Sylhet Strikers Vs Rangpur Riders
Sylhet Strikers vs Rangpur Riders faced today in the 7th match of Bangladesh Premier League. Babar Azam got a place in the Rangpur squad as his replacement despite Shakib missing the match. Rangpur Riders won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting, Sylhet Strikers lost 5 wickets after taking 39 runs under the bowling pressure of Rangpur Riders. Meanwhile, Mahedi Hasan's bowling spell ended with 18 runs in four overs and two wickets. Benny Howell and Ben Cutting battle it out on the pitch for Sylhet Strikers. Sylhet Strikers took 68/5 in 14 overs, if the sixth wicket doesn't hold it doesn't look like Sylhet Strikers can get more than 125+ runs.
Sylhet Strikers have collected only 120 runs, with this target of 120 runs Rangpur Raiders team can never be kept under pressure. Sylhet Strikers team performed poorly from power play, Sylhet team lost five wickets in power play and domestic players did not perform well. Sylhet Strikers team managed to get 120 runs due to the performance of these two batsmen Howell and Cutting at the last minute. Babar Azam and Ronnie Talukder entered the field as the opening batsmen of the Rangpur Riders team, between these two batsmen, Ronnie Talukder got out at this moment. Even so, if the Rangpur Riders team continues to lose wickets, it will eventually come under pressure. Today's Rangpur team is more likely to win as Babar Azam is still on the pitch to bat.