Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Rangpur Riders post a mammoth total of 239 runs for four in 20 overs on Friday against Chittagong Vikings in Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city which is the highest-ever team total in the history of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw hit centuries for the Riders which is the first-ever instance of two batters scoring tons in the same innings of a BPL match.

Chittagong Vikings won the toss and opted to bowl first. Rangpur Riders started the innings losing Chris Gayle just in six runs. The Caribbean batting superstar fell for two. Abu Jayed Rahi, the right-arm pacer of the Vikings, trapped him for lbw.

In the second wicket stand, Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw posted 180 runs which i...