Published: Nov 21, 2016, 04:15 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 22, 2016, 01:57 PM (IST)
Good Evening, শুভ সন্ধ্যা! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the Match 22 of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016, between Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday. I am Aditya Sahay, and I will be bringing to you the live updates from this tie. Chittagong are currently placed fifth in the table with four points from six games, having won just a couple, while Comilla, on the other hand, are placed at the bottom of the table with a couple of points from six games as well, having won just a game, as they look to rise above with a win here. Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2016: Points table and team standings
Earlier, Chittagong Vikings came out all guns blazing and registered their third win of the tournament in Match 16 against Rajshahi Kings at Chittagong on Friday. It was some serious bowling which helped them defend the target on a batting friendly surface. Taskin Ahmed bowled beautifully and chipped five wickets to see his side wining the game by 19 runs. Taskin broke the opponent’s spine by having five key wickets to his name. It was a collective effort by the Vikings as Mohammad Nabi did well with the bat to get runs on the board after which their bowlers responded well and got wickets at regular intervals. Vikings have gained two valuable points from this win and now have four points to their name.
Earlier, Chittagong Vikings got off to a shaky start as they lost early wickets in the powerplay. Tamim Iqbal floundered early with the bat on five. Dwayne Smith looked good and was scoring runs at a brisk pace but was dismissed on 34 by Abul Hasan. Anamul Haque scored a much needed fifty and ensured the ship was stable after suffering early blows. His knock was important as, Vikings at one stage were falling like nine pins and needed someone to stable the ship. Grant Elliott failed to make any impact as he was done and dusted by Samit Patel. Jaharul Islam also walked away early as Patel got the better of him with a beauty. Vikings were precariously placed at 68 for the loss of four wickets when Nabi walked out to bat and from there he never looked back.
The 2016 BPL season is consisted of seven franchises, which will for the first time include 2- new teams in Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings, alongside Dhaka Dynamites, Comilla Victorians, Chittagong Vikings and Barisal Bulls. The tournament will take place from Novemeber 4 till December 10. Dynamites will be captained by Kumar Sangakkara, while defending champions Comilla Victorians will again be lead by Mashrafe Mortaza. Chittagong Vikins will be skippered by Tamim Iqbal, while Barisal Bulls will be led by Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim.
Almost every team has their fair share of international T20 superstars, which adds a lot of spice to the tournament. Some of the biggest names in T20 cricket are playing the tournament, which has already begun to get comparisons with its Indian counterpart the Indian Premier League (IPL), as well as Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) and West Indies’ Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Squads:
Comilla Victorians: Abdullah Al Mamun, Al-Amin, Liton Das (wk), Ashar Zaidi, Jason Holder, Imad Wasim, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Imrul Kayes, Khalid Latif, Nuwan Kulasekara, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Sharif, Nabil Samad, Nahidul Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Rovman Powell, Rashid Khan, Shahzaib Hasan, Sohail Tanvir, Ahmed Shehzad, Marlon Samuels, Shykat Ali, Ryan ten Doeschate, Mohammad Jashimuddin.
Chittagong Vikings: Tamim Iqbal (c), Anamul Haque (wk), Chaturanga de Silva, Grant Elliott, Chris Gayle, Imran Khan jnr, Jahurul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Jeevan Mendis, Abdur Razzak, Tymal Mills, Mohammad Nabi, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Saqlain Sajib, Shahidul Islam, Shoaib Malik, Dwayne Smith, Subashis Roy, Taskin Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan.
