Graham Clark’s century propelled Chittagong Kings to a 45-run win over Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.

It was Chittagong’s fourth win in five matches. They are now in second place on the points table with eight points. Rangpur Riders are leading the table with 14 points in seven wins.

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Chittagong posted 200 for 7 while batting first. Clark’s explosive 101 off just 50 balls guided them to a challenging total. His knock, featuring seven boundaries and six towering sixes, set the tone for the home side.

Parvez Hossain Emon scored 39 off 29 deliveries, but the middle order failed as Mohammad Nawaz and Salman Irshad each claimed three wickets to keep Chittagong in check.

Chasing 201, Khulna crumbled under the pressure, losing wickets regularly.

Darwish Rasooli top-scored with 37 off 31 balls, while skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 19 off 8 balls.
However, Khulna’s momentum was repeatedly disrupted by Chittagong’s disciplined bowling unit.
Arafat Sunny bagged three for 25. Khaled Ahmed and Shorfiul Islam took two wickets each. Khulna ended up on 155 for nine.

In the other match of the day, Fortune Barishal beat Dhaka Capitals by eight wickets. Dhaka batted first and scored 139, with Tanzid Hasan Tamim scoring 62 off 44 balls. Tanvir Islam took three wickets for Barishal.

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In reply, Tamim Iqbal hit a fifty, and Dawid Malan scored 49 to guide Barishal to an easy win by eight wickets with 24 balls to play. Barishal are now in third place on the points table with four wins. Dhaka are at the bottom of the table with seven defeats in eight matches.