Sylhet Strikers restricted Khulna Tigers to a meager total of 128 runs in the 42nd and last game of the round-robin stage of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Being asked to bat, Khulna managed to keep their run rate up to 6 with the help of Afif Hossain's 52 from 35 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Friday. Wayne Parnell scored 21 from 14 balls to help Khulna reach 128/8 at the end.
Benny Howell picked up three wickets for Sylhet while Shafiqul Islam and Tanzim Hasan Sakib got two apiece.
Playing XIs
Sylhet Strikers (Playing XI): Kennar Lewis, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali, Mohammad Mithun(w/c), Benny Howell, Ariful Haque, Samit Patel, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shafiqul Islam, Sunzamul Islam.
Khulna Tigers (Playing XI): Anamul Haque(w/c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Afif Hossain, Habibur Rahman, Arif Ahmed, Nahidul Islam, Jason Holder, Wayne Parnell, Oshane Thomas, Rubel Hossain, Jon-Russ Jaggesar.
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