I cannot believe it! It's a six! #Scenes here at Chittagong! The Rangpur Riders players race in to give Perera a bear hug! Taskin and Chittagong are distraught. It was a short ball on leg stump and Perera connects off the bat's middle. He knew it's a six as soon as it left his bat. Into the stands over midwicket. Rangpur Riders win by three wickets! It's a record chase, the highest total chased this season.
Chattogram vs Rangpur, 28th match at Chattogram, Nov 25 2017 - Match Result
Rangpur won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
10.04 pm That's all from Chittagong tonight. What a brilliant game we witnessed today. Hope you enjoyed ESPNcricinfo's coverage of the 28th BPL game, and we wish you a wonderful evening ahead. Tomorrow's a rest day but we'll be back day after. See you soon, but for now, it's Sreshth Shah signing off!
10.02 pm We're ready with the post-match presentation.
Winning captain and Man of the Match Mashrafe Mortaza: "Matches like these are always tight. Thisara did it beautifully last ball. Under pressure is always tough. I told Malinga not to run, because Thisara was the guy who could win it for us. (On batting at No. 3) it was a decision because I was there to slog everything. It was all luck."
Losing captain Luke Ronchi: "It was a good, close game of cricket and so feels bad to lose. Disappointed but looking forward, really. Lots of things to discuss with Taskin for the final ball, but it's a learning curve that it didn't come off. Our score was good, it was a good total to try and defend and they just played better cricket."
Aditya: "Now my prediction needs to be published... I already said whose boundary count will be more will win it... And RR did it in last ball and they won in the same ball too... Give a high five ..."
10.00 pm Wonderful sportsmanship on display here. Sikandar Raza lets Perera lead the players out of the ground. Handshakes all around but spare a thought for Taskin Ahmed. He bowled brilliantly today, except the last two balls. This is how fine the margins are in T20 cricket. The win belongs to Perera but also credit to Mashrafe Mortaza on choosing to pinch-hit from No. 3 on a day when Gayle and McCullum were not on song. Rangpur move to fourth on the table. Stick around for the presentation and reactions from the two captains.
oh my god, it's a wide! Slow ball wide outside leg stump, Perera shuffles across to the off side a bit too much and misses the paddle. One crucial run, and now even the SuperOver can come into play. Three to win off the final ball
Sarkar dries the ball for Taskin. It's all on Perera now. A boundary will win it for Rangpur. Both teams on their feet.
short on leg stump, Perera backs away and pulls past midwicket. Perera wants two, and he'll get it. The keeper collected the throw very early but it was a wayward throw. He was nowhere near the stumps, allowing Perera to run through. Four needed off the last ball
What an important ball coming up...Perera on strike.
low full toss on middle, tries to slog over long on but takes a leading edge. In the air, and Soumya Sarkar catches it at long on. He holes out, but Perera gets back on strike because the batsmen crossed. Six runs to win. Two balls remaining.
Shahriar Nafees in now. Today at No. 8. Rangpur need six runs off three balls.
slow yorker outside leg stump, Perera misses the slog and then chooses to go for the bye. The keeper collects and his throw breaks the stump. Poor strategy from Rangpur, this.. Neither do Rangpur earn a run, but now Perera is no longer on strike
oooh, six needed off four balls
short outside off, and carved over point for a six! Gets his front foot out of the way and slashes hard at the ball. It has got the distance. Hammered!
12 off five balls
The Rangpur dugout looks tense
yorker on leg stump, clipped wide of long on. They'll take two, Perera will keep the strike
Nail-biting stuff. This game has see-sawed.
it's all happening! Finishes with a dot. Full toss on off stump that he hits back at Reece. Smacks the bowler's leg. Nahidul wants the single, but Reece recovers well ensuring there's no run available. 14 needed off the final over, with Perera on strike
got him! Slower ball on middle and cleans him up! Tries the big slog but he gets his eye off the ball, and makes a mess of that shot. The stumps are rattled! The danger man is good. Nahidul, the new man, will face the 19th's last ball
slower ball on leg stump, slogged along the ground to deep midwicket. They'll get two but that might not be enough at this stage
full toss on leg stump, no real timing from Perera as he tries a cross-batted slog. Trickles away to long on. Reece bowling very well...
full and wide outside off, bunted down the ground to long on. Only a single. Five men on the boundary around the ground
low full toss on middle stump, dragged behind square on the leg side. Only the single as he can't time the slog well
Twelve balls to go. Nineteen to win. It's really anybody's game...
short outside off, wild slog from Perera and takes the inside edge. It might go for four, but no! Al-Amin - at fine leg - covers a lot of ground to stop that inside edge from earning anything more than a single. Wonderful over from Taskin
around the wicket
full toss on middle, warily played down the ground to mid off. Quick run but Rangpur need a boundary somewhere now
good length on middle, glanced to third man. The ball stayed lower than Perera expected. Keeps the scoreboard ticking though
full outside off, width offered again and driven to cover. Wonder if the wide-ball line is part of Taskin's plan against Mithun
slower ball outside off, it's the legcutter and is too far away for the batsman to get to it
good length on a leg-stump line, cramps Perera for room. He can only poke this towards short third man from his position
Saadat Ahmadzai: "Why would you catch that Najibullah? Bopara was winning you the match." -- Harsh, very harsh.
low full toss drilled to cover, they're going for the single anyway. Ronchi is quick to release his throw but misses the stumps at the keeper's end. Perera would've been gone if that hit
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | |
Toss | Rangpur Riders, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2017/18 |
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 days | 25 November 2017 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Rangpur Riders 2, Chittagong Vikings 0 |