Dhaka leg starts with a flourish
One would have thought that following the Sylhet leg of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League that saw some thrilling contests, people would flock to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday to see Rajshahi Kings take on Comilla Victorians and Dhaka Dynamites square off against Chittagong Vikings.
Surprisingly however, the second Dhaka leg of the tournament was welcomed by a sparse crowd but the cricket did not fail to entertain the few who showed up. In the first game of the day, Rajshahi rode on a flawless 62-ball 104 from Laurie Evans -- the first century of the edition -- and a BPL-record 148-run fourth-wicket partnership between Evans and Ryan ten Doeschate to boost their side to 176 for three and set up a 38-run win against Comilla.
In the second game, Chittagong won by three wickets against Dhaka in chase of 139 for nine, thanks to a late cameo of 25 runs off 10 balls from Robbie Frylinck. Dhaka skipper Shakib Al Hasan scripted an all-round performance in the game as he scored a run-a-ball 34 before ending with figures of four for 16 runs with the ball, but unfortunately ended up on the losing side.
However, Rajshahi batsman Evans's century remained the highlight of the day. Being sent in to bat, Rajshahi lost three quick wickets but the unbroken stand with ten Doeschate made sure their side finished with a flourish, which they certainly did with 74 runs coming in the last five overs.
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