gets some bat on his scoop and the game is done! A low full toss on middle and leg, Ariful stays low and scoops the ball past short fine leg for four. Khulna are jubilant, what a comeback this has been. They win with four balls to spare
Kings vs Khulna, 23rd match at Dhaka, Nov 21 2017 - Match Result
Khulna won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
4.50pm A terrific finish from Ariful Haque, who has changed not only the game, but possible the tournament for Khulna. Rajshahi looked set for the win, taking seven wickets in the first 17 overs, but things turned dramatically thereafter. Ariful struck 43 off just 19 balls to damage Rajshahi's chances in this tournament. A wild T20 finish.
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Ariful Haque is the Man of the Match
Mahmudullah: "Unbelievable the way Ariful played. I always to bat with Rilee, we have good chemistry. We got some depth in our batting, but we need to work it out in our batting."
Darren Sammy: "A tough pill to swallow, a tough lesson for us. We didn't execute well in the end there. Khulna wanted to win more than us."
oh my, that's terrrrrrrrible bowling. A low full toss down leg is heaved away over deep square leg. The worst possible ball at this time.
Dwayne Smith to bowl the final over. Khulna need nine off six.
full and wide outside off, driven to the sweeper cover for one. Half of the 18 got in that over
He will want just one/three/five
low full toss on middle and leg, shovelled to midwicket. Should have been run-out but the bowler doesn't pick up the collection cleanly
fantastic execution. Gets low, picks his area with square leg up, Ariful sweeps it through square leg for four
another lovely yorker outside off. All Ariful can do is dig it out
full outside off, 134 kph, heaved away into the gap at midwicket for a couple
full outside off, a thick inside-edge into the pad. Ariful refuses the single
18 off 12. This is evenly poised.
136 kph, wide yorker, Junaid can't make contact
138 kph, good length outside off, a scoopy-sweep to deep backward square leg
134 kph, that's six! Wow, fantastic hitting from Ariful. Terrible bowling, just bad. With mid-off up, he bowls a full delivery outside off. Ariful just lofts the ball over mid-off, and it clears the boundary.
128 kph, short and wide outside off, wide called
superb shot! Full around off, Ariful backs away and absolutely hammers a drive right back at the bowler, who hurries out of the way and allows four
full outside off, a thick outside edge flies down to third man. Good stop from the fielder
shortish and wide outside off, Ariful tries to hit the ball straight. Somehow, he finds a gap between cover and mid-off
36 off 18 to win. Too tough a task?
short around middle, pulled towards square leg, 133 kph
137 kph, full on middle, worked down to fine leg for one
full and wide outside off, Junaid can't connect. Khulna falling behind too quickly
strays down leg, another wide
got 'im. Looking for a yorker, misses his length, it ends up a low full toss. Shafiul gives himself some room, misses a cut and the ball hits off stump. Good bowling, attacking the stumps.
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | |
Toss | Khulna Titans, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2017/18 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 13.00 start, First Session 13.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-14.50, Second Session 14.50-16.20 |
Match days | 21 November 2017 - day (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Khulna Titans 2, Rajshahi Kings 0 |