Rangpur Riders vs Sylhet Strikers, T20, 7th Match, January 23, 2024 - Match Info

That's it from game 1 of today. We will have game 2 in just a bit. Do join for us that. Till then take care and be well. See you soon. Bye.

Nurul Hasan | Rangpur captain: It was a great game but the way we batted in this game, the top-order, we need to take more responsibility. Two games the top-order has not batted well, we need to focus on that. Our bowlers bowled really well, especially in the powerplay, Sheikh Mahedi and Ripon Mandal at the death. The way Babar and Omarzai batted was a great effort for the team.

Azmatullah Omarzai | Player of the Match: I'm so happy, I batted with Babar Azam the most experienced player and he's class. We discussed about rotating the strike and wait for the loose ball. I was waiting to give him strike. I waited for the loose ball and tried to hit that for a boundary.

Mashrafe Mortaza | Sylhet captain: This sort of wicket, 140-150, you always asking for 150-160, 20-30 short despite Hemantha's special spell. First match fielding was not up to the mark but today it is very good but the batting did not fire. You need to perform in all departments otherwise it's tough. Just two games but we are looking for momentum and if we get that we will see.

16:47 Local Time, 10:47 GMT, 16:17 IST: One can see still that Babar is talking to Azmatullah. What a stand this between Azmatullah and Babar Azam. It was looking so gloomy for them when they were 39/6 after a triple-wicket over from Dushan Hemantha but the calm head of Babar and the class of Azmatullah showed. They took their time before finishing it off with a flurry. Rangpur were in big trouble after that Hemantha burst but there were no more alarms as the duo showed their mettle. Rangpur open their account with this win. Stay tuned for the presentation...

18.2 Ngarava to Azmatullah, SIX, Azmatullah finishes it off. And in style. Makes room and pulls the short of length delivery outside the leg-stump flat over wide long-on. Babar Azam hugs him and taps him on the head

18.1 Ngarava to Babar Azam, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, pulled to mid-wicket who unnecessarily shies at Azmatullah's end and gives away one

17.6 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Azmatullah, SIX, Azmatullah is all smiles as Babar Azam tells him something. It's the short of length delivery outside off, Azmatullah has nailed the pull flat over deep mid-wicket. Was the slower one and Azmatullah picked it so well

17.5 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Babar Azam, 1 run, low full-toss on off, driven to long-on

17.4 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Babar Azam, FOUR, short of length and on the stumps, Babar Azam pulls hard and beats deep square leg to his left

17.3 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Babar Azam, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Babar Azam ducks

17.2 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Azmatullah, 1 run, full on the stumps, Azmatullah makes room to drive wide of mid-off

17.1 Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Azmatullah, FOUR, Azmatullah now finishing this off. A slower ball on a length, the back of the hand slower ball and it sits up, swatted away to the deep mid-wicket fence

16.6 Ngarava to Babar Azam, FOUR, 50 for Babar Azam! Another slower short delivery on the stumps, Babar Azam pulls hard and beats deep square leg running and diving to his left

16.5 Ngarava to Babar Azam, 2 runs, slower short delivery on the stumps, Babar Azam pulls over the keeper and short fine-leg runs back to keep it to two

16.4 Ngarava to Azmatullah, 1 run, short of length and extra bounce on the stumps, Azmatullah makes room and glides to third man

16.3 Ngarava to Azmatullah, no run, short of length and angling away from Azmatullah who slashes and misses

16.2 Ngarava to Babar Azam, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped to deep mid-wicket

16.1 Ngarava to Azmatullah, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Azmatullah makes room and hops to defend wide of backward point, half-stopped