Rajshahi Kings once again changed their opening pair combination as they tried their fourth option in six matches till Wednesday.
In first two matches, Mohammad Hafeez and Mominul Huque opened the innings.
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In the third and fourth match they tried with Mominul and captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz but Miraz was once again replaced by Evin Lewis in the fifth match.
This time, they had Miraz and Shahriar Nafees opening the innings.
It did not change their fortunes as the opening stand lasted for 2.3 overs and scored just two.
Rajshahi Kings INNINGS R B
Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Pollard b Russell 1 11
Shahriar Nafees c Rubel Hossain b Narine 25 27
Marshall Ayub c †Nurul Hasan b Narine 45 31
RN ten Doeschate lbw b Narine 16 16
Zakir Hasan † st †Nurul Hasan b Al Islam 20 18
C Jonker not out 9 9
S Prasanna st †Nurul Hasan b Shakib Al Hasan 2 4
I Udana not out 3 4
Extras (b 4, lb 6, w 5) 15
TOTAL (6 Wickets, 20 Overs) 136
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 2.3 ov), 2-77 (Shahriar Nafees, 11.2 ov), 3-78 (Marshall Ayub, 11.4 ov), 4-116 (Zakir Hasan, 16.5 ov), 5-118 (RN ten Doeschate, 17.2 ov), 6-125 (S Prasanna, 18.3 ov)
Bowling
AD Russell 3-1-17-1, Rubel Hossain 3-0-17-0, Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-29-1, SP Narine 4-0-19-3, Asif Hasan 2-0-15-0, Al Islam 4-0-29-1
Dhaka Dynamites INNINGS R B
Hazratullah Zazai b Udana 6 6
SP Narine lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1 3
AD Russell c ten Doeschate b Arafat Sunny 11 8
Rony Talukdar b Arafat Sunny 14 26
Shakib Al Hasan c Jonker b Arafat Sunny 13 18
KA Pollard c sub (Soumya Sarkar) b Kamrul Islam 13 19
Mohammad Naim c Shahriar Nafees b Mehidy 17 18
Nurul Hasan † c ten Doeschate b Mustafizur 21 14
Rubel Hossain run out (†Zakir /Mustafizur) 0 1
Asif Hasan not out 6 7
Al Islam not out 0 0
Extras (lb 2, w 12) 14
TOTAL (9 Wickets, 20 Overs) 116
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (SP Narine, 1.1 ov), 2-23 (Hazratullah Zazai, 2.4 ov), 3-23 (AD Russell, 3.1 ov), 4-49 (Shakib Al Hasan, 8.2 ov), 5-53 (Rony Talukdar, 10.3 ov), 6-84 (Mohammad Naim, 15.6 ov), 7-85 (KA Pollard, 16.3 ov), 8-87 (Rubel Hossain, 17.2 ov), 9-112 (Nurul Hasan, 19.3 ov)
Bowling
I Udana 4-0-36-1, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3-0-18-2, Arafat Sunny 4-1-8-3, Kamrul Islam Rabbi 4-0-24-1, Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-19-1, S Prasanna 1-0-9-0
Kings won by 20 runs
MoM: Arafat Sunny (RK)