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Shakib shines as Dhaka Dynamites post 6-wicket win in BPL
SYLHET, Jan 18, 2019 (BSS)- It was an all-round performance came from
skipper Shakib Al Hasan helped Dhaka Dynamites to earn an overwhelming six
wickets victory against Sylhet Sixers in the 19th match of Bangladesh Premier
League (BPL) T20 held on Friday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Batting first after winning the important toss, Sylhet Sixers, rode on
their skipper David Warner’s blistering half century, scored a competitive
total of 158 for 8 from their stipulated 20 overs.
The left handed Australian recruit Warner blasted 43-ball off 63 runs
hitting eight boundaries and one over boundary and during the process he also
involved two partnerships first 40 runs with Afif Hossain (19) for the third
wicket stand and then shared 63 runs with Jaker Ali for the sixth wicket
stand.
Jaker who smashed 18-ball off 25-run with the help of one boundary and
equal number of over boundary to take Sylhet to a commanding position.
Earlier, the two Sylhet openers — Liton Das and Sabbir Rahman — gave
Sylhet a good start contributing 38 runs for the opening stand before Sylhet
lost their openers in quick successions. Liton scored 14-ball off 27 runs
with four boundaries and one over boundary while Sabbir Rahman added 11 runs.
Andrew Birch was the pick of Dhaka’s bowler as he claimed three Sylhet’s
wickets conceding 42 runs. He was well supported by Shakib Al Hasan who
bagged two wickets conceding 34 runs.
In reply, Dhaka Dynamites suffered early batting jolt as they lost their
top three batsmen inside 4.3 overs. Opener Mizanur Rahman was the first man
to go while another opener Sunil Narine also departed from the crease after a
brief blaze of 10-ball off 20 runs hitting three boundaries and one over
boundary.
One down Rony Talukder also lasted a little after scoring run-a-ball 13
runs with the help of one boundary and one over boundary.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan and Darwish Rasooli then steadied the innings
contributing 75 runs for the fourth wicket stand to take the team to a
comfortable position before Mohammad Irfan broke the partnership removing
Rasooli for 19 runs.
Shakib kept his nerve cool and took Dhaka to the coast safely along with
Andre Russell pairing another unbeaten 51 runs stand along with Andre Russell
with 17 overs with six wickets in hand. The ace all-rounder Shakib played an
impressive knock off 41-ball off 61 runs hitting eight boundaries and two
over boundaries while Russell supported him with 21-ball off 40 runs with the
help of two boundaries and four over boundaries.
Mohammad Irfan was the most successful bowler as he claimed two Dhaka’s
wickets conceding 38 runs.
Shakib Al Hasan of Dhaka was named the player of the match for his
magnificent all-round performance.
Winning Dhaka’s skipper Shakib, after the match, said: “I thought the
wicket got better in the second half. We could have bowled better. After
getting them 5 down less than 100, we could have wrapped them up for a
smaller score as only David Warner was their main batsman left. Still, happy
that we did the job with the bat. We’re going well overall, just a bit of
fine-tuning needed. It’s a long tournament, so we need to keep ourselves
fresh and keep going.”
After the match Sylhet Sixers skipper Warner said: “Pretty disappointing.
I thought 160 was about par but fantastic innings there from Shakib. Don’t
see too many wins coming from three down, so credit to them. We scrambled to
around 160 but couldn’t get the job done. There was an over there from Al-
Amin which got the treatment from Shakib. Happens sometimes, just got to come
back positive tomorrow.
With this victory, Dhaka Dynamites maintained their top position in the
points table with 10 points from six matches while Sylhet Sixers remained at
their previous credit of four points playing the same number of outings.
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