Tamim fifty leads Khulna to their first victory

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Published: 1/18/2023 5:52:16 AM
Khulna Tigers batsman Tamim Iqbal running between the wickets during their match against Rangpur Riders in the ninth Bangladesh Premier League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 17 January 2023.

Khulna Tigers batsman Tamim Iqbal running between the wickets during their match against Rangpur Riders in the ninth Bangladesh Premier League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 17 January 2023.

At the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, Khulna Tigers defeated Rangpur Riders by nine wickets to earn their first victory in the ninth Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after three losses.

Tamim remained unbeaten on 60 off 47 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes to take Khulna to 130-1 in 18.2 overs.

Tamim created two partnerships to help Khulna win the chase: the first, for 41 runs, was with Munim Shahriar (21 off 21 balls), and the second, for an unbroken 89 runs, unbeaten, was with Mahmudul Hasan Joy (38 off 42 balls).

Earlier, Pakistani pace duo of Wahab Riaz and Amad Butt ransacked Rangpur’s batting line-up, bowling them out for 129 in 20 overs.

Wahab claimed 4-14 while Amad took 3-16 as Rangpur folded for a meagre total after being asked to bat first.

All-rounder Mahedi Hasan top scored for Rangpur with 38 off 34 balls.

With the win, Khulna jumped to fifth place in the seven-team points-table while Rangpur remained third with four points in four games.

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