Azad Hossain:
Chittagong Kings started the 11th season of BPL by losing to Khulna Tigers in the first match. However, the team made a great comeback and won the tournament with a hat-trick win. Mithun-Shariful defeated Sylhet by runs in the fourth match. In this, Chittagong Kings occupied the second place, leaving Barisal behind in the 6-point table.
Although Barisal has 6 points after playing 5 matches, they are ahead in run rate.
Chittagong Kings defeated Sylhet Strikers by 30 runs at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today, Monday.
After losing the toss and opting to bat, Usman Khan and Graeme Clarke started the match with a stormy start, but Haider Ali’s innings in the end led Chittagong Kings to score 203 runs. Chasing a big run, Sylhet Strikers’ innings was stopped at 173 runs.
Sylhet lost the wicket of Rony Talukdar with the second ball of the innings while playing on target. Paul Stirling returned without scoring a run off Nabil Samad. Zakir, who played well in the previous two matches, got off to a good start today. However, he settled down and returned to be the victim of Alice today.
Aaron Jones also failed.
However, George Mansi tried to settle down at the crease. Zaker Ali Anik also gave a glimpse of the storm by joining him. The pair of these two added 62 runs. Mansi was out for 52 with four fours and sixes in 37 balls.
Captain Ariful Haque returned after hitting two sixes. Zaker survived till the end. However, he could not do anything except reduce the margin of defeat. Zaker remained unbeaten on 47 runs from 23 balls.
After losing the toss, the Kings got off to a bad start. Left-handed opener Parvez Hossain Emon, who got a chance in the Champions Trophy team, failed again. Tanjim Hasan caught Shakib’s ball and scored 7 runs off 10 balls.
But the Kings quickly handled this shock. Pakistan’s Usman lit up again, and Clarke stormed with him. Both of them added 68 runs. Usman returned to Ariful Haque for 53 off 35 balls.
But as Clarke continues, he plays more aggressively. Nahidul Islam dismissed Clarke who scored 60 off 33 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes. In the end, Kings scored two hundred runs with Pakistani Haider’s bat. This batsman made 42 in just 18 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes.
the score
Chittagong Kings: 203/6 in 20 overs (Clark 60, Usman 53, Hyder 42*, Mithun 28; Tanzim 2/38).
Sylhet Strikers: 173/8 from 20 overs (Mansi 52, Zaker 47*, Zakir 25; Wasim 3/25, Alis 2/36).
Result: Chittagong Kings win by 30 runs
Man of the match: Graham Clarke.
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