Babar Azam played a calculative knock to help Rangpur Riders post 183 runs before Durdanto Dhaka in the 12th game of Bangladesh Premier League.
The Pakistani sensation hit a 46-ball 62 while making several partnerships with the batters on the other end to provide a solid foundation for his team at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Being asked to bat, Rangpur got quite a good start but lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Babar held the innings from the other side and left the team in a comfortable position before leaving the crease.
Azmatullah Omarzai, 32 from 15, and Shamim Hossain, 17 from 8, played cameos to put Rangpur on 183 after 20 overs. Skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan and Brandon King added 26 and 20 runs on the board.
Arafat Sunny picked up the highest three wickets for Dhaka.
Playing XIs
Durdanto Dhaka: Mohammad Naim, Danushka Gunathilaka, Saim Ayub, Mosaddek Hossain(c), Alex Ross, Irfan Sukkur(w), Lasith Croospulle, Alauddin Babu, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.
Rangpur Riders: Rony Talukdar, Babar Azam, Brandon King, Shamim Hossain, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Nurul Hasan(w/c), Mahedi Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Hasan Mahmud.
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