Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Najmul Hossain Shanto	not out	78	57	-	7	4	136.84
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	c Alok Kapali b Mohammad Irfan	8	8	-	0	1	100.00
Rilee Rossouw	c Kamrul Islam Rabbi b Mohammad Irfan	0	4	-	0	0	0.00
Shamsur Rahman	c Russell b Bopara	32	31	-	2	1	103.22
Mushfiqur Rahim (c)†	retired hurt	21	16	-	2	0	131.25
Najibullah Zadran	not out	12	5	-	1	1	240.00
Extras	(b 2, nb 1, w 4)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.90)	158/3
Did not bat: Robbie Frylinck, Mohammad Amir, Shafiul Islam, Shohidul Islam, Aminul Islam
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 2.1 ov), 2-15 (Rilee Rossouw, 2.5 ov), 3-93 (Shamsur Rahman, 12.3 ov), 3-135* (Mushfiqur Rahim, retired not out)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Irfan	4	1	13	2	3.25	15	1	0	0	0
2.1 to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, . 15/1 2.5 to RR Rossouw, . 15/2
Abu Jayed	2	0	21	0	10.50	4	2	1	1	0
Shoaib Malik	3	1	23	0	7.66	9	1	2	0	1
Andre Russell	4	0	33	0	8.25	10	4	1	1	0
Kamrul Islam	2	0	20	0	10.00	2	1	1	1	0
Taijul Islam	2	0	22	0	11.00	2	2	1	0	0
Ravi Bopara	3	0	24	1	8.00	5	1	1	1	0
12.3 to Shamsur Rahman, . 93/3

Rajshahi Royals (T: 159 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Litton Das †	b Mohammad Amir	2	3	-	0	0	66.66
Afif Hossain	c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mohammad Amir	11	10	-	2	0	110.00
Shoaib Malik	c sub (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) b Mohammad Amir	80	50	-	10	4	160.00
Alok Kapali	c Shamsur Rahman b Mohammad Amir	0	3	-	0	0	0.00
Ravi Bopara	c Rossouw b Frylinck	1	6	-	0	0	16.66
Andre Russell (c)	c Rossouw b Mohammad Amir	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Farhad Reza	c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Shohidul Islam	3	7	-	0	0	42.85
Taijul Islam	c Frylinck b Mohammad Amir	12	23	-	1	0	52.17
Kamrul Islam	not out	11	6	-	1	1	183.33
Abu Jayed	st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mehidy Hasan Miraz	7	5	-	0	1	140.00
Mohammad Irfan	b Mehidy Hasan Miraz	0	2	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 2)	4
Total	20 Ov (RR: 6.55)	131
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Litton Das, 0.3 ov), 2-22 (Afif Hossain, 3.2 ov), 3-22 (Alok Kapali, 3.5 ov), 4-23 (Ravi Bopara, 4.5 ov), 5-23 (Andre Russell, 5.5 ov), 6-33 (Farhad Reza, 7.5 ov), 7-107 (Taijul Islam, 17.2 ov), 8-111 (Shoaib Malik, 17.5 ov), 9-131 (Abu Jayed, 19.4 ov), 10-131 (Mohammad Irfan, 19.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Amir	4	0	17	6	4.25	17	3	0	0	0
0.3 to Litton Das, . 2/1 3.2 to Afif Hossain, . 22/2 3.5 to Alok Kapali, . 22/3 5.5 to AD Russell, . 23/5 17.2 to Taijul Islam, . 107/7 17.5 to Shoaib Malik, . 111/8
Robbie Frylinck	4	1	29	1	7.25	15	3	2	0	0
4.5 to RS Bopara, . 23/4
Shafiul Islam	4	0	36	0	9.00	7	3	2	0	0
Shohidul Islam	4	0	15	1	3.75	15	2	0	0	0
7.5 to Farhad Reza, . 33/6
Aminul Islam	3	0	26	0	8.66	8	3	1	2	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	1	0	6	2	6.00	5	0	1	0	0
19.4 to Abu Jayed, . 131/9 19.6 to Mohammad Irfan, . 131/10

Match Flow

Khulna Tigers innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 2 wickets)
Khulna Tigers: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (51 balls), Extras 3
Strategic Timeout: Khulna Tigers - 58/2 in 9.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 34, Shamsur Rahman 13)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (Najmul Hossain Shanto 28, Shamsur Rahman 20, Ex 4)
Strategic Timeout: Khulna Tigers - 97/3 in 13.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 49, Mushfiqur Rahim 3)
Najmul Hossain Shanto: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
Khulna Tigers: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
Mushfiqur Rahim retired hurt at 135/3 (21, 18.2 overs)
Khulna Tigers: 150 runs in 19.4 overs (119 balls), Extras 6
Innings Break: Khulna Tigers - 158/3 in 20.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 78, Najibullah Zadran 12)

Rajshahi Royals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 24 runs, 5 wickets)
Strategic Timeout: Rajshahi Royals - 33/6 in 7.5 overs (Shoaib Malik 16)
Rajshahi Royals: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 0
Shoaib Malik: 50 off 39 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (Shoaib Malik 37, Taijul Islam 12, Ex 2)
Strategic Timeout: Rajshahi Royals - 85/6 in 16.0 overs (Shoaib Malik 54, Taijul Islam 12)
Rajshahi Royals: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 2

Match Details

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Toss	Rajshahi Royals, elected to field first
Series	Bangladesh Premier League
Season	2019/20
Player Of The Match	Mohammad Amir
Series result	Khulna Tigers advanced
Hours of play (local time)	18.30 Start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days	13 January 2020 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Gazi Sohel Prageeth Rambukwella
TV Umpire	Tanvir Ahmed
Reserve Umpire	Mahfuzur Rahman
Match Referee	Neeyamur Rashid

Match Coverage

Amir's six-for swings out Rajshahi, takes him to his first BPL final

Shanto's fifty, Amir's six-for puts Khulna Tigers in BPL final

'T20 nomad' Rilee Rossouw writes his name in lights at the BPL

Instant answers to T20 questions

Royals Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Amir	4	0	17	6	4.25
R Frylinck	4	1	29	1	7.25
Shafiul Islam	4	0	36	0	9
Shohidul Islam	4	0	15	1	3.75
Aminul Islam	3	0	26	0	8.66
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	1	0	6	2	6

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