Barisal Bulls skipper Mahmudullah and ace batter Shahriar Nafees propelled the team’s total into a fighting figure of 156 at the final of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
Mahmudullah hammer 48 off 36 deliveries hitting six boundaries and a maximum and Shahriar scored an unbeaten 44-run innings hitting two boundaries and three whirlwind maximums.
Earlier, Prasanna got the Bulls off to a quick start and threatened to take the game away from the Victorians, before he was outdone by a slower delivery from Darren Stevens.
The off-cutters from the Victorians' bowlers put a break on the flow of runs during the middle overs and at one point it appeared that the Bulls won't be able to cross the 150-mark.
However, it was some late charge from skipper Mahmudullah which did the trick. He hit Mortaza for a six and a couple of boundaries in the 15th over of the innings to give the Bulls the much-needed impetus.
Comilla Victorians won the toss and decided to field first.
Barisal Bulls
Al-Amin Hossain, KK Cooper, N Dutta, RR Emrit, E Lewis, Mahmudullah (Captain), Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Sami, Nadif Chowdhury, S Prasanna, Rony Talukdar (Wicketkeeper), Sabbir Rahman, Shahriar Nafees, Sharifullah, Sohag Gazi, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Taijul Islam and BRM Taylor
Comilla Victorians
Abu Hider, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Ashar Zaidi, Dhiman Ghosh, Imrul Kayes, KMDN Kulasekara, Liton Das (Wicketkeeper), Mahmudul Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Mukhtar Ahmed, Naeem Islam jnr, AD Russell, Shoaib Malik, Shuvagata Hom, DI Stevens and Sunzamul Islam
