DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – A Participant-of-the-Match efficiency from ambidextrous West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers enabled Fortune Barishal to clinch their maiden Bangladesh Premier League title with a six-wicket win in opposition to two-time winners Comilla Victorians on Friday.
Chasing 155 to win, the Barbadian all-rounder led the best way with 46 off 30 balls laced with 5 fours and two sixes to information Barishal to victory. Compared, their captain, Tamim Iqbal, supported them with 39 off 26 balls, making him a shoo-in for the Participant of the Event within the ultimate on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium.
After Comilla ended on a reasonable 154 for six, Tamim and Mehidy, Hasan Miraz received Barishal off to a flying begin.
Barishal had been 59 with out loss on the shut of the Energy Play, and the openers placed on 76 for the primary wicket earlier than globe-trotting England off-spinner Moeen Ali bowled Tamim with the ultimate ball of the eighth over.
Moeen struck in his subsequent over when he received Mehidy caught by West Indies batsman Johnson Charles contained in the long-on boundary for 26, and Barishal was 82 for 2 within the tenth over.
Mayers survived two dropped possibilities on eight and 20 by Rishad Hossain and Charles, respectively, and shared a pivotal partnership of 59 for the third wicket with long-serving Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to make sure that they didn’t lose their manner.
Each fell within the seventeenth over to left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman. Nonetheless, Barishal required 11 from the remaining three overs, and Mahmudullah Riyad and South African David Miller accomplished the remainder of the work.
Earlier, Mayers set again Comilla early when he received retired West Indies thriller spinner Sunil Narine caught at quick nice leg for 5 within the first over.
Comilla sunk to 49 for 3 on the finish of the Energy Play after English pacer James Fuller received the duo of Towhid Hridoy and Liton Das caught at third man for 15 and 16, respectively, in consecutive overs.
West Indies left-arm pacer Obed McCoy additional dented Comilla when he caught Johnson Charles at mid-off for 15. The scenario worsened when Moeen Ali was run out for 3 after a mix-up with Mahidul Islam Ankon.
Comilla had been 79 for 5 within the twelfth over; Ankon scored 38 off 25 balls and mixed so as to add 36 for the sixth wicket, with Jaker Ali Anik within the highest partnership for his or her facet.
Mohammad Saifuddin bowled Ankon within the seventeenth over, however globe-trotting West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell then Comilla handed the 150-run mark with 27 not out off 14 balls that included 4 sixes.
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