Warriors bundled out Rangers for just 68 after posting 173 on the board.
Cumilla Warriors and Rangpur Rangers faced each other in the second match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019-20 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Wednesday (December 11).
Opting to bat first, Warriors posted 173/7 in 20 overs on the back of captain Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 75 off 31 balls (3 fours and 9 sixes). Soumya Sarkar (26) and Dawid Malan (25) also made vital contributions with the bat.
Sanjit Saha (2/26), Lewis Gregory (2/25) and Mustafizur Rahman (2/37) were among the wickets for Rangers.
In reply, Rangers’ innings folded for just 68 in 10 overs with none of the batsmen touching the 20-run mark. Mohammad Naim was the top-scorer with 17.
For Warriors, Al-Amin Hossain was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3 for 14 in his 3 overs. Sunzamul Islam (2/4) and Soumya Sarkar (2/12) also chipped in with a couple of scalps as Warriors started their BPL 2019-20 campaign with a thumping 105-run victory.
Brief Scores:
Cumilla Warriors – 173/7 in 20 overs (Dasun Shanaka 75*; Lewis Gregory 2/25) defeated Rangpur Rangers – 68/10 in 14 overs (Mohammad Naim 17; Al-Amin Hossain 3/14) by 105 runs.