Rangpur’s new overseas recruits Reeza Hendricks and Jimmy Neesham hit half-centuries to power the side to 211-3 after opting to bat first.

Rangpur’s new foreign recruits, South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks and New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham, powered the side to a daunting total

Shakib, who was eight runs short of the feat before the match, entered the seven thousand club in 387 innings

Bangladesh’s all-format skipper Shakib Al Hasan did not give a clear answer when he was asked whether he would play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home in March.

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan found some respite from his recent struggles with the bat this Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and got among the runs in the match against Durdanto Dhaka yesterday.

Shakib, who had made just four runs in his last three innings before today’s match, made 34 off 20 balls with the help of three sixes and a four

The second Dhaka phase of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins today where the focus will be on how the franchises deal with the imminent exodus of foreign players and can local players step up to fill that void.

Rangpur Rider batter Babar Azam acknowledged the substandard nature of the wickets offered in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and said that it needs improving to elevate the standard of the tournament.

'You are having trouble batting because of your eyes...' Shakib Al Hasan stopped the questioner and said, 'Who told you that I’m having trouble with my eyes?'

Babar Azam made 47 off 37 balls while captain Nurul Hasan Sohan hit a handy 46 off 30 balls to take Rangpur to 162-7 in their 20 overs

Comilla Victorians head coach Mohammad Salahuddin had been seen working with Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan at Sylhet during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Shakib has so far batted just twice at the BPL and did not come out to bat in two games due to eye problem.

Babar Azam struck 62 off 46 deliveries to anchor the innings while Azmatullah Omarzai's cameo 32 off 15 helped Rangpur to 183 for 8.After the match a team source said that it wasn't required he bats in this game and that was why Shakib did not come to bat. 

“He [Shakib] is making up the hours in training and trying to get into rhythm,’ the franchise’s batting coach Shahriar Nafees said today.

Khulna Tigers maintained their hundred percent record while Rangpur Riders slumped to their second defeat in three matches as the Bangladesh Premier League caravan moved to Sylhet.

In all eight matches of the first Dhaka phase, the team that batted second won the match.

Shakib went to Singapore for eye check-up after playing Rangpur’s tournament opener against Fortune Barishal in Mirpur. 

Players like Babar provide the type of quality that franchises can bank upon.

The right-handed batter turned up for today's match after arriving in Dhaka on Monday night and rescued his side from a top-order wobble, with help from player-of-the-match Azmatullah Omarzai, in a low-scoring affair in Mirpur.

Mashrafe was guilty of not dragging his bat in and instead tried to plant it inside the crease

Babar did not get much time for acclimatisation or acquaintance as he turned up for Today's match against Sylhet Sixers.