Khaled Picked Four as Shakib's Rangpur Hobble to 134-9

Pacer Khaled Ahmed picked four-wicket haul as Fortune Barishal restricted Rangpur Riders to 134-9 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

Reported that Pakistani pacer Mohammad Imran Junior set the tone of the innings in the very first ball, when he rattled the stumps of Brandon King with an in-swinging yorker.

Barishal bowlers then kept taking wickets in regular succession, not allowing Ranpur to build any momentum. Meanwhile Shamim Hossain's 33-ball 34 and Mahedi Hasan's 19-ball 29 helped Rangpur to post a total in excess of 130.

Rangpur's all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan could make just two in his first innings in a competitive game since becoming a member of the parliament. Earlier, Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal won the toss and opted to field first.