Dhaka, Jan. 19 -- Sabbir Rahman struck a superb 85 off 51 balls with five fours and six sixes to guide his team to the highest total of Bangladesh Premier League's (BPL) ongoing season on Saturday at Sylhet International Stadium against Rangpur Riders.

Rangpur won the toss and decided to bowl first against Sylhet, who beat them in their previous encounter. Sylhet posted 194/4 and surpassed Dhaka Dynamites' score of 192 against Khulna Titans.

Sabbir has been struggling with his form. In the previous six matches, his highest was 20 runs and he has failed to touch two-digit scores in three encounters. But the Sylhet never lost faith in him.

Sabbir opened the innings with Liton Das and they added only 13 runs. Liton, who scored a fifty in ...