Not a single run off 55 balls, team lost badly in BPL 2025 eliminator

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-02-2025

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025 is now in its final round. Play -off matches are being played in BPL these days. Soon the final of this T20 league of Bangladesh will be played. Earlier, a team was reduced to just 85 runs in an eliminator match. In response, the opposing team achieved a small target of 86 runs in the 11th over. The batsmen of Rangpur Riders could not stand in front of the bowlers of Khulna Tagers and lost this match.

Rangpur Riders confined for 85 runs

The 42nd match of Bangladesh Premier League 2025 was played between Rangpur Riders and Khulna Tigers on Monday, 3 February at Sher -e -Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. In this match, Rangpur Riders decided to bat after winning the toss. But this decision opened by the bowlers of Tigers proved wrong.

Batting first, Rangpur Riders could not play even 20 overs and could not score 100 runs. The riders surrendered in front of the tigers in 16.5 overs and could only score 85 runs. During this time, the batsmen of this team played 55 balls dots. Afric Javed scored the highest 32 runs for Rangpur (18 balls). At the same time, captain and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan contributed 23 runs. Apart from both, no batsman could touch the figure of double. 2 batsmen lost their wicket at 0. Mehdi Hasan and Nasam Ahmed took three wickets for the tigers. Apart from him, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Mahmood and Musfik Hasan got one success each.

Opening tigers won in the 11th over

Opening the small target of 86 runs from Rangpur Riders, Tigers achieved very easily. However, following this target, Khulna Tigers started poorly. On the third ball of the first over, captain Mehdi Hasan was dismissed by Afik Javed. After this, Rangpur bowlers craved for the wicket. Khulna won the match on the second ball of the 11th over. Mohammad Naeem scored an unbeaten 48 with the help of four sixes in 33 balls and Alex Ross scored 29 runs in 27 balls through four fours. Afik took one wicket for 20 runs in 3 overs.

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