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MIRPUR: Fast bowler Ripon Mondol picked up a four-wicket haul to seal a narrow five-run victory for Rajshahi Warriors in the 26th fixture of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-26.
Set a challenging 148, Sylhet Titans fell short in the final over, ending their innings on 142 for 9.
With this win, Titans are now at the top position on the points table with seven victories out of nine games.
After losing two wickets inside the first three overs, Mominul Haque and Parvez Hossain Emon put the chase back on track with a gritty 49-run partnership.
Parvez Hossain Emon top-scored with 41 off 30, striking four sixes and a boundary.
Despite the wicket, Titans were kept afloat by Mominul Haque and Afif Hossain, who stitched another partnership of 32 runs.
The pair brought the score to 96 before Ripon Mondol sparked a collapse that the Titans could not recover from.
As a result, Sylhet Titans slumped to 111-6 from 94-4 in 16.1 overs. Moeen Ali showed some resistance with 27 from 12 balls, hitting three sixes and a boundary.
However, Binura Fernando held his nerve and defended 11 in the final over to seal victory for his side.
For Rajshahi Warriors, Ripon Mondol starred with the ball, scalping four wickets, while Binura Fernando supported him well with two wickets.
Earlier, put into bat first, Rajshahi Warriors made 147-8 at the end of their allotted 20 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim remained the top-scorer with 40 to his name from 30 balls, laced with four boundaries and a six.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was the other notable batter, who hit five fours and a boundary in his 34 from 21 balls.
The pair added a crucial 56-run stand for the third wicket, which remained the cornerstone in the Warriors’ winning total.
For Sylhet Titans, Nasum Ahmed and Shohidul Islam scalped two wickets each.
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