Andre Russell smashes one by a leg side in Mirpur on Dec 6, 2016. PHOTO: BCB
It was a day for West Indian cricketers as several of a Caribbean stars illuminated adult a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) during a Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Big-hitting West Indies star Chris Gayle started a record with a 30-ball 44 that guided Chittagong Vikings to 142-8.
Bangladesh maladroit opener Tamim Iqbal anchored a innings with 51 off 46 balls yet there was changed small support elsewhere, with a third tip scorer being Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik (14 off 12 balls).
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West Indian medium-pacer Kesrick Williams starred for their opponents Rajshahi Kings with a ball, returning implausible total of 4-11 in 4 overs.
In reply, World T20-winning captain Darren Sammy scored an dominant 55 off only 27 balls to beam his side to a target, notwithstanding Kings looking down and out during one theatre with 6 wickets down and only 57 on a board.
In a other match, it was a Andre Russell-show as a Dhaka Dynamites all-rounder took a diversion divided from Khulna Titans with both bat and ball.
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Russell initial beaten 46 off 25 balls to take his side to 140-8, being supposing useful support from compatriot and associate all-rounder Dwayne Bravo (23 off 22 balls).
It was not all West Indies yet as Pakistan left-arm pacer Junaid Khan claimed total of 4-24 for Khulna to go tip of a wicket-takers’ draft for this year’s BPL with 20 scalps to his name.
Russell and Bravo were during it again with a round as well, with Russell claiming 3 wickets in his fours overs while Bravo took 3 in 2.2 overs.
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