Bangladesh Premier League: Sabbir heroics not adequate for Kings
Sabbir Rahman scored 122 off 61. PHOTO COURTESY: BCB
Sabbir Rahman’s glorious hit of 122 off 61 balls, a top measure so distant in a 2016 Bangladesh Premier League, was not adequate to see his side explain a win as Barisal Bulls claimed a slight four-run win during a Shere Bangla Stadium yesterday.
There was changed small support for Sabbir as Kings chased a high 193-run total, with dual batsmen being discharged on golden ducks. One was opener Raqibul Hasan while a other was Pakistani middle-order batsman Umar Akmal.
Bangladesh pacer alAmin Hossain was a top wicket-taker for his side with total of 3-35 in 4 overs.
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Earlier in a day, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim’s dominant 81 off 52 balls had taken Bulls to 192-4, with glorious knocks from Shahriar Nafees (63 off 44 balls) and Thisara Perera (24 off 11).
Tanvir impresses in defeat
Like Sabbir, Pakistani all-rounder Sohail Tanvir attempted his hardest to beam his side Comilla Victorians to feat in a day’s second compare though was incompetent to do so.
Tanvir was a star of a uncover with a round for his side, claiming 3 wickets while giving divided usually 19 runs in his share of 4 overs.
He was ably upheld by his skipper Mashrafe Mortaza (3-26) and Nazmul Hossain Shanto (2-9) as Khulna Titans were limited to 144-9, with Hasanuzzaman’s 37 off 30 balls being a usually measure of over 25.
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But a batsmen were incompetent to perform for Comilla as they fell 13 runs brief of feat with Shafiul Islam’s total of 2-13 being quite impressive.
Tanvir, meanwhile, contributed with 21 runs off 21 balls for a losing side.
Published in The Express Tribune, Nov 14th, 2016.
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