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Rangpur set 161-run target for Barisal

Rangpur Riders have set 161-run target for Barisal Bulls in the Qualifier 2 of BPL-2015 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur of Dhaka on Sunday.Rangpur Riders captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first.Rangpur Riders managed to score 160 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs.LMP Simmons scored 73 runs from 57 balls for Rangpur Riders.KK Cooper picked 3 wickets for 39 runs while Al-Amin Hossain, Mohammad Sami and S Prasanna took 1 wicket each of Rangpur Riders.Rangpur Riders LMP Simmons, Soumya Sarkar, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Mithun (Wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mohammad Nabi, Al-Amin, NLTC Perera, DJG Sammy, Arafat Sunny, Saqlain Sajib, Muktar Ali, SMSM Senanayake, Misbah-ul-Haq, Murad Khan, Wahab Riaz, Abdullah Al Mamun and Abu JayedBarisal Bulls Rony Talukdar (Wicketkeeper), CH Gayle, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah (Captain), Mehedi Maruf, RR Emrit, KK Cooper, Nadif Chowdhury, Al-Amin Hossain, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Sami, Sharifullah, S Prasanna, Sohag Gazi, E Lewis, Suhrawadi Shuvo, N Dutta, BRM Taylor