Rangpur Division won the second edition of the National Cricket League T20. They also won the first edition of the competition. This time, Rangpur defeated Khulna Division by 8 wickets in a thrilling cricket match.
Khulna Division scored 136 runs for 8 wickets at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. In reply, Rangpur secured victory 3 overs before losing just 2 wickets.
In batting, the two openers Zahid and Nasir scored runs without any pressure. 61 runs came from the opening pair in 7 overs. The pair broke when Zahid was out for 27 runs. After losing his partner, Nasir moved forward towards fifty. But he had to burn with the regret of 4 runs. Nasir scored 46 runs off 31 balls with 5 fours and 1 six.
Victory came within reach. The experienced Naeem Islam and Akbar Ali did the rest. Naeem scored 40 runs in 32 balls with 5 fours. Akbar scored 19 runs in 15 balls.
Earlier, Khulna Division, who had lost the toss and entered the game, was looking for big capital. Their batting line-up was also long. But no one could do justice to the name. Soumya Sarkar scored only 8 runs in 22 balls. Enamul Haque Bijoy scored 12 runs in 15 balls. Asif Hossain Dhruv disappointed. He showed hope for something good by hitting 2 sixes, but returned with 14 runs in 10 balls. Besides, opener Imranuzzaman could not open the run book. Sheikh Parvez Hossain Jiban scored 8 runs. After scoring 69 runs, their 5 batsmen went to the dressing room.
Captain Mithun tried to resist a little there with Mrityunjay Chowdhury. Khulna Division saw some hope in the batting of the two. They added 44 runs in the sixth wicket partnership. Mithun scored 44 runs in 32 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. Mrityunjay scored 24 runs off 13 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
That was all Khulna's batting resistance. The rest of the time, Rangpur's bowlers dominated. Abdullah Al Mamun was their most successful bowler with 2 wickets.
Nasir Hossain was the final man of the match. Akbar Ali was the tournament man of the match.
