Match 41, Mirpur, February 23, 2024, 01:30 PM
Comilla Victorians
140/8(20.0ov)
Fortune Barishal
141/4(19.4ov)
Fortune Barishal beat Comilla Victorians by 6 wickets
Right then that's it from the penultimate game of BPL 2024 league stage as Fortune Barishal advanced to the playoff courtesy of defeating Comilla Victorians today. Cricketing action continues from BPL 2024 as the final game of the league stage will be played between Khulna Tigers and Sylhet Strikers later in the evening. All you need to do is switch tabs and more cricketing action awaits. Until then, cheers!
The skipper of Fortune Barishal Tamim Iqbal is the player of the match and he says he feels happy to have made it to the playoffs. Says that he is happy about how his side played this game and performed. Adds that he knew somebody would score a bit against them and he feels that the bowlers could have done a bit better against Jaker. Mentions that with the bowlers restricting the opposition to 140, he couldn't ask for more. Closes by saying that he aimed to build partnerships and not look at the scoreboard and that the main thing was to keep wickets in hands as the target wasn't a big one.
Litton Das the skipper of Comilla Victorians says that it was a difficult pitch to bat on and Jaker gave them the hope but they will need to improve. Adds that they have a strong tail and he believes in them. Mentions that they thought they could defend it and with the wicket being hard to bat on he knew that they had a chance. States that the deathovers were crucial and those two sixes changed the momentum.
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Earlier in the game, after batting first Comilla Victorians managed to put 140 on the board thanks to a good cameo of 38 at the end from Jaker Ali. Other batters did get starts but threw away their good work by not making them count. With a position in the playoffs at stake the bowlers of Fortune Barishal were spot on today with Taijul Islam being the best of the lot as he picked up 3 while Obed McCoy and Mohammad Saifuddin picked up a couple each. Akif Javed took a solitary wicket as well.
The bowlers had to put up a miraculous performance to turn around things in this game but they were not able to do so. There isn't much to reflect on the bowling province as Musfik Hasan took a couple while Andre Russell and Mohammad Enamul took a wicket each while others went wicketless.
Chasing down a tricky total of 140 Fortune Barishal started a bit sluggishly with Ahmed Shehzad departing inside 2 overs with just 10 on board. Tamim Iqbal and Kyle Mayers then knit a partnership of 64 for the second wicket and took the sting out of the game. After the dismissal of Kyle Mayers it was then the skipper Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim who took the game closer to their grasp with a partnership of 39 runs for the third wicket. Tamim Iqbal played a skipper's knock and scored 66 runs while Mushfiqur Rahim and Kyle Mayers played key kocks as well.
Fortune Barishal wins this by 6 wickets and they have sealed the final spot in the playoffs with this victory.
In over# 20
2lb
0
0
6
Musfik Hasan 19/2(3.4)
19.4
2lb
LEG BYES! Not the ideal way to get the winning runs but Fortune Barishal will take it anyway. Bangs another bouncer right on the money over off, Mahmudullah looks for the pull but gets beaten. The ball crashes into his helmet and rolls to the fielder at point. The batters scamper through for the run and the fielder has a shy at the nonstriker's but fails to connect. The ball rolls over with nobody backing and the batters get through for the second. Fortune Barishal qualify for the playoffs and it's been a fighting match that went down to the wire.
19.3
.
Bangs it on a good length but outside off, Mahmudullah drives it straight to the fielder at short cover. Two dots in a row now.
19.2
.
Surprised him with a bouncer on off, Mahmudullah gets beaten trying to pull it.
19.1
6
SIX! Shot of authority that! Goes fuller outside the off stump line and Mahmudullah gets closer to the line of the ball and wacks it over covers for a maximum. They now just need 2 more runs to win.
In over# 19
0
0
1
0
0
4
Sunil Narine 18/0(4)
18.6
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A dot to finish the 19th over. Bowls it right in the blockhole on off, Soumya Sarkar digs it back to the bowler. Fortune Barishal need 8 runs off the last over.
18.5
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Goes fuller on off, Soumya Sarkar tries for the sweep but gets a toe end of the bat towards short third man for no runs.
18.4
1
Darts one quicker and fuller on off, Mahmudullah digs it to the off side for a single.
18.3
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A tad shorter and on off, Mahmudullah cuts it to point for no runs.
18.2
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A full toss outside off, Mahmudullah drives it straight to cover.
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