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Nasir late for toss

Dhaka Dynamites skipper Shakib Al Hasan was made to wait alongside the match referee for five minutes as Sylhet Sixers captain Nasir Hossain was nowhere to be found when the time came for the toss. It is possible that Nasir could have been so busy at the team meeting that it slipped his mind but he soon came rushing onto the pitch to end the delay, which perhaps was an elaborate mind game or a fruitful last minute meeting as the hosts came out victorious in the end.

Evin Lewis survives beamer scare

Dhaka Dynamites opener Evin Lewis looked confident early in the innings against Sylhet Sixers but that quickly changed on the the fifth ball of the seventh over as pacer Liam Plunkett sent a nasty beamer rocketing towards the West Indian. It was a fast delivery pointed directly at his face and so when Lewis tried to duck it, he was smacked right on the back of his helmet. The left-hander then immediately fell to the ground while everyone on the ground rushed to his aid. After awhile though, he was back on his feet with no serious injuries. However, the incident could have affected his concentration as he was dismissed the very next over by Nasir.

Frustrated Pollard throws his bat

It was a lack of cohesion for the star studded Dhaka Dynamites that cost them their encounter with Sylhet Sixers yesterday. Nothing had gone right for the defending champions and even the big man Kieron Pollard, who came to the crease looking to chance his arms, departed in a bizarre fashion. The right hander was dealing in singles after striking a six and was forced to remain calm. When he finally went for a big one off seamer Abul Hasan's foolish length delivery, he mistimed the slower ball and was caught at long-off. But more importantly he lost his grip on the bat, which flew quite a long distance. Luckily no one was hurt and Pollard grabbed his bat before taking the long trudge back to the dressing room.

Electrifying Sylhet crowd host their maiden BPL

The atmosphere at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium was absolutely electrifying as the fifth edition of the BPL got underway in the eastern part of the country. It was a full house yesterday with not even a single vacant space in the stadium while thousands even gathered outside. The enthusiastic crowd cheered on the home team for practically every ball and just to put the icing on the cake, the Sylhet Sixers went on to convincingly win the fixture against holders Dhaka Dynamites.