Rangpur Riders beat Rajshahi Kings by six wickets
Rangpur Riders regained their top spot on the points table with 14 points after beating Rajshahi Kings by six wickets in the 36th match of Bangladesh Premier League-2019 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
RR Rossouw scored 55 off 43 hitting five fours and two sixes while AB de Villiers 37 off 27 striking one four and three sixes.
Earlier, Rangpur Riders bowled very tightly to restrict Rajshahi Kings 141 for 5.
LJ Evans top scored with 35 runs off 31 balls striking five fours for Rajshahi Kings.
Earlier, the Kings won the toss and elected to bat first against the Riders.
Teams:
Rangpur Riders (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Rilee Rossouw, AB de Villiers, Mohammad Mithun(w), Nahidul Islam, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Shahidul Islam
Rajshahi Kings (Playing XI): Johnson Charles(w), Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Christiaan Jonker, Fazle Mahmud, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan(c), Arafat Sunny, Qais Ahmad, Kamrul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
