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SYLHET: Faheem Ashraf continued his impressive bowling with a three-wicket haul against Sylhet Titans to help Rangpur Riders secure a six-wicket win in the 10th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-26 here at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Rangpur Riders chased down the 145-run target with ease in 18.5 overs.
Dawid Malan (19) was removed early in the fourth over, bringing Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy to the crease, with both batters adding 23 for the second wicket partnership.
Hridoy fell in the seventh over for six, reducing Rangpur Riders to 44-2 in 7.5 overs.
However, Kyle Mayers and Das kept Sylhet bowlers at bay with a 34-run partnership as the scorecard read 78 in 13 overs.
But Saim Ayub and Ethan Brookes removed both set batters which brought their side back into game. At this stage, Rangpur Riders were 95-4.
Eventually, it was Mahmudullah and Khushdil Shah’s unbeaten half-century partnership that took them over the line.
Mahmudullah made 34* from just 16 with the help of five fours and six, whereas Khushdil unbeaten 19, which included two fours and a six.
For Sylhet Titans Khaled Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Saim Ayub and Ethan Brookes picked up one wicket each.
Earlier, after being put into bat first, Sylhet Titans could only muster 144-8 at the end of their 20 overs.
Rangpur Riders inflicted a poor start as Sylhet Titans were reduced to 35-3 in 5.1 overs.
Parvez Hossain Emon and Afif Hossain tried to stabilize the innings with a 28-run partnership. But the former fell for 15 to put Rangpur Riders on top.
With Titans 63-4, Afif partnered with Ethan Brookes, propelling the score to 129 in 17.2 overs.
However, Rangpur Riders effectively controlled the scoring rate in the final overs, preventing the opposition from setting a daunting target.
Afif made 46 from 31 balls while Brookes managed to add 30 to the total with the help of a six and two boundaries.
For Rangpur Riders, Faheem Ashraf put on a show with the ball, picking up three wickets in his quota of four overs. Mustafizur Rahman was equally good, snaring three wickets.
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