Dhaka Dominators
BPL 2023: Dhaka win a low-scoring affair as Taskin bags four
The Khulna Tigers defeated the Dhaka Dominators by 24 runs in a low-scoring encounter in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
The Dominators lost the toss and were sent to bat first, but their innings never really got off the ground.
The top-scorer for the Dominators was Soumya Sarkar, who scored a valiant 57 runs off 45 balls, hitting 6 boundaries and 2 sixes. However, the rest of the batting line-up failed to deliver, with both Mizanur Rahman and Alex Blake all being dismissed for single-digit scores, and Usman Ghani and Mohammad Mithun suffering a duck each.
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The Tigers' bowlers were on top form, with Nasum Ahmed and Nahidul Islam being the pick of the bowlers. Nahidul took 4 wickets for 6 runs in his 4 overs, while Nasum took 3 wickets for 11 runs in his 4 overs.
The Dominators could only manage 108 runs in 19.4 overs, setting the Tigers a below-par target of 109 runs to win.
The Tigers' chase got off to a poor start, with Shai Hope being dismissed early. But it was Tamim Iqbal who tried to lead the Tigers scoring 30 off 23 balls with three fours and one six. The Tigers’ captain Yasir Ali contributed well scoring 21 off 24 balls.
But their efforts were not enough to avoid defeat.
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Eventually, the Tigers were bowled out for only 84 runs, resulting in a 24-run defeat for them.
Taskin Ahmed, the right-arm pacer, was the pick of the bowlers for the Dominators. He picked up four wickets, conceding only 9 runs in 3.3 overs. Nasir Hossain and Al Amin Hossain also did well with the ball, taking two wickets each.
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BPL 2023: Comilla's winning streak continues
Comilla Victorians defeated Dhaka Dominators by 60 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Monday.
It was their fourth win in a row in the BPL after three consecutive defeats at the start of a league.
With this win, Victorians secured eight points from seven matches while it was the sixth defeat for Dhaka in seven matches.
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Imrul Kayes, Johnson Charles, and Khushdil Shah scored over 20 runs each for Comilla. Kayes and Charles hit five boundaries each; Khushdil hit two sixes and two fours in his 30-run innings.
Dhaka captain Nasir Hossain was the best bowler for his team, taking two wickets.
Comilla's 164-6 from 20 overs proved to be too much for Dhaka to chase down.
For Dhaka, only Usman Ghani scored over 30 runs. He hit 33 runs off 34 balls, including two fours. The team's top-order batters Mizanur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar were dismissed for low scores, putting them in a difficult position.
Naseem Shah took four wickets for 12 runs and Khushdil grabbed two wickets.
Dhaka managed to score 104-9 in 20 overs, falling 60 runs short of the target.
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BPL 2023: Comilla continue on winning run
Comilla Victorians registered their third win in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Thursday, beating Dhaka Dominators by a margin of 33 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
It had been their sixth match in the competition. Before three consecutive wins, they had unfortunately suffered three consecutive losses.
Comilla batted first and, despite Liton Das' unfortunate duck, posted a total of 184 runs for four wickets in 20 overs.
After falling behind early with the loss of Liton in the first over, Mohammad Rizwan steadied the ship with a superbly crafted 55-run knock off 47 balls, featuring 1 four and 3 maximums, as he remained unbeaten. Imrul Kayes then helped the Victorians' total with 33 off 26 deliveries, punctuated by 3 fours and 2 sixes.
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But Khushdil Shah was the stand-out batter of the Victorians, smashing 64 runs off 24 balls, peppered with seven fours and five sixes, helping the Victorians set a big target of 185 for the Dominators.
The ill-fated run chase of the Dominators began with a setback as Ahmed Shehzad could only manage 19 runs before getting dismissed, while Soumya Sarkar and Robin Das failed to even get off the mark and were both sent back to the pavilion for a duck.
Mohammad Mithun made 36 from 34 balls, including 3 fours and 1 six, before he was dismissed by Mosaddek Hossain. Nasir Hossain, the captain of Dhaka, posted 66 off 45 balls, including 7 fours and 2 sixes, but it wasn't enough to steer the Dominators to victory.
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The Victorians emerged victorious and earned two points from the match, making it their third victory in six games that they participated in. But this left the Dominators with four losses and a single win in five matches the played in the tournament.
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