Parvez Hossain Emon and Ripon Mondol shone with the bat and ball as Bangladesh HP recorded a 77-run win over Melbourne Renegades in their first Top End T20 series match at Darwin, Australia, on Sunday.
Emon blasted a blistering 69 off 48 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes as HP team made 170-6 in the stipulated overs.
Later, thanks to Ripon's firework with the cherry, HP dismissed Melbourne for 93 in 15.2 overs.
Ripon scalped 3-12 after bowling three overs and was complemented by left-arm spinner Rakibul Islam, who also took 3-21.
Abu Haider Rony and Alis Al Islam took two wickets apiece to play perfect foil to the duo. Melbourne, however, came to play the match without the service of their first-choice players.
HP team got off to a solid start, thanks to openers Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Jishan Alam, who both were dismissed cheaply but batted with an attacking mindset to give the scoreboard a huge boost.
Tanzid hit four boundaries for his 9 ball-17 before Emon took the anchor role to drive the side. While he batted with freedom, HP saw a tumbling of wickets around him, but little contribution from the lower order helped the side set a tough target for Melbourne.
Melbourne seemed to be no match for the HP team as their batters failed to come up with positive batting show. Opener Joshua Brown with 19 was their top-scorer.
