Chattogram vs Rangpur, 1st Match at Dhaka, Nov 22 2015, Bangladesh Premier League

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1st Match, Mirpur, November 22, 2015, Bangladesh Premier League
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(20 ov, T:188) 188/8

Rangpur won by 2 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
61 (39)
misbah-ul-haq
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Scorecard summary
Chittagong Vikings 187/7(20 overs)
51 (32)
3/26 (4)
2/26 (4)
Rangpur Riders 188/8(20 overs)
end of over 2014 runs • 1 wicket
RPR: 188/8CRR: 9.40 
Saqlain Sajib1 (1b)
Arafat Sunny1 (1b)
Shafiul Islam 4-0-41-1
Mohammad Amir 4-1-30-4

At 23/4 as Shakib was walking back to the pavilion, it seemed all over for Rangpur Riders. A lot of people didn't account for Misbah's prowess though. He has been in these situations over and over again. Most of the times he comes out on top. Today he almost did.

Amir, on his return, came back to bowling at international batsmen and it seemed as if he didn't miss a beat. He took two wickets off successive balls twice and was single-handedly responsible for getting Chittagong Vikings back into the game. His ball to Misbah will stand the test of time.

In the end Misbah, Al-Amin, Perera and Sammy guided Rangpur Riders to their first win. Saqlain Sajib and Abu Jayed's performances, while Chittagong were racing away, shouldn't be forgotten

Tamim Iqbal: "It was a fantastic match. We should have scored 20 more runs. Amir bowled brilliantly and we lost our way in the middle overs. The two catches we dropped cost us the match"

Shakib: "It's a good start for the BPL and some of our foreign batsmen showed how to play T20 cricket. The partnership between Misbah and Al-Amin brought us back into the game. Our top order didn't perform well and our bowling too needs improvement"

Misbah-ul-Haq is the Man of the match. He says, 'It's always good to win the first game. We just came together as a team in the morning. Thisara played well. The performance after 4 wickets is good to see. The team talk during drinks was to keep them down to a score below 200"

Thanks for joining us for this game. Good night from all of us here

19.6
1
Shafiul to Sajib, 1 run

comes forward and drives it to mid-off for a single and gets the win.

1 off 1

Sammy for some reason wanted to goad the umpire to refer it to the third umpire

19.5
1W
Shafiul to Sammy, 1 run, OUT

length ball on the middle stump. Sammy pushes it to the leg stump. He wants to take a couple and finish the match off. He is well short at the keeper's end and we will have a full game! Is there a super over coming?

Daren Sammy run out (†Anamul Haque) 18 (7b 2x4 1x6 10m) SR: 257.14

2 off 2

19.4
4
Shafiul to Sammy, FOUR runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Sammy steers it to deep point for a boundary

6 off 3

19.3
2
Shafiul to Sammy, 2 runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Sammy lofts it to sweeper cover where Ratul drops the catch

8 off 4

19.2
6
Shafiul to Sammy, SIX runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Sammy lofts it high over long-off for a six

14 off 5

19.1
Shafiul to Sammy, no run

good length ball outside the off stump. Sammy looks to slog it and is beaten

14 required off 6

end of over 198 runs • 2 wickets
RPR: 174/7CRR: 9.15 RRR: 14.00
Daren Sammy5 (2b 1x4)
Arafat Sunny1 (1b)
Mohammad Amir 4-1-30-4
Ziaur Rahman 2-0-30-0
18.6
1
Amir to Sammy, 1 run

pushes it to square-leg for a single

18.5
4
Amir to Sammy, FOUR runs

good length ball outside the off stump. Sammy was wanting to slog it to the leg side and gets an outside edge over short third-man for a boundary

18.4
1
Amir to Arafat Sunny, 1 run

comes forward and drives it to cover for a single

18.4
1w
Amir to Arafat Sunny, 1 wide

wide down the leg side

18.3
W
Amir to Misbah, OUT

yorker aimed right at the bottom of the off stump. Misbah is beaten all ends up as he looks to push it to the leg side. He misses and the off stump is uprooted. Amir celebrates this and what a crucial wicket it is for the Chittagong Vikings!

Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Amir 61 (39b 3x4 4x6 78m) SR: 156.41
18.2
W
Amir to Perera, OUT

good length ball on the middle stump. You could guess, even with a very low IQ, that Perera was looking to slog it to the leg side. He does and top-edges it to wide long-on where Jeevan Mendis takes the catch. Though he got the wicket, Amir wasn't happy

Thisara Perera c Mendis b Mohammad Amir 43 (17b 4x4 3x6 34m) SR: 252.94
18.1
1
Amir to Misbah, 1 run

full-toss outside the off stump. Misbah pushes it to the leg side for a single and hands the strike back to Perera

end of over 1821 runs
RPR: 166/5CRR: 9.22 RRR: 11.00
Thisara Perera43 (16b 4x4 3x6)
Misbah-ul-Haq60 (37b 3x4 4x6)
Ziaur Rahman 2-0-30-0
Shafiul Islam 3-0-27-1
17.6
2
Ziaur to Perera, 2 runs

comes forward and drives it to long-off. He takes a couple but the umpire wants to check with the third umpire if Perera was back in the crease. Replays show he is

17.5
2
Ziaur to Perera, 2 runs

steers it to deep point for a couple

17.4
4
Ziaur to Perera, FOUR runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Perera, after figuring out the plan to him, is looking to slog everything. This time he gets an outside edge to third-man for a boundary

17.4
1w
Ziaur to Perera, 1 wide

wide outside the off stump

17.3
6
Ziaur to Perera, SIX runs

fuller ball outside the off stump. Perera lofts it to long-off. Jeevan Mendis is mindful of the ropes as he leaps to take the catch but only manages to palm it over

17.2
Ziaur to Perera, no run

fuller ball outside the off stump. Perera looks to slog it and is beaten

17.1
6
Ziaur to Perera, SIX runs

fuller ball on the leg stump. Perera clears his front leg and smashes it over cow corner for a six. This is not going according to the plan for Chittagong Vikings

Zia ur Rahman gets another go at bowling

Match details
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
TossChittagong Vikings, elected to bat first
Series
Season2015/16
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20
Match days22 November 2015 - day (20-over match)
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Match Referee
PointsRangpur Riders 2, Chittagong Vikings 0
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