Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- Staging a great comeback from their shocking 8-wicket defeat against Comilla Victorians after being dismissed for only 68 runs on Tuesday, Sylhet Sixers beat defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Wednesday at their home- Sylhet International Stadium- by 27 runs.

It was Rangpur's fourth loss in six matches while Sylhet's second win in five matches.

Rangpur needed 61 runs in the last five overs with Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Benny Howell in the wicket. But they managed only 33 losing another wicket. Rilee Rossouw was the only batsman to offer some resistance from Rangpur scoring 58, but his effort went in vain as they ended the innings on 160/6 in 20 overs.

The Riders started chasing a challenging tot...