
mahedi-hasan
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Scorecard summary
Comilla Victorians 153/6(20 overs)
Rangpur Riders 139/7(20 overs)
48* (48)
2/15 (4)
end of over 2011 runs • 1 wicket
RPR: 139/7CRR: 6.95 
Ravi Bopara48 (48b 5x4)
Sohag Gazi0 (1b)
Hasan Ali 4-0-39-1
Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-30-0

Right then, this is all we have for this game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage. The BPL heads into a rest day on Sunday, but we will be back with more cricket from Bangladesh on Monday. Join us then. Until then, goodbye from all of us here.

Mahedi Hasan is the Man of the Match.

"Not really happy with the total we posted", says Comilla captain Tamim Iqbal. "We were looking at 160-170, which would have given us a good chance, but their bowlers did well in the middle. Imrul has been batting brilliantly throughout the tournament and Marlon has been doing his job well. Mahedi Hasan has lot of heart. I wanted to see how well he bowls against the two biggest hitters in the world in Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum and he showed he has lot of heart."

"In Bangladesh, it's not easy to play your shots", says Rangpur captain Mashrafe Mortaza. "I thought the bowlers did a very good job. We thought it was gettable but if you lose four wickets in nine balls, especially in the Powerplay, you aren't going to win matches too often."

9.34pm Comilla pick up their fourth successive win and rise to second on the table. Good all-round performance from them, first with the bat where Samuels and Kayes set it up nicely with useful 40s. And Rashid was the difference-maker with the ball. Ended what looked to be swelling into a dangerous opening partnership. Not to forget Mahedi Hasan, who in fact, ended with even better figures. So Gayle and McCullum's return resulted in disappointment for the fans as well as Rangpur. Their first appearance of the season wasn't enough to pull them out of the depths of the last position on the table.

19.6
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs

short of a length, whips it away to deep backward square leg

19.5
1lb
Hasan Ali to Sohag Gazi, 1 leg bye

backs away a long way for a late dab and gets hit on the pad as the ball goes to the right of the keeper

19.4
1
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 1 run

very full on middle and leg, drilled to long-on

19.4
5nb
Hasan Ali to Bopara, (no ball) FOUR runs

back of a length, thumped with the flattest of bats straight down the ground. Long-on runs to his left and slides in front of the rope but the ball evades him. And Hasan has overstepped

19.3
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs

back of a length, swivels through with a pull and gets an inside edge to deep backward square leg

19.2
W
Hasan Ali to Perera, OUT

good return catch from Hasan. Perera swipes across the line and gets a top-edge. Hasan rushes forward and gets nicely towards the ball and judges his catch well. Nearly crashed into the stumps as he did so and had to evade them at the last minute

Thisara Perera c & b Hasan Ali 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
19.1
Hasan Ali to Perera, no run

full, files past the off stump as Perera swings big and misses

end of over 198 runs • 1 wicket
RPR: 128/6CRR: 6.73 RRR: 26.00
Thisara Perera1 (1b)
Ravi Bopara39 (44b 4x4)
Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-30-0
Hasan Ali 3-0-29-0
18.6
1
Saifuddin to Perera, 1 run

short and wide, flayed uppishly through point

Hamid Seddiqi: "Fielders are often punished with code of conduct if they cheat in delibrately claiming the catch or stopping a boundry, why no batsmans are punished for not confirming a clear edge.."

18.5
1
Saifuddin to Bopara, 1 run

full toss on middle and leg, driven down to long-on

18.4
W
Saifuddin to Mortaza, OUT

great reflex action from the bowler. Mortaza makes good connection on a straight push. It hits the bowler's right foot as he slightly sticks his boot out on the follow-through. And then turns over and rushes towards the ball to knock the stumps down. Slight hesitation on the run and Mortaza sacrifices his wicket

Mashrafe Mortaza run out (Mohammad Saifuddin) 17 (11b 1x4 1x6) SR: 154.54
18.3
4
Saifuddin to Mortaza, FOUR runs

moves across and swipes hard to a fuller ball coming into him. Completely opens up and gets an inside edge through fine leg

18.2
1
Saifuddin to Bopara, 1 run

fuller ball, driven to long-off

rakesh: "Is Bo para doing a MSD here?" Will be the moment of the BPL if he does. And I mean across seasons.

18.1
1
Saifuddin to Mortaza, 1 run

very full on the stumps, driven down to long-off

end of over 1811 runs
RPR: 120/5CRR: 6.66 RRR: 17.00
Ravi Bopara37 (42b 4x4)
Mashrafe Mortaza12 (8b 1x6)
Hasan Ali 3-0-29-0
Rashid Khan 4-0-19-2
17.6
2
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 2 runs

short ball, pulled to deep midwicket. Deep square leg runs to his left and gathers it. Hasan gathers a throw and flicks the ball back onto the stumps but the batsman has made his ground

17.5
Hasan Ali to Bopara, no run

slower back of a length ball, gets nowhere near it and swings. Beaten

17.4
1
Hasan Ali to Mortaza, 1 run

short ball, backs away and drags a pull to long-on

17.3
1
Hasan Ali to Bopara, 1 run

slower short of a length ball, opens the face to short third man

17.2
1
Hasan Ali to Mortaza, 1 run

full, driven out to sweeper cover

Ultra-edge shows there was an edge

17.1
6
Hasan Ali to Mortaza, SIX runs

full, outside off, clears the front leg and carves it over mid-off who is inside the circle

end of over 173 runs
RPR: 109/5CRR: 6.41 RRR: 15.00
Ravi Bopara34 (39b 4x4)
Mashrafe Mortaza4 (5b)
Rashid Khan 4-0-19-2
Al-Amin Hossain 4-0-33-1
16.6
Rashid Khan to Bopara, no run

Bopara angles his bat out and he gets beaten. Or so it seems. Liton goes up for a catch and all the Comilla players seem super-unhappy. Tamim even has a go at the umpire

Match details
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
TossRangpur Riders, elected to field first
Series
Season2017/18
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days18 November 2017 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsComilla Victorians 2, Rangpur Riders 0
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