Rajshahi players have been suffering from payment issues, and having fielded no foreign players on Sunday against Rangpur Riders, they ensured two foreign players’ participation in this match against Sylhet, the bare minimum.
Wide yorkers are one of the key weapons in the arsenal for bowlers trying to stem the flow of runs in T20s. Dhaka Capitals had a set Liton Das at the crease and skipper Thisara Perera has the knack for incredible cameo knocks. Both plundered runs with some scintillating bat-speed during their game against Sylhet Strikers in Chattogram on Monday.
Fans were presented with another sampling of it when Sylhet Strikers’ frontline pacer Al-Amin Hossain played no part in their group-stage fixture against Dhaka Capitals in Chattogram on Monday despite being named in the playing eleven.
Dhaka banked on Liton’s 70 and skipper Thisara’s cameo of 37 to post 196 for six, with a helping hand from wides and extra runs gifted by Sylhet bowlers.
Sylhet Strikers ended the Sylhet phase with a defeat, suffering a 30-run loss to Chittagong Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
The temperature in Sylhet went down drastically in the last 48 hours forcing most of the franchises to cancel training sessions yesterday in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
A blistering century from Alex Hales and a brisk 49-ball 80 from Saif Hassan powered the Rangpur Riders to a thumping eight-wicket win against Sylhet Strikers in a high-scoring opening match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to kick off today, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) implementing various plans to make this year's tournament unforgettable. Among these efforts, the board organised a concert to promote the BPL nationwide. Additionally, several participating teams have introduced their own theme songs.
The tournament, which will run until February 7 next year, will be held in three venues – Dhaka (Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur), Chattogram (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium), and Sylhet (Sylhet International Cricket Stadium) -- and the matches will be telecast live on T Sports, Gazi TV, the T Sports App, and RabbitholeBd App.
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.
Fortune Barishal breathed a sigh of relief after breaking out of the circle of losses with a morale-boosting 49-run win over Sylhet Strikers on Tuesday.
Tanzid made 50 off 40 balls while Bruce hit an unbeaten 51 off 44 deliveries as Chattogram cruised to 138-2 in just 17.4 overs.
Khulna Tigers maintained their hundred percent record while Rangpur Riders slumped to their second defeat in three matches as the Bangladesh Premier League caravan moved to Sylhet.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the former captain of Bangladesh team and now leading Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League, urged the media to give more emphasis on upcoming players of the country instead of highlighting him in the news.
Aliss claimed 4 for 17 while Zakir Hassan scored 41 off 34 balls, an effort that saved the hosts from further ignominy
Mashrafe was guilty of not dragging his bat in and instead tried to plant it inside the crease
Former Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza turned heads when he got a wicket with his very first delivery in this season's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Friday.
Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza tried to whack a few at the nets with the bat in his first training session of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League today at the Academy Ground in Mirpur after a lacklustre display with the ball on Friday when his side succumbed to a seven-wicket loss in their opening BPL fixture.
Six pacers and seven spinners were selected by the Strikers’ coaches out of around 900 cricketers who came at the trial.
