Captain Tamim Iqbal blasted a 45-ball 71 to help Fortune Barishal secure a comfortable 27-run win over Durdanto Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Wednesday.
Their fifth victory propelled Barishal to third spot in the points table, replacing Chattogram Challengers, who had same 10 points but moved down to fourth owing to inferior net run rate.
Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians occupy the top two spots so far with 14 and 12 points respectively.
The capital city outfit tasted their ninth straight defeat after the surprising five-wicket win over defending champions Comilla in the tournament opener.
Electing to bat first, Tamim single-handedly drove the side to 186/6 as the next best 28 came from Soumya Sarkar's willow.
Pace bowlers Syed Khaled Ahmed (3/26) and Saifuddin (3/31) then shared six wickets between them to restrict Dhaka to 159/8, despite a stellar effort by Alex Ross who was not out on 89 off 49.
31ST MATCH
Fortune Barishal 186/6 (Tamim 71, Babu 3/30) beat Durdanto Dhaka 159/8 (Ross 89*, Khaled 3/26) by 27 runs
