BPL 2017: Rangpur beat Comilla to set up final clash with Dhaka

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DHAKA: Rangpur Riders beat Comilla Victorians by 36 runs in the second qualifier of Bangladesh Premier League Season 5 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. Rangpur Riders will now clash with Dhaka Dynamites in the final of the BPL on Tuesday.
Rangpur Riders beat Comilla Victorians in the second qualifier by 36 runs. The final will be played between Dhaka Dynamites & Rangpur Riders.#COVvRR#BPLSeason5 pic.twitter.com/iNDPat0nxC
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END OF OVER: 20 | 1 Run 3 Wkts | CV: 156/10 (37 runs required, RR: 7.80)
- AG Cremer1 (2b)
- MN Samuels17 (25b)
- JC Buttler26 (15b)
- MN Samuels16 (21b)
- JC Buttler25 (13b)
- MN Samuels10 (14b)
- JC Buttler7 (7b)
- JC Buttler2 (4b)
- MN Samuels8 (11b)
- MN Samuels7 (10b)
- Liton Das39 (27b)
- MN Samuels5 (6b)
- Liton Das37 (25b)
- Shoaib Malik10 (12b)
- Liton Das25 (21b)
- Shoaib Malik8 (8b)
- Liton Das23 (19b)
- Shoaib Malik3 (4b)
- Liton Das22 (17b)
- Liton Das17 (14b)
- Shoaib Malik1 (1b)
- Liton Das16 (11b)
- Imrul Kayes0 (0b)
- Tamim Iqbal28 (15b)
- Liton Das14 (9b)
- Tamim Iqbal23 (13b)
- Liton Das11 (5b)
Rubel Hossain to Tamim Iqbal, no run
- Tamim Iqbal8 (7b)
- Liton Das11 (5b)
END OF OVER: 1 | 13 Runs | CV: 13/0 (180 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 13.00, RRR: 9.47)
- Liton Das 11 (3b)
- Tamim Iqbal 2 (3b)
Rangpur Riders 192/3 in 20 overs
Thats a huge target for Comilla Victorians. Comilla's top order must fire to be able to chase down the big target and qualify for the final of BPL 2017 final.- J Charles105 (63b)
- Mashrafe Mortaza0 (0b)
- J Charles92 (58b)
- BB McCullum72 (40b)
- BB McCullum70 (38b)
- J Charles82 (54b)
- BB McCullum52 (33b)
- J Charles81 (53b)
- BB McCullum41 (28b)
- J Charles80 (52b
- BB McCullum34 (23b)
- J Charles79 (51b)
- J Charles77 (49b)
- BB McCullum19 (19b)
- BB McCullum17 (17b)
- J Charles63 (45b)
- J Charles61 (42b)
- BB McCullum14 (14b)
- J Charles59 (37b)
- BB McCullum14 (13b)
- J Charles49 (33b)
- BB McCullum7 (11b)
- BB McCullum6 (8b)
- J Charles48 (30b)
END OF OVER: 7 | 10 Runs | RR: 55/1 |
- J Charles46 (26b)
- BB McCullum4 (6b)
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10.20 pm The two captains are here. Mashrafe, first: "You know, no team should be going out because it's a wash out, especially in a semi-final. It's not a thing about the board and so on, it's the best news for cricket. Playing conditions are important, since we don't want to get injured ahead of Bangladesh's tri-series tour. Many thanks to Tamim for honouring this decision and for the sake of BPL we will play tomorrow. Has been a fantastic tournament."
Tamim says: "It's okay, if any other team would've been in our shoes, even they would've done the same as us. For the sake of the BPL, we will have a game tomorrow, so it's all good. For tomorrow, we can plan better now. Only 12 overs to bowl for us. Whoever starts well tomorrow, will do better."
The Match has been delayed due to rain...
END OF OVER: 7 | 10 Runs | RR: 55/1 | RR: 7.85
- J Charles46 (26b)
- BB McCullum4 (6b)
END OF OVER: 6 | 6 Runs | RR: 45/1 | RR: 7.50
- J Charles38 (23b)
- BB McCullum2 (3b)
END OF OVER: 5 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 39/1 | RR: 7.80
- J Charles34 (19b)
- BB McCullum1 (1b)
END OF OVER: 4 | 5 Runs | RR: 27/0 | RR: 6.75
- J Charles23 (15b)
- CH Gayle3 (9b)
END OF OVER: 3 | 9 Runs | RR: 22/0 | RR: 7.33
- J Charles19 (11b)
- CH Gayle3 (7b)
END OF OVER: 2 | 2 Runs | RR: 13/0 | RR: 6.50
- CH Gayle 1 (5b)
- J Charles 12 (7b)
END OF OVER: 1 | 11 Runs | RR: 11/0 | RR: 11.00
- CH Gayle 0 (1b)
- J Charles 11 (5b)
Rangpur Riders XI: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Brendon McCullum, Mohammad Mithun, Ravi Bopara, Nahidul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Isuru Udana and Sohag Gazi. Comilla Victorians XI: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Jos Buttler, Marlon Samuels, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Graeme Cremer, Al-Amin Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin. Comilla Victorians won the toss and chose to bowl in the crucial match. The winner of today's match will qualify for the final against Dhaka Dynamites on Tuesday. Dhaka Dynamites qualified for the final after scoring 30 runs and picked up three wickets to take the team to the final. Chris Gayle helped Rangpur Riders confirm their spot in the second qualifier of the tournament thanks to a 126-run knock by Chris Gayle which included 14 sixes. DHAKA: The BPL's second qualifier between Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders will now continue on Monday, after chaos - stemming from a rain delay of almost two hours - nearly produced a major organisational disaster in Mirpur. The final decision, of playing the game on the following day, came after both Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza, the Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders captains, agreed to the BPL governing council's suggestion "in the interest of the tournament and the crowd." A public service announcement at the ground ended nearly an hour-long drama that was witnessed by a half-full Shere Bangla National Stadium. Confusion reigned supreme as the BPL governing council members led by Ismail Haider Mallick, its member secretary, and several other BCB directors were engaged in several conversations with Comilla captain Tamim and their team owners and officials; there was the odd heated conversation too. Rangpur, however, chose not to be too involved in the chatter.
Rangpur Riders have qualified for the BPL final for the very first time.
Presentation ceremony
Tamim Iqbal says: "I'm proud of my team. We just had two bad games and we're out of the tournament. I'll take it. Really proud of the youngsters in our team. Mahedi was excellent. About Comilla, all I will say is we will back stronger. Really thankful to the owners, supported me. Helped us get whatever players we wanted."
Mashrafe Mortaza: "If you look at this match, it was difficult for us to restart since they were set yesterday. But they did well today, excellent. Fielding wise, we were little sloppy, but the bowlers did well. We always know that Gayle is a big guy for us, but I knew we had Baz (McCullum) and Charlie (Johnson Charles) to back us up. Looking forward to tomorrow's final. We will give a good show. I'm trying hard for my team, hope to do the best I can."
Johnson Charles is the Man of the Match for his maiden T20 ton. He says: "I was hitting in my strong areas, my areas. A good innings. Dhaka are a good team, but we look at the game from our perspective. If everyone sticks to their game, we should come out on top. I think we are a force to be reckoned with. Through a tournament, you sometimes start off slow, but you gather momentum as you go along. Right now, we have picked up our pace."
COMILLA VICTORIANS 156/all out in 20 overs