On Sunday, Riders, playing their back to back matches, successfully defended 169, curtailing the Titans' innings into 161 runs in 20 overs. They lost 5 wickets. Khulna Titans were well into the contest of chasing the victory target putting 90 in the first wicket half way through the match without losing a wicket. Stirling starred the show with 61 and other opener Junaid Siddique contributed 33. The departure of Stirling off the bowling of Mortaza slowed down the run rate of the Titans made them gradually slipping away from the game. Despite having hard hitter Carlos Brathwaite in the crease, the task of scoring 20 off last 6 balls proved much tougher for Khulna Titans.

ran for two when 10 runs needed off the final delivery. Following the sorry batting display in the first match, Rangpur Riders batsmen exhibited a better show this time when they were sent into bat first. The 169 runs innings was mostly framed by opener Rilee Rossouw. Rossouw plumed up with an unbeaten 76 runs; the 52 ball innings constituted of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Titan’s bowlers squared in the middle claiming 3 wickets in the previous stage of

, the stand in man of the Riders added 29 ball 40 at the end.

Rilee Rossouw 76*, Ravi Bopara 40* Zahir Khan 1/30, Ali Khan 1/35, Carlos Brathwaite 1/39

Paul Stirling 61, Junaid Siddique 33,

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