Dhaka Dynamites defeated Khulna Titans comprehensively by 105 runs in their BPL 6 encounter in Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka Tuesday.
Dhaka posted a challenging total of 192 for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 20 overs.
The Dynamites opener Hazratullah Zazai once again gave his team an explosive start, with an aggressive half-century.
Dhaka added 67 for the opening stand within five overs, before Sunil Narine lost his wicket against Khulna seamer David Wiese.
Zazai was playing with an attacking mindset at the other end, and scored 57 off just 36 balls before he went back to the pavilion in the 12th over.
Off-spinner Paul Stirling took the crucial wicket of Zazai in the second ball of the 12th over.
Stirling even removed captain Shakib al Hasan for a golden duck, and brought Khulna right back into the game.
At that stage, Dhaka were 113 for four in 11.3 overs.
But some useful runs in the latter overs by West Indian all-rounders Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell helped Dhaka register 192.
Stirling and Wiese notched took two wickets each for Khulna, while Ali Khan and Mahmudullah bagged one apiece.
Chasing 193, Khulna lost the wicket of opener Stirling early.
Shakib took the wicket in his first over.
The other opener Junaid Siddique played a little cameo as he hit two sixes against Narine.
Shakib then took the wicket of Junaid, and halted the run-flow in the fifth over.
Junaid scored 31 off just 16 balls with one four and three sixes.
Khulna lost regular wickets from there, and were unable to manage the asking rate.
Only three batsmen - Junaid, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Ariful Haque – reached double figure the Titans.
Ariful was unbeaten on 19 when the ninth wicket fell and pacer Ali Khan was absent hurt due to injury.
Eventually, Khulna were all out for 87 in 13 overs.
Dhaka have now won both their matches, while this is Khulna’s second successive defeat.
Zazai was adjudged man of the match for his match-winning innings.
5TH MATCH, DDvKT
DHAKA DYNAMITES INNINGS R B
Zazai c Ariful b Stirling 57 36
Narine c Ali b Wiese 19 14
Rony c Ariful b Mahmudullah 28 18
Shakib c Shoriful b Stirling 0 1
Pollard c Mahmudullah b Ali 27 16
Russell c & b Wiese 25 22
Shuvagata not out 11 7
Nurul not out 9 6
Extras (b 8, lb 2, w 6) 16
Total (20 Overs) 192/6
Fall Of Wickets
1-67 (Narine), 2-110 (Rony), 3-113 (Zazai), 4-113 (Shakib), 5-168 (Pollard), 6-171 (Russell)
Bowling
Ali 3-0-26-1, Shoriful 3-0-50-0, Wiese 4-0-24-2, Mahmudullah 3-0-26-1, Zahir 4-0-35-0, Stirling 1-0-2-2, Taijul 2-0-19-0
KHULNA TITANS R B
Stirling c Russell b Shakib 1 5
Junaid c Mizanur b Shakib 31 16
Jahurul c Rubel b Narine 1 5
Mahmudullah c Pollard b Shuvagata 8 7
Shanto c Russell b Mohor 13 15
Ariful not out 19 19
Wiese b Shakib 6 7
Taijul run out (Mizanur/Nurul) 2 3
Shoriful c Rubel b Narine 0 2
Zahir run out (Rubel/Nurul) 0 0
Ali Khan absent hurt - -
Extras (lb 1, nb 1, w 4) 6
Total (13 Overs) 87 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-5 (Stirling), 2-34 (Jahurul), 3-35 (Junaid), 4-54 (Mahmudullah), 5-60 (Shanto), 6-83 (Wiese), 7-86 (Taijul), 8-86 (Shoriful), 9-87 (Zahir)
Bowling
Russell 2-0-9-0, Shakib 3-0-18-3, Narine 3-0-20-2, Rubel 2-0-22-0, Shuvagata 1-0-4-1, Mohor 2-0-13-1
Dhaka Dynamites won by 105 runs
MoM: Hazratullah Zazai (DD)