Khulna Tigers vs Rangpur Riders Head to Head Record in BPL History

Khulna Tigers (KHT) and Rangpur Riders (RAN) meet each other in match no. 15 of the ongoing ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday, January 17th at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Both sides clash again in just four days’ time as the Riders defeated the Tigers by four wickets on January 13th. 

Khulna has had a disappointing start to their campaign as they have played three matches so far and lost all three of them. They suffered defeats at the hands of Dhaka Dominators and Chattogram Challengers by six and nine wickets respectively in their opening two games before facing a loss against the Riders by four wickets. With no points and a net run rate of -0.345, they are placed sixth in the table. (All scenarios till Match no. 12) 

Rangpur has also played three games so far and won two and lost one. They beat Comilla Victorians by a margin of 34 runs in their opening encounter before getting beaten by Fortune Barishal by six wickets in their second match. With four points and an NRR of +0.501, the Riders are placed in the third position in the table. (All scenarios till Match no. 12) 

Speaking about the Head-to-Head contests, Rangpur has dominated Khulna as they have won seven out of the ten matches played between the two sides.  

Khulna Tigers (KHT) and Rangpur Riders (RAN) Head-to-Head in Bangladesh Premier League History 

Matches Played  Khulna Tigers  Rangpur Riders 
10 7

Top performers between Khulna Tigers (KHT) and Rangpur Riders (RAN): 

Universe Boss Chris Gayle leads the batting chart with 235 runs to his name in these fixtures followed by Mithun Ali (181) and Rilee Rossouw (163). In terms of wickets, Shafiul Islam is the leading wicket-taker with seven scalps followed by Shahid Afridi, Shahidul Islam, and Rubel Hossain (six each). Farhad Reza and Arafat Sunny are joint-third with five wickets each. 

Khulna Tigers (KHT) and Rangpur Riders (RAN) last meeting: 

As mentioned above, both teams met a few days back in match no. ten of the ongoing edition in which the Riders sealed a victory by a four-wicket margin. The Tigers batted first and got bundled out for just 130 in 19.4 overs as Robiul Haque picked up four wickets for 22 runs in four overs. In reply, veteran Shoaib Malik scored 44 runs as the Riders got over the line in the final over of the game.  

Khulna Tigers vs Rangpur Riders all-time results: 

Date  Winner  Margin  Venue 
Jan 13 2023  Rangpur Riders  4 Wickets  Chattogram 
Dec 27 2019  Khulna Tigers  52 Runs  Mirpur 
Dec 20 2019  Khulna Tigers  8 Wickets  Chattogram 
Jan 22 2019  Rangpur Riders  6 Wickets  Mirpur 
Jan 06 2019  Rangpur Riders  8 Runs  Mirpur 
Dec 08 2017  Rangpur Riders  8 Wickets  Mirpur 
Dec 03 2017  Rangpur Riders  19 Runs  Mirpur 
Nov 24 2017  Khulna Tigers  9 Runs  Chattogram 
Nov 22 2016  Rangpur Riders  7 Wickets  Chattogram 
Nov 10 2016  Rangpur Riders  9 Wickets  Mirpur