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SYLHET: Adam Rossington’s 58 from 41 and Hasan Nawaz’s 46 off 38 lifted Chattogram Royals to a competitive total against Rangpur Riders in the 14th fixture of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-2026.
Put into bat first, Royals racked up 169 for 5 at the end of their allotted 20 overs.
The opening wicket partnership added 22 in 3.4 overs before Mustafizur Rahman trapped Mohammad Naim lbw for 16.
Meanwhile, Rossington, fresh from a half-century in the previous outing, continued his fine form. The right-handed batter first added 26 with Mahmudul Hasan Joy for the second wicket, which brought the score to 48 in 5.5 overs.
Joy stay was cut short as he made 12 from seven balls.
However, the highlight of the Royal innings was Hasan Nawaz’s and Adam Rossington’s partnership of 82 runs for the third wicket.
The pair batted briskly and propelled the score to 130 in 16 overs.
With the Royals cruising towards a big total, Rangpur Riders managed to hold things back with three wickets in quick succession.
Rossington, Hasan, who played his first game of the tournament after representing Desert Vipers inthe ILT20 final yesterday, and Asif Ali (1) were removed in a span of three overs.
As a result, the Royals slumped to 136-5 from 130-2 before Aamer Jamal and the skipper’s vital runs took their score to over the 150-run mark.
For Rangpur Riders, Mustafizur Rahman and Akif Javed remained the pick of bowlers as they took two apiece.
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