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Rajshahi Royals need 135 to win

Dhaka Platoon has set 135-run target before the Rajshahi Royals in 3rd match of the Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL.

They scored 134 runs in stipulated 20 overs losing 9 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Anamul Haque scored highest 38 runs off 33 balls Jaker Ali, Wahab Riaz and Mashrafe Mortaza added 58.

For Rajshahi Royals, Abu Jayed bagged 2 wickets. And Taijul Islam, Farhad Reza,  Alok Kapali and RS Bopara took 1 each. 

Earlier, Rajshahi Royals captain Andre Russell won the toss and sent Tamim -Mashrafe's Dhaka Platoon to bat first. 

Dhaka Platoon (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Jaker Ali (w), Thisara Perera, Shahid Afridi, Laurie Evans, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mahedi Hasan, Wahab Riaz, Ariful Haque, Hasan Mahmud

Rajshahi Royals (Playing XI): Liton Das (w), Hazratullah Zazai, Shoaib Malik, Andre Russell (c), Ravi Bopara, Afif Hossain, Alok Kapali, Abu Jayed, Taijul Islam, Farhad Reza, Minhajul Abedin Afridi