James Neesham came with powerful strikes as his team Ranpur Riders posted a big total of 185 runs before Cumilla Victorians in the Qualifier-1 game of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday.
The Kiwi batter smashed a monstrous innings of 97 runs from 49 balls hitting seven sixes and eight fours to put his team on 185/6 after 20 overs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan scored 30 from 24 balls while Mahedi Hasan added 22.
Andre Russell picked up two wickets for Cumilla while Rohanat Doullah Borson, Tanvir Islam, Musfik Hasan, and Sunil Narine got one apiece.
Playing XIs
Rangpur Riders: Rony Talukdar, Nicholas Pooran, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Nurul Hasan(w/c), James Neesham, Shamim Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Hasan Mahmud, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Comilla Victorians: Sunil Narine, Johnson Charles, Litton Das(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahidul Islam Ankon(w), Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Jaker Ali, Tanvir Islam, Rohanat Doullah Borson, Musfik Hasan.
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