Chittagong Vikings have secured their maiden victory in the inaugural match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) against defending champions Rangpur Riders, by three wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.
Asked to bat first, the Riders set a target of 99 runs in their stipulated 20 overs.
In reply, Chittagong Vikings reached the target losing three wickets in 19.1 overs.
Chittagong Vikings (Playing XI): Mohammad Shahzad, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim(wk/c), Mosaddek Hossain, Sikandar Raza, Robbie Frylinck, Nayeem Hasan, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed
Rangpur Riders (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam.