Comilla Victorians beat Chittagong Vikings by five wickets in the 20th match of the third edition of Bangladesh Premier League at Chittagong today.

After winning the toss, Comilla skipper Mashrafe Mortaza sent the Vikings to bat first and restricted them to just 136.

Umar Akmal’s unbeaten 49 and opener Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 39 helped them to post the moderate total in face of a disciplined bowling attack from Comilla.

Abu Hider, Shuvagata Hom and Ashar Zaidi bagged a wicket each for the Victorians.

In their chase, Comilla rode on Imrul Kayes’ 35, Ahmed Shehzad’s 37 and Shoaib Malik’s 34 to reach home with two balls to spare.

Shoaib Malik was named man of the match for his patient knock to take Comilla home.

With this victory, Comilla climbs to the top of the points table.

Comilla players walk into the field during BPL-2015. File Photo: STAR

Comilla Victorians Team

Abu Hider, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Ashar Zaidi, Dolar Mahmud, Imrul Kayes, KMDN Kulasekara, Liton Das (Wicketkeeper), Mahmudul Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Mukhtar Ahmed, Naeem Islam jnr, K Santokie, Shoaib Malik, Shuvagata Hom, DI Stevens and Sunzamul Islam

Chittagong Vikings Team

Anamul Haque (Wicketkeeper), Asif Ahmed, Asif Hasan, Bilawal Bhatti, E Chigumbura, TM Dilshan, Elias Sunny, Enamul Haque jnr, CK Kapugedera, BMAJ Mendis, Mohammad Amir, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Tamim Iqbal (Captain), Taskin Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Yasir Ali and Ziaur Rahman

Chittagong skipper Tamim Iqbal plays a shot during BPL-2015. File Photo: STAR