Tanbir, Akbar help Rangpur stay unbeaten in NCL T20

Dhaka, 15 Dec - Tanbir Hyder and Akbar Ali hammered two useful
knocks as Rangpur romped to a fourth straight victory by cruising to a seven-
wicket victory over Rajshahi Division at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
today.

The victory put Rangpur in the top spot of NCL T20 tournament with eight
points from four matches. Dhaka Metro also have same points but based on net-
run-rate, they are in the second spot now.

Put into bat first, Rajshahi were restricted to 189-8, thanks to Sabbir
Hosan's 52 ball-73 [not out], an innings laced with seven fours and two
sixes. Golam Kibira scored a rapid 38 off 15 while Habibur Rahman hammered 18
ball-30.

Alauddin Babu and Chowdhury M Rizwan claimed three wickets apiece for
Rangpur.

Tanbir Hyder and Akbar then guided Rangpur to the victory as they chased down
the big target with balls to spare, by totaling 194-3. Tanbir who opened the
innings blasted 71 off 45 with eight fours and two sixes before Akbar signed
off the game with blistering 29 ball-68 [not out].

Akbar clobbered four fours and six sixes.