Rubel stars as Prime Bank clinch victory in DPL T20

A blistering half century coming from the bat of opener Rubel Mia steered Prime Bank Cricket Club to earn a 49-run victory over Abahani Limited in the Dhaka Premier League T20 match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the city on Wednesday, reports BSS.

Sent to bat first by Abahani, Prime Bank amassed a challenging total of 176 for 6 from their allotted 20 overs.

The two openers gave Prime Bank a solid start contributing 67 runs for the opening stand.

Rubel blasted 56-ball off 76 runs hitting seven boundaries and four over boundaries while Anamul Haque chipped away 22-ball off 37 runs that contained one four and four sixes.

Later, Ariful Haque (21) and Al-Amin (20) made a quick fire which helped Prime Bank to set a massive winning target for Abahani Limited.

Mohammad Saifuddin, Sabbir Rahman, Zakaria Islam, Rubel Hossain and Ariful Hasan all took one of Prime Bank's wicket each.

In reply, Abahani stumbled in the beginning of their chase as they were eventually restricted at 127 for 9 in 20 overs.