Desk Report
Publish: 16 Feb 2022, 09:58 pm
Photo: Collected
Sunil Narine hit
the fastest half-century in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) history as Cumilla
Victorians crushed Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets in the second
Qualifier at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today to confirm the final
of the tournament.
They will take on
Fortune Barishal in the final, scheduled on Friday. Fortune Barishal forced
them to play the second Qualifier by beating them by 10 runs in the first
Qualifier.
After hitting the
fastest BPL fifty, which is the second quickest in T20 cricket’s history,
Narine was dismissed for 57 for which he overall played 16 balls and clobbered
five fours and six sixes.
Thanks to his
marauding knock, Cumilla raced to the victory in just 12.5 overs with 149-3
after Chattogram Challengers were dismissed for 148 in 19.1 overs.
Chattogram had a
terrific start as Shoriful Islam got rid of Liton Das in the first ball with a
delivery that carried extra bounce.
By getting wicket
in the first ball, Shoriful and whole Chattogram was pumped up but Narine then
hit him for 14 runs in that over and followed it striking another 22 runs from
Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s over to quickly reach 36 off just 9.
He thereafter took
another 10 runs from Afif to reach 46 off 11 and stood closer to emulate the
fastest half-century. However that was not to be as Afif denied him another
boundary. He was left satisfied with a single.
But in the next
delivery he faced, he struck a massive six-off Mrittunjoy Chowdhury to complete
fifty off just 13 balls. Mrittujoy however got him finally after conceding
another boundary.
But Narine’s
whirlwind knock made it clear, the win would be a cake-walk for Comilla. And it
was rightly so even though they lost three wickets.
Faf du Plessis and
Moeen Ali then scored an identical 30 not out as Comilla effortlessly confirmed
the victory.
Earlier, Chattogram
Challengers recovered from a shaky start to rack up 148 runs.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
with 44 runs knock was the key to help the side post a fighting total after
Cumilla bowlers had them wobbled at 50-5.
At this point,
Chattogram lost their two key batters Will Jacks and Chadwick Walton. After
they elected to bat first, Jacks gave them a fluent start but couldn’t carry on his onslaught as he was
out for 16 off 9.
Walton, their hero
of the Eliminator game could make just 2. Opener Zakir Hasan showed much
promise but he also eventually was dismissed for 20.
Miraz then got able support in Akbar Ali and together they shared 61-run for the sixth wickets
to quell the fear of being bowled out below 100.
Akbar struck two
six and two fours for his 33 off 20 before giving Abu Haider Rony the return
catch.
Shohidul Islam took
the prized scalp of Miraz at the penultimate over after he reached 44 off 38
with three fours and two sixes.
Mrittunjoy
Chowdhury then hammered two massive sixes to edge the side closer to 150 runs
mark, which looked like a fighting total on this slow wicket.
Shohidul and Moeen
Ali however claimed three-wicket apiece while Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Haider Rony, and Tanvir Islam took one wicket apiece.
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