Match Details
Chasing 176, the Comilla Victorians started the inning with Litton Das and Sunil Narine. They got a
decent start as they posted 49 runs and lost 2 wickets in the first 6 overs. Both
the openers looked aggressive and built
up a partnership of 27 runs in the 2.2 overs then Narine (10 off 5) departed.
Charles and Litton Das, both did good work in the
middle and built up a partnership of 70 runs in the 9.3 overs for the third wicket. Then,
Litton Das looked comfortable in the middle and completed his half-century, and
departed at 55 off 39.
Ali joined Charles, both took charge and played well, and took his team towards victory with 4 balls to spare. Charles, who accelerated his innings very well once he settled and stayed unbeaten at 79 off 52 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes while Moeen Ali also remained unbeaten at 25 off 17. The Victorians chase down 176 runs in 19.2 overs.
From Striker's bowling point of view, George Linde bowled well, gave away 14 runs in his 4 overs, and picked a wicket while Rubel Hossain pocketed 2 wickets in his spell.
Earlier in the day, Comilla Victorians won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Strikes got a shaky start as they lost two early wickets in the first 3 overs when 26 runs on the scoreboard
Rahim joined Shanto, and both handled innings very well and built up a partnership of 79 runs in the middle for the third wicket before Shanto departed at 64 off 45 balls with the help of 9 fours and a six.
Rahim was the top scorer for the Strikers, who looked in
great form, accelerated the innings very well, and stayed unbeaten at 74 runs
off 48 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes. The Strikers posted 175/7 in
their 20 overs.
From the Victorian's bowling side, Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the bowler, gave away 31 runs in his 4 overs spell and scalped
2 wickets. Tanvir Islam, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, and Sunil Narine celebrated
with a wicket each.
The Victorians batters then stepped up and chased down the total with seven wickets in hand and win their fourth BPL title. Stay tuned for the post-match presentations