Published: Nov 24, 2015, 12:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:46 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog and updates of the fifth match in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2015, between the Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings. This is the fifth match of the tournament that began on Sunday, and the third game in the competition for the Chittagong Vikings. The Vikings have so far played two matches, in which they have won one and lost one. They started off with a narrow defeat to the Rangpur Riders on Sunday in the first match of the tournament, and then registered a thrilling win on Monday against the Sylhet Super Stars in a controversy-affected game. COMPLETE CRICKET COVERAGE: Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2015
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Comilla Victorians 177/3 in Overs 18.5 (Target: 177) | BATTING: Marlon Samuels 69(52), Mashrafe Mortaza 56(32): There it is! Comilla Victorians make a winning start to the tournament as they have trounced the Chittagong Vikings by seven wickets. The Victorians produced a dominant show with the bat, with Mashrafe Mortaza and Marlon Samuels adding 123 runs for the fourth wicket to guide their team to a massive win!
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Comilla Victorians 141/3 in Overs 16 (Target: 177) | BATTING: Marlon Samuels 44(41), Mashrafe Mortaza 45(26): Mashrafe Mortaza is playing a match-winning innings. Marlon Samuels is giving him able support, but it is Mortaza who is turning the match on its head. Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, Mohammad Aamer, and Saeed Ajmal makes for a potent attack, but Mortaza is swinging away.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Comilla Victorians 99/3 in Overs 12 (Target: 177) | BATTING: Marlon Samuels 30(30), Mashrafe Mortaza 24(13): Mortaza and Samuels are now turning it on against the Chittagong Vikings. Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Aamer are bowling well, but they are not getting a lot of support from their teammates. Still a long way to go for Comilla Victorians though. They will need to bat really well from here.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Comilla Victorians 57/3 in Overs 8 (Target: 177) | BATTING: Marlon Samuels 13(18), Mashrafe Mortaza 1(1) : Shuvagata Hom has played a wonderful cameo but Marlon Samuels and Litton Das have not managed to do much. Mashrafe Mortaza comes in as a pinch hitter. Samuels desperately needs to start scoring quickly. OUT! Liton Das 9(12) c Ziaur Rahman b Mohammad Aamer, Shuvagata Hom c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Shafiul Islam 30 (16)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Comilla Victorians 6/1 in Overs 2 | BATTING: Marlon Samuels 0 (5), Liton Das 5 (6): A slow start for the Comilla Vikings as Imrul Kayes was removed by Mohammad Aamer in the first over of their chase, and then Taskin Ahmed did not allow the batsmen to score runs easily off him. Crucial phase for the Vikings team.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 176/4 in Overs 20: As expected, the Chittagong Vikings have ended the innings with the flow in their favour. The score of 176 is going to be tricky but the batsmen from Comilla Victorians would be fresh and raring to go. Not a very tough ask for the Victorians, it’s all about doing the bulk of the scoring in the first 10 overs. BATTING: Anamul Haque 39 (30), Ziaur Rahman 39 (16)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 133/4 in Overs 17: Yasir Ali fell for 22 but Anamul Haque has carried on to score a crucial knock for his side so far. With three more overs to go, Chittagong Vikings will be looking for another 30-40 odd runs to consolidate their position in the game . BATTING: Anamul Haque 33 (25), Ziaur Rahman 3 (3)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 107/3 in Overs 14: The Chittagong Vikings have somewhat lost the plot as they have crawled past 100 with six more overs to go. If they managed to score 70-80 more runs, then only their position could be considered safe. Anamul is at the crease with the in-form Yasir Ali . BATTING: Anamul Haque 17 (15), Yasir Ali 15 (13)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 81/2 in Overs 10: Tillakaratne Dilshan fell for 36 and Tamim Iqbal was dismissed for 33, as the Comilla Victorians have finally been able to break the stubborn stand. The partnership of 63 runs for the first wicket has provided the Chittagong Vikings a strong platform for a big score. Anamul Haque and Chamara Kapugedara are at the crease. BATTING: Anamul Haque 8 (7), Chamara Kapugedara 1 (1)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 63/0 in Overs 7: Chittagong Vikings are off to a flyer and they haven’t lost a wicket. Tamim Iqbal, who is batting on 22 has struck a four and two shots over the ropes. Tillakaratne Dilshan on the other hand is batting at a fast pace, having faced just 20 balls he has scored 36 runs with the help of six boundaries and a six. He is batting at a strike rate of 171, which is very good. Chittagong Vikings will be hoping that he gets to his half century soon. BATTING: Tamim Iqbal 24(22), Tillakaratne Dilshan 36(20)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE Chittagong Vikings 16/0 in Overs 2: Tillakaratne Dilshan has cracked three boundaries in the first two overs, but the in-form Tamim Iqbal has remained quiet on the first eight balls he has faced. Chittagong would know that a strong start is the need of the hour. BATTING: Tillakaratne Dilshan 12 (4), Tamim Iqbal 1 (8)
TOSS: Comilla Victorians have won the toss and they have decided to field first in this clash against the Chittagong Vikings.
Mohammad Aamer was the star of the game for the Chittagong Vikings in their match against the Sylhet Super Stars, which started off late on Monday afternoon following a controversy. The NOCs (No Objection Certificates) were not in place for Sylhet Super Stars’ cricketers Joshua Cobb and Ravi Bopara, and they arrived just in time for the match. Their late inclusion irked Chittagong Vikings’ captain Tamim Iqbal, who was involved in heated discussion with the officials.
When the game started, Chittagong batted first and put up a massive total of 180 for five, thanks to half-centuries by Tamim and Yasir Ali. In their reply, the Sylhet Super Stars could reach 179 for six in their allotted 20 overs, with Mushfiqur Rahim scoring 50 and Dilshan Munaweera smashing a 22-ball half-century. Munaweera scored 69 off 45 balls with the help of six boundaries and four sixes.
This will be the first game in the tournament for the Comilla Victorians. The team will be captained by Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, and has the likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Ahmed Shehzad, Imrul Kayes, Alok Kapali, Liton Das as wicketkeeper, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shuvagata Hom and a few more.
