Published: Nov 30, 2015, 06:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:59 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog and scores of the 14th match in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2015, between the Comilla Victorians and the Sylhet Super Stars. The match will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chaudhary Stadium in Chittagong on Monday evening. Comilla Victorians are certainly the favourites to win this match as they are at the top in points table owing to their stupendous show in BPL 2015. Having played four games, they have won three and lost one. On the other hand, Sylhet Super Stars is at the last position in the points table. They have lost all four of the games they have played till now. COMPLETE CRICKET COVERAGE: Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2015
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 168/6 in 19.4 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Ravi Bopara 50(37): Abu Haider takes a single and brings Ravi Bopara on strike. Abu Hider then picks back-to-back wickets of Bopara and Shehan Jayasuriya. Nazmul Hossain comes next and dispatches the first ball he faces over the ropes. Sylhet Super Stars win the match by four wickets. They won it against a much better team.
OUT! Shehan Jayasuriya b Abu Hider 1(2)
OUT! Ravi Bopara c Imrul Kayes b Abu Hider 50(38)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 161/4 in 19 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Ravi Bopara 50(37): Ravi Bopara reaches his half century. He has hit four shots to the fence and one for the maximum in his innings. Hammad Azam is caught by Shuvgata Hom on Nuwan Kulasekara’s ball. Sylhets now need five runs to win in six balls.
OUT! Hammad Azam c Shuvagata Hom b Nuwan Kulasekara 13(6)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 154/3 in 18.1 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Ravi Bopara 45(34), Hammad Azam 12(4): Hammad Azam makes his intentions clear by carting Santokie for a six. He plays a dot ball and then slams a four. Sylhets now require run-a-ball from here on. This match is now totally theirs unless they do something silly.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 139/3 in 17 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Ravi Bopara 41(31), Hammad Azam 0(0): Mushfiqur Rahim is unfortunate to miss out on his half century. He struck four boundaries in his knock. Rahim failed to judge the line of Nuwan Kulasekara’s delivery and was bowled. Hammad Azam has come to the middle after Rahim’s dismissal. Sylhets now require 26 runs to win. OUT! Mushfiqur Rahim b Kulasekara 47(31)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 127/2 in 15.4 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Mushfiqur Rahim 39(26), Ravi Bopara 37(28): Mushfiqur Rahim has changed gear. Batting on 39, he has hit three boundaries till now. Mushfiqur and Rahim’s partnership has fetched Super Stars 75 runs. Sylhet Super Stars now requires 38 runs to win.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 109/2 in 14 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Mushfiqur Rahim 25(18), Ravi Bopara 33(26): Ravi Bopara has struck three boundaries and a six in his innings so far. He is batting very well, looking solid to get to his half century. Sylhet’s now require 56 runs to win off 36 balls. Sylhets have played well in this T20 and it appears that they will pull off a victory against a much better team.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 85/2 in 12 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Mushfiqur Rahim 13(11), Ravi Bopara 21 (21): Mushfiqur Rahim and Ravi Bopara are batting well in tandem. Their partnership is now worth 33 runs. Super Stars now need 80 runs to win off 48 balls with eight wickets in hand. It is well within their grasp.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 60/2 in 9 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Mushfiqur Rahim 7(5), Ravi Bopara 8 (9): Ravi Bopara slams a boundary. Mushfiqur Rahim and Bopara then pick a couple of singles in the ninth over. Sylhet Super Stars now require 105 runs to win.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 53/2 in 8 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Mushfiqur Rahim 1 (1), Ravi Bopara 7 (7) — GONE!!!! Dilshan Munaweera is the next man to be dismissed as he falls for a healthy 36 to Abu Hider again, who makes him caught off Sunzamul Islam. Ravi Bopoara is the new man in.
OUT! Dilshan Munaweera c Sunzamul Islam b Abu Hider 36 (26)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 35/1 in 6 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Dilshan Munaweera 25 (21), Mushfiqur Rahim 1 (1) — GONE!!!! Mominul Haque kis the first man to be dismissed as he falls for mere nine off Abu Hider, after being caught behind by Liton Das. Mishfiqur Rahim makes his way in.
OUT! Mominul Haque c Liton Das b Abu Hider 9 (14)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: SSS 30/0 in 4 Overs, | Target 165 | BATTING: Dilshan Munaweera 17 (13), Mominul Haque 9 (11) — Steady start by the Super Stars as they look to chase down the healthy total with ease. The openers are off to a good start as of now and should maintain the momentum and not lose wickets here.
Innings Break
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 164/5 in 20 Overs, BATTING: Ashar Zaidi 53 (36), Mashrafe Mortaza 10 (7) — THAT’S IT!!!! Victorians have set a target of 165 for Super Stars to win this tie, courtesy of three great innings from Liton Das (42), Imrul Kayes (48) and Ashar Zaidi (53). Ravi Bopara was on the spotlight, claiming four for 18.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 140/5 in 18 Overs, BATTING: Ashar Zaidi 34 (28), Mashrafe Mortaza 6 (3) — GONE!!!! It’s Alok Kapali, who falls for a mere couple as he is unfortunately run out. Mashrafe Mortaza is the new man in.
OUT! Alok Kapali run out 2 (2)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 130/4 in 17 Overs, BATTING: Ashar Zaidi 32 (26), Alok Kapali 1 (1) — GONE!!!! Imrul Kayes falls for 48 as it’s Bopara again, who strikes, making him caight by Nazmul Hossain Milon. Just missing the half-century by a couple of runs, neverthelss, an escallating innings by him. Alok Kapali is the new man in.
OUT! Imrul Kayes c Nazmul Hossain Milon b Bopara 48 (45)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 95/3 in 13 Overs, BATTING: Imrul Kayes 34 (35), Ashar Zaidi 14 (13) — 100 almost up for the Victorians as the batsmen seem to have stopped the slump of wickets started by Bopara. Kayes seems to be batting good as of now.
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 67/3 in 9 Overs, BATTING: Imrul Kayes 19 (21), Ashar Zaidi 1 (2) — GONE!!!! It’s Mukhtar Ahmed now, who falls for a cheap single as he is caught and bowled by Bopara again. Shuvagata Hom makes his way in, but falls for a duck as Bopara bowls him up. He seems to be looking in good touch as Victorians look to stop the fall of wickets at regular intervals, while Ashar Zaidi makes his way in.
OUT! Mukhtar Ahmed c & b Ravi Bopara 1 (4), Shuvagata Hom b Ravi Bopara 0 (2)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 65/1 in 8 Overs, BATTING: Imrul Kayes 19 (21), Mukhtar Ahmed 1 (3) — GONE!!!! Liton Das has been dismsised for 42 by Ravi Bopara, who traps him leg before. Solid innings by the young lad as Mukhtar Ahmed makes his way in.
OUT! Liton Das lbw b Ravi Bopara 42 (24)
LIVE CRICKET SCORE: CV 46/0 in 5 Overs, BATTING: Liton Das 30 (19), Imrul Kayes 8 (11) — Solid start by the Victorians as the openers are off to an explosive start as Liton Das is in a formidable form, smashing boundaries all over the park.
TOSS: Sylhet Super Stars (Field)
Sylhet Super Stars will be hoping that they come out better in this match while Comilla Victorians would want to keep the winning momentum going and defeat the lowest ranked team by a good margin. Comilla Victorians will bank on the services of Mashrafe Mortaza, Marlon Samuels, Alok Kapali and Nuwan Kulasekara. Key players for Sylhet Super Stars to watch out for in this match will be Mushfiqur Rahim, Ravi Bopara and Fidel Edwards.
Comilla Victorians team: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Imrul Kayes, Shuvagata Chowdhury, Mahmudul Hasan, Dhiman Ghosh (wk), Marlon Samuels, Alok Kapali, Abu Hider, Sunil Narine, Ashar Zaidi, Nuwan Kulasekara
Sylhet Superstars team: Mushfiqur Rahim (c) (wk), Mominul Haque, Quazzi Nurul Hasan, Najmul Islam Apu, Dilshan Munaweera, Nazmal Hossain Milon, Joshua Cobb, Ravi Bopara, Nasum Ahmed, Fidel Edwards, Mohammad Shahid.
Abu Hider
