Published: Nov 14, 2016, 05:01 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 14, 2016, 05:07 PM (IST)
Dawid Malan and Shahriar Nafees slammed half-centuries to help Barisal Bulls (BB) defeat the Chittagong Vikings (CHS) by 7 wickets, in the 12th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 tournament on Monday. Chasing a strong target of 164 to win off 20 overs, the two Barisal batsmen demolished the Chittagong Vikings (CHS) bowling attack to register one of the most one-sided victories in this edition of the tournament. Barisal Bulls (BB) scored of overs with only 3 wickets down, with Chittagong Vikings (CHS) failing to have any impact whatsoever. While Malan scored not out, Nafees reached 65 off 59 balls.
The Englishman Malan, who has played as many as 135 First-Class matches and 129 List-A games, showed his mettle with a belligerent innings of not out which came off balls. Malan hammered 7 sixes and boundaries to remain unbeaten on . On the other hand, Nafees fell at a time when Barisal Bulls (BB) needed only 7 off 8 balls to win. Nafees and Malan added as many as 150 runs from 17 overs to take the game completely away from the reach of the Chittagong Vikings (CHS). Their win, however, was not without a late jitter when they lost both Nafees and Thisara Perera on two consecutive deliveries from Imran Khan.
Nafees faced 59 balls and struck 7 boundaries and 1 six to score 65 runs. He was dismissed in the penultimate over of the game when it looked like Chittagong Vikings (CHS) would be handed out a 9-wicket defeat. However, the two late strikes from Imran Khan provided some late motivation for the Chittagong Vikings (CHS) to push for a win in the final over, which was delivered by Subashis Roy, who took an early wicket in form of Joshua Cobb.
Earlier in the game, Chittagong Vikings (CHV) posted a strong total of 163 for 3 in their allotted 20 overs against Barisal Bulls (BB), in the 12th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016 tournament. It was Barisal Bulls (BB) who won the toss and invited Chittagong Vikings (CHV) to bat first after winning the toss, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Little did the Barisal Bulls (BB) know that the Chittagong Vikings (CHV) will make a rollicking start, reaching a strong total in their first innings. The star Bangladeshi batsman Tamim Iqbal scored a brilliant 75 to power his team to a rapid start.
Brief scores:
Chittagong Vikings 163 for 3 in Overs 20 (Tamil Iqbal 75, Jahurul Islam 36, Anamul Haque 27*; Kamrul Islam Rabbi 1 for 21) lost to Barisal Bulls 167 for 3 in Overs 19.4 (Dawid Malan 78*, Shahriar Nafees 65; Imran Khan 2 for 30) by 7 wickets.
