VIDEO: 26 runs were needed in 6 balls to win, the batsman hit 30

VIDEO: 26 runs were needed in 6 balls to win, the batsman hit 30; Caribbean all-rounder was beaten badly

An exciting match was seen in Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25. The match was played between Rangpur Riders and Fortune Barishal on 9 January. Rangpur needed 26 runs to win in the last over. Captain Nurul Hasan scored 30 runs in Kyle Mayers' over and gave the team a thrilling victory. Rangpur easily chased the target of 198 runs.

New Delhi. Rangpur Riders captain Nurul Hasan performed brilliantly and scored 30 runs in the last over to achieve a thrilling victory. His team needed 26 runs to win. This match was played on Thursday, January 9 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The match was played between Rangpur Riders and Fortune Barishal.

Chasing a target of 198, Rangpur Riders got off to a poor start with opener Alex Hales getting dismissed after scoring just one run. Taufiq Khan (38 off 28 balls) and Saif Hasan (22 off 19 balls) made solid contributions, but the Pakistan duo of Iftikhar Ahmed (48 off 36 balls) and Khushdil Shah (48 off 24 balls) performed brilliantly and played half-centuries to keep the Riders in the match.

Last over drama

The team needed 26 runs in the last over to win. Kyle Mayers was given the responsibility of bowling the last over and Rangpur captain Nurul Hasan immediately hit a six on deep midwicket. After this, Hasan hit two consecutive fours and only 12 runs were needed in the last three balls to achieve the target. Nurul hit another six on the fourth ball on deep square leg. He hit a four on the last ball. In the thrilling end, Hasan hit another six on the last ball and scored 30 runs instead of 26 to register a spectacular victory.

Kyle Mayers' half-century went in vain

Earlier, Fortune Barishal, who came to bat first, gave a solid start to their team with openers captain Tamim Iqbal (40 runs in 34 balls) and Nazmul Hussain Shanto (41 runs in 30 balls) making a partnership of 81 runs in 61 balls. Kyle Mayrey showed his true flair and played an unbeaten innings of 61 runs in 29 balls. Faheem Ashraf also contributed 20 runs in six balls and the team scored 197 runs. Dailymintz