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Chattogram Challengers, who beat Sylhet Strikers the previous day, failed to shine on Saturday as Khulna Tigers beat them by four wickets in Mirpur.

Nahidul Islam got four wickets to restrict Chattogram for 121 runs. He returned Avishka Fernando (8) and Imran Uzzaman (0) consecutively in the third over. Tanjid Hasan Tamim (19) also became a victim of this pacer in the next over.

Half of the team's batters went back in the ninth over. Skipper Shuvagata Hom stopped for two and Shahadat Hossain Dipu (6) departed in the previous over.

Chattogram lost five wickets for 61 runs. Nahidul made Najibullah Zadran (24) his fourth victim.

After losing the seventh wicket for the team's 80 runs, the team crossed the hundred with the partnership of Nihaduzzaman and Shohidul Islam.

Fahim Ashraf broke the partnership of 29 with Nihaduzzaman’s (9) wicket and also sent back Bilal Khan in the same over.

Oshane Thomas dismissed Shohidul in the penultimate ball of the innings as this Chattogram batter scored highest 40 runs in the innings.

Nahidul took four wickets off 12 runs in 4 overs. Fahim got three wickets, while Thomas took the two wickets.

Chasing a small target, Khulna struggled before sealing the deal in 18.2 overs with Mahmudul Hasan Joy making the highest 39 off 44 as he struck one four and one six in his innings.

Afif Hossain was the other notable contributor with 26. Joy and Afif basically lifted the side with small but crucial 46-run which was instrumental in chasing the target successfully at the end.