Dhaka – Comilla Victorians scored 153 for 6 in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket against Rangpur Riders at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.Sent in to bat first, Comilla Victorians faced initial batting collapse losing three top wickets of national opener Tamim Iqbal (21), Liton Das (11) and Jos Buttler (1) for 55 runs in 8.2 overs, but one down Imrul Kayes pairing with West Indian Marlon Samuels carried the team in a respectable position contributing 45 runs in the 4th wicket stand.Top order national batsman Imrul Kayes contributed the team highest 47 runs off 32 balls with four fours and two sixes while number five batsman Marlon Samuels scored 34-ball 41 runs featuring four boundaries and one over boundary.Besides, lower order batsman Mohammad Saifuddin made an unbeaten 16 runs off 11 balls hitting one four and a six while Pakistani all rounder Shoaib Malik scored eight-ball nine runs, were the other main scorers for Comilla Victorians.Rangpur Riders one-day national captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Sri Lankan Thisara Perera grabbed two wickets each conceding 22 and 26 runs respectively while pacer Rubel Hossain took one for 45 runs.UNB news agency
