Despite scoring a career-best 85 off 58 balls, Liton Das was unable to take Comilla Victorians over the line as the defending champions suffered a 12-run defeat against Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chattogram on Monday.
Liton’s innings, which contained seven fours and three sixes, and a 14-ball 23 from Andre Russell were not enough to get Comilla over the line
Ariful and Howell put together a 108-run stand off 65 deliveries, the highest seventh wicket partnership in BPL history
'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'
Harry Tector made 61 off 52 balls while Ryan Burl hit an unbeaten 16-ball 32 as Sylhet chased down a 154-run target with one over to spare.
Babar Azam made 47 off 37 balls while captain Nurul Hasan Sohan hit a handy 46 off 30 balls to take Rangpur to 162-7 in their 20 overs
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches on Friday had a special theme, marking the month of February – a month when the sacrifices made by the martyrs of the Language Movement in 1952 are remembered.
Sylhet’s Zimbabwean pacer Richard Ngarava then claimed 4 for 30 to help restrict Dhaka to 127-9 in their 20 overs
Sylhet Strikers captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza has decided to take a break from the ongoing 10th Bangladesh Premier League T20 and join his responsibility as the Whip in Parliament.
The Bangladesh Premier League is at its business end of proceedings as teams at the bottom half of the table face do-or-die situations to make the top four, while teams at the top half look to consolidate their positions eyeing the Qualifiers.
Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Mortaza acknowledged the resurgence of former Tigers teammate and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan saying that it wouldn't come as a surprise if the ace all-rounder manages to better his performance after a stellar run ahead of the Sylhet-leg of the Bangladesh Premier League.
Liton Das played a blazing knock of 72 off 40 deliveries as Comilla Victorians inflicted the first defeat of the BPL season on leaders Sylhet Strikers with a five-wicket victory at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday night.
Sylhet Strikers batter Zakir Hasan has been among the few local cricketers who have managed to make a mark in the ongoing ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Sylhet Strikers continued their unbeaten run in the Bangladesh Premier League by registering their fourth consecutive victory with a 62-run victory over Dhaka Dominators in the days’ second fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
News surfaced today that a director of the Sylhet Strikers franchise, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, was approached by a bookie.
A two-day pacer hunt program at the Sylhet Outdoor Stadium organised by newly acquired Bangladesh Premier League franchise Sylhet Strikers saw 10 prospects and four standby pacers get selected for an opportunity to bowl at the team's nets in the ninth edition of the BPL starting on January 6.