Bangladesh Premier League: Duronto Rajshahi v Khulna Royal Bengals – Match Update
Khulna Royal Bengals 145 v Duronto Rajshahi 146 - Duronto Rajshahi won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, Duronto Rajshahi grabbed a six-wicket win against Khulna Royal Bengals in the 12th match of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After winning the toss, Royal Bengals elected to bat first in order to post a mammoth tally on the board against Rajshahi.
However, the plan backfired when they lost their first wicket with only eight runs on the board as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Chanderpaul-c2390, fell cheaply after scoring only four runs.
With 23 runs on the board, the side lost their second wicket when hard-hitting batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HH-Gibbs-c1549, perished after smashing an innings of 18 runs.
Flamboyant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Jayasuriya-c2567, was the third wicket to fall as he departed after hammering a knock of 12 runs at a time when his side had posted only 48 runs on the board.
Rajshahi bowlers were certainly causing trouble for the batting side as they were grabbing wickets at random, forcing the batsmen to take chances in order to keep the score board ticking.
The fielding side struck gold when they dismissed Khulna’s star batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401, who departed after playing a short innings of 17 runs.
It was then a handsome innings of 44 runs in the middle by skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559, that prevented the fielding side from completely running over their opposition as he stood defiant and clobbered the bowlers without remorse.
Later, the side managed to post 145 runs on the board in 20 overs, giving Duronto Rajshahi a decent total to chase.
Rajshahi got off to a flying start as openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749 posted 46 runs together, before Siddique was dismissed after scoring 26 runs.
The side then lost two quick wickets of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 forged a befitting partnership with Hasan to subdue the fielding side.
With 133 runs on the board, Hasan lost his wicket after playing a stupendous knock of 52 runs, while Rahim stayed unbeaten on 47 runs as the side successfully chased the target in 19.1 overs for the loss of four wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 was named as the Player of the Match for his commendable show.
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