Comilla Victorians registered a convincing victory over the Sylhet Strikers by 52 runs in the 10th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Sylhet on Friday.
It was the Victorians’ second win in three matches. They started with a defeat, but in the second match, the current champions of BPL, beat Fortune Barishal.
Batting first, Victorians faced an early setback as Litton Das departed for only 8 runs.
However, Imrul Kayes (30) and Jaker Ali (29), guided them to a total of 130 for eight in 20 overs.
For the Strikers, Samit Patel took three wickets.
The Strikers' response faltered from the beginning as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
Zakir Hasan's valiant effort of 41 runs was the lone highlight as Aliss Al Islam displayed a brilliant bowling effort, securing four wickets for just 17 runs. Roston Chase took two for 17.
The Strikers were bowled out for a mere 78 runs in 16.2 overs, falling short of the target.