
Spin bowler Nasum Ahmed shone with the match-winning figures as Khulna TIgers defeated Rangpur Riders by nine wickets in the Eliminator of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025 at Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. With this win, Khulna Tigers have made it to the second qualifier while Rangpur Riders are out of the title race. Player of the match Nasum Ahmed registered figures of 3/16, while skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz also shone with figures of 3/10.
Talking about the match, coming to bat after winning the toss, Rangpur Riders had a disastrous start as they lost five wickets for just 15 runs. After that, the Riders kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for just 85 runs in 16.5 overs. Akif Javed was top scorer with 32(18) runs hitting four fours and two sixes, while skipper Nurul Hasan scored 23(25) runs with two boundaries. Apart from that none of the other batters could reach even 10 runs as Ranpur Riders were bowled out under 90 runs.
Nasum Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz guide Khulna Tigers to dominant win
Nasum Ahmed and skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz turned out to be stars for Khulna Tigers’ bowling taking three wickets each. Apart from that, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Mahmud and Musfik Hasan scalped a wicket each. Chasing the winning target, Khulna Tigers also lost their first wicket early at the score of two runs in three balls with Mehidy Hasan registering a three–ball duck.
After that, Mohammad Naim and Alex Ross took charge of the innings for Khulna Tigers. Naim top scored with 48*(33) runs hitting three fours and four sixes, while Ross remained unbeaten on 29*(27) runs with four boundaries as Khulna Tigers chased the winning target 10.2 overs losing just one wicket