Dhaka- Dhaka Dynamites posted 186/6 in their quota of 20 overs batting first after winning the toss Monday against defending champions Rangpur Riders at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Rony Talukdar was the best batsman for the Dynamites as he struck 52 off 32 balls with six fours and one six.
Dhaka scored 64 during the powerplay losing the wicket of Hazratullah Zazai. He fell for 17 off 18 balls. Before being dismissed by Farhad Reza, Zazai accompanied Sunil Narine to add 35 in the opening stand.
Narine fell for 28 before Shakib Al Hasan and Rony posted 54 in the third wicket stand. The Dynamites crossed the 100-run mark in 12 overs. They looked set to post a total of 200-plus
, but that did not happen after Shakib Al Hasan and Andre Russell failed to maintain their good start. Shakib fell for 25 off 12 balls while Russell contributed with 14 off eight balls. Both of the all-rounders managed a good start but disappointed to make a big impact.
However, Rony was firm in the middle and struck a useful fifty. He ended as the fifth batsman scoring 52 off 32 balls. Keiron Pollard, the West Indian all-rounder of Dhaka, was the last batsman to show some strength. He remained unbeaten scoring 37 off 23 balls with five fours and one six.
In the continuous run-fest in Chattogram, Farhad Reza took two wickets for the Riders while Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam and Shahidul Islam took one wicket each for them.
