Rangpur Riders booked a seat of the last-four with one match to spare in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 with a 19-run victory against Khulna Titans at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on Sunday.
With the day's match results, Rangpur Riders filled the last seat after the table topper Comilla Victorians, defending champions Dhaka Dynamites and Khulna Titans respectively while Chittagong Vikings, Rajshahi Kings and Sylhet Sixers made their exits from the race of the seven-team league.
Batting first after winning the toss, Rangpur scored 147 for 6 in 20 overs, says a UNB report.
Mohammad Mithun's scored 50* runs
Khulna Titans started their chase well as their opening pair between Michael Klinger and Nazmul Hossain Shanto shared a partnership of 60 in 8 overs.
But after the dismissal of Shanto from opening stand, Khulna had never come in the game losing their remaining wickets in a gradual interval.
Klinger scored 44 off 45 balls, including four boundaries and one six, while Shanto made 20 (18b; 1x4; 1x6) .
Ravi Bopara got two wickets for economic four runs in two overs while Nahidul Islam, Nazmul Islam, Sohag Gazi and Isuru Udana took one wicket each for 16, 19, 21 and 37 runs respectively.
