Rubel’s three-wicket haul boosts Tigers HP

Md Rubel led Bangladesh High Performance XI’s bowling effort with three wickets, as Hobart Hurricanes Academy posted 153-7 in their Top End T20 Series match at DXC Arena in Darwin on Sunday.

Rubel returned impressive figures of 3-25 from his four overs, while Ripon Mondol claimed two wickets for 34. Abu Hider and Abdul Gaffar Saqlain took one wicket each as Bangladesh kept the Hurricanes Academy to a manageable total after opting to bowl.

Teague Wyllie anchored the Australian side’s innings with an unbeaten 78 off 53 balls, hitting four fours and three sixes. Bradley Hope added 22 off 17, while Tim Ward contributed 15. The Hurricanes lost seven wickets, but Wyllie’s late resistance helped them reach 153.

Bangladesh made a brisk start to their chase but lost three wickets inside five overs. Habibur Rahman Sohan fell for four, Ariful Islam made four, and Jishan Alam scored nine. Sabbir Rahman then steadied the innings with an unbeaten 59 off 45 balls, including six fours and two sixes.

Bangladesh HP entered the contest on the back of a nine-wicket win over Nepal A, with Jishan Alam scoring an unbeaten 52 runs off 29 balls and Rubel taking four wickets for 18 runs.

Bangladesh HP will next face Cricket Victoria on 24 August at 11:00am Bangladesh Time. They will then take on Adelaide Strikers Academy on 25 August and New Zealand A on 27 August.