DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – The West Indies trio of Sunil Narine, Johnson Charles, and Andre Russell had little impression with the bat, however reigning champions Comilla Victorians nonetheless managed to beat Nicholas Pooran’s Rangpur Riders by six wickets and storm into the ultimate of the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday.
Chasing a difficult 186 within the first qualifier on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Stadium, Victorians reached their goal with 9 balls to spare, with captain Litton Das top-scoring with 83 from 57 balls and Towhid Hridoy chopping in with 64 from 43 deliveries.
The pair placed on an impressive 143 for the second wicket after the left-handed Narine perished to the primary ball of the run chase, caught on the wicket off left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-27).
Litton Das belted 9 fours and 4 sixes whereas Towhid struck 5 fours and 4 sixes, a stand which put Victorians in sight of victory.
Charles, in the meantime, made solely ten at quantity 4, whereas Russell entered with the sport already received, ending unbeaten on two.
Despatched in earlier, Riders racked up 185 for six off their 20 overs, with New Zealander James Neesham top-scoring with an unbeaten 97 from 49 deliveries and captain Nurul Hasan getting 30 from 24 balls.
The left-handed Pooran was dismissed cheaply for a nine-ball 14 after lashing a 4 and a six.
Russell picked up two for 37 along with his fast-medium whereas off-spinner Narine claimed one for 11 from 4 excellent overs.
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