Fortune Barishal 136 for 3 (Tamim 52*, Mayers 50) beat Chattogram Challengers 135 for 9 (Brown 34, Shuvagata 24, Mayers 2-28, Saifuddin 2-28, McCoy 2-29) by seven wickets
Fortune Barishal stored themselves in the hunt for a spot in the BPL closing after they crushed Chattogram Challengers by seven wickets in the Eliminator match in Mirpur. Kyle Mayers starred for Barishal with an all-round present, taking two wickets earlier than hitting a fast half-century.
Barishal misplaced Soumya Sarkar in the first over of their 136-run chase however Tamim Iqbal and No. 3 Mayers rapidly hit again. Tamim struck Al-Amin Hossain for 3 fours in the second over earlier than Mayers joined in along with his first six in the third over. Mayers then blasted Shuvagata Hom for 26 runs in the fifth over, hitting three sixes and two fours.
Mayers bought out quickly after reaching 50, caught behind off Bilal Khan, having confronted 26 balls. He struck 5 sixes and three fours. Tamim stored the chase on monitor along with his unbeaten 52 off 43 balls, together with 9 fours as Barishal received with 5.1 overs to spare. Barishal’s newcomer David Miller did not power the challenge, hitting 17 off 13 balls earlier than falling for a easy catch to deep midwicket. Mushfiqur Rahim was there with Tamim to finish the chase.
Chattogram earlier had banked closely on their in-form opener Tanzid Hasan. However he fell in the second over. Saifuddin bought the huge wicket when he had the left-hander caught behind. Tanzid’s opening accomplice Josh Brown briefly attacked, hitting three sixes and two fours, earlier than holing out at level to Miller. Brown made 34 off 22 balls.
Shuvagata’s 24 off 16 balls took Chattogram previous the 100 mark, as the Barishal bowlers grabbed the recreation firmly for the remainder of the innings. Mayers, Saifuddin and Obed McCoy took two wickets every whereas Taijul Islam and James Fuller picked up one wicket respectively.
