Victorians lost their number-one batsman Tamim Iqbal in the second ball of the innings after winning the toss and deciding to bat first. Tamim went to drive Nahidul Islam through the cover but failed to time it properly. AB de Villiers took an easy catch.
They lost Anamul Haque in the third over. The right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman failed once again to come out from the bad patch that he has been going through from the start of BPL. He posted five runs on the board before being dismissed by Nahidul.
Imrul Kayes, the captain of the Victorians, got out for a duck. He was removed by his counterpart Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. Right after Imrul, Shamsur Rahman (12) fell prey to Shaidul Islam.
Ziaur Rahman was the highest runs getter for Victorians. He struck 21 off 25 deliveries with two fours and one six. Along with Ziaur and Shamsur, Liam Dawson was the only other batsman to reach double-digit.
While Bopara bagged three wickets, Nahidul and Mashrafe took two wickets each. Shahidul and Minhajul Abedin Afridi also took one wicket each.