Nafeez sets up Khulna Royals to comfortable win

Khulna Royal Bengals 140 for 3 

Nafees 71, Mubarak 30*  

Duronto Rajshahi 138 for 9 

Mukhtar 41*, Santokie 3 for 18 

Khulna Royal Bengals take  their 1st  win  in five matches, beating Duronto Rajshahi by eight wickets. Chasing 139 runs  to win, the Royal Bengals, lead by Shahriah Nafees' 71 runs, helped to win in 19.2 overs.

Nafees, like in the earlier two wins by his side, was the key contributor in the win. He smashed  eleven boundaries in his 52 deliveries  knock, ended  the match with a six off Ben Edmondson with five runs needed  for victory. He leads  the chase with two partnerships; he put on  63 runs  for the 2nd  wicket with Travis Birt, who made 23 off 26 deliveries included  with two fours and a six, and followed this up with a 54 runs partnership   in 6.4 overs with Jehan Mubarak, who stayed  unbeaten till the end for a ball 30 off 27.

Earlier, Rajshahi had improved to post a belligerent total after they had slipped to 64 for 6 in the 11th over. Mukhtar Ali and Sean Ervine put on  42 runs  for the 7th  wicket, and Mukhtar stayed  unbeaten on 41 runs  to lead them to 138 runs. Mukhtar hitted  four fours  and two sixes during hisl innings.

For the Royal Bengals, Krishmar Santokie take  three wickets while left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam and legspinner Noor Hossain claimed  two each. Both teams played with different skippers  today; Lou Vincent lead the Royal Bengals in spite of Nafees being in the playing eleven, and Tamim lead  Rajshahi in place of Chamara Kapugedera.