In the 9th match of Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Tigers vs Rangpur Writers faced each other. In this 9th match Khulna Tigers lost the toss and got the opportunity to bat at the beginning of the invitation of Rangpur Writers. As Khulna Tigers went into bat in the first innings, the wickets of Enamul Haque, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Evin Lewis and Afif Hussain fell. Enamul Haque 0 off 7 balls, Mahmudul Hasan Jay 7 off 11 balls and Afif Hossain got out after collecting 4 runs off 6 balls. The clumsiness of these three skilled batsmen of the Khulna Tigers team is disappointing for the Khulna Tigers. On the other hand the bowlers of Rangpur Writers team are in great form. Rangpur Writers bowlers like Enamul Haque and Afif Hossain took 4 important wickets and weakened Khulna Tigers a lot. Khulna Tigers batting looks like they have to end the innings with a very small score.
In every match of BPL we have seen the teams batting first lose. Even after giving a big target, the teams could not win by batting first and so today the captain of Rangpur Riders decided to field after winning the toss.
Khulna team's top order Bangladeshi batsmen Anamul, Joy and Afif none of them can play well. Evin Lewis was dismissed for 37 off 25 balls. Khulna team managed to collect 140 runs in 18 overs. Shanaka remained unbeaten with 40 runs from 32 balls and Mohammad Nawaj scored 43 runs from 28 balls. Khulna Tigers team will probably be able to provide a target of 160-170.
A veteran bowler like Azmatullah Omarzai has not bowled better today. He scored 41 runs in 4 overs. He could not take any wicket. Ripon also conceded 26 runs in their 2 overs. Hasan Mahmud's bowling was somewhat controlled today. He picked up 3 wickets.
