Rangpur Riders' extraordinary comeback!
Rangpur Riders is one of the favorite teams of Bangladesh Premier League 2024. Rangpur has arranged a team with famous local and foreign stars. Their main plan is to win the title this year. Shakib Al Hasan-led Rangpur Riders entered the field in this year's BPL to implement that plan. But the team stumbled in the first match. Rangpur Riders started their journey in the Bangladesh Premier League by winning only one from the first three matches of the season. But before the end of time, the team came back brilliantly!
Rangpur Riders faced off against Fortune Barisal in the first match of this year's Bangladesh Premier League. Fortune Barisal captain Tamim Iqbal Khan decided to bowl after winning the toss at the beginning of this match. Along with the luck of the toss, the luck of the match was also in favor of Khan Shaheb. Rangpur Riders were able to score only 134 runs in the scheduled 20 overs after losing nine wickets by batting first. Shamim Hossain played the highest innings of 34 runs for the team. Later, in response to Rangpur's 135, Fortune Barisal came close to winning after losing 5 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan's Rangpur Riders' BPL journey started with a loss of 5 wickets!
In their second match, Rangpur Riders faced Sylhet Strikers. Even though they lost the toss in the first match, Rangpur Riders won the toss in this match. Team captain Nurul Hasan Sohan decided to bowl after winning the toss. Rangpur was able to use their plan well in this match. As a result, Mashrafe Bin Murtaza's Sylhet Strikers were restricted to 120 runs by the team. But Rangpur lost six wickets to win by scoring 120 runs. Pakistani batsman Babar Azam and Afghanistan's all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai's extraordinary batting performance in this match won the team!
After winning one and losing one in the first two matches, Rangpur Riders once again tasted defeat in the third match. This time they lost against Khulna Tigers. In response to the 160 runs given by Khulna Tigers, the team was all out for just 132 runs. As a result, the ability of the riders to question! Even with such a good team, after losing both of the first three matches, many thought that the team may not be able to fulfill the expectations this season. But Rangpur Riders came back to leave behind all the discussions! After winning four consecutive matches in the next four matches, Rangpur rose to first place in the points table!
In the fourth match with Rangpur Raid, Durant faced Dhaka. The batsmen set a huge target of 183 runs against Dhaka after batting first. After batting, the Rangpur players performed amazingly in bowling. Rangpur Riders got a huge win by 89 runs by restricting the formidable Dhaka to 104 runs.
In their fifth match, Rangpur faces Comilla Victorians. This match was the most challenging for the Rangpur Riders. One of the favorite teams in this tournament is the last two champions Comilla Victorian. After an amazing match, the Rangpur Riders finally got victory in this match as well. The team led by Nurul Hasan Sohan confirmed their third victory by defeating Comilla Victorians by 8 runs.
In their sixth and seventh match, Rangpur Riders won the fourth consecutive match by defeating their two opponents Sylhet Strikers and Duranto Dhaka again by a huge margin. With this victory, Rangpur Riders are at the very top of the table with a maximum of five wins in the hand match. After losing two of the first three matches, the team's comeback is truly commendable. Can the Raiders make up for their shortcomings this season?
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