Chittagong Vikings 214 for 4 (Yasir 54, Mushfiqur 52) beat Khulna Titans 188 for 8 (Mahmudullah 50, Jayed 3-33) by 26 runs
How the game played out
Chittagong Vikings thumped Khulna Titans by 26 runs after fast fifties from Yasir Ali and Mushfiqur Rahim and a blistering finish with the bat. Their 214-4 is the second highest total in the tournament, to which the Titans replied with 188-8.
Yasir and Mushfiqur strengthened the Vikings’ scoring rate in the middle overs during their 83-run third wicket stand. Dasun Shanaka then followed it up with an unbeaten 42 off 17 balls.
Later, Titans had a brief dig at Vikings’ stiff total but once the 68-run fourth wicket stand between Mahmudullah and Brendan Taylor ended, so went Titans’ hopes of a fightback.
Turning points
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Shanaka and Najibullah Zadran smashing five sixes and as many fours during the Vikings’ last five overs, that produced 72 runs.
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Titans losing their first three wickets inside 3.1 overs of their 215-run chase.
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Mahmudullah’s dismissal in the 11th over, after he had struck 50 off 26 balls with four sixes and three fours.
Star of the day
Yasir, the Chittagong native, became the first among the uncapped Bangladeshi batsmen to score a fifty in this season’s BPL. He struck three sixes and five fours in his 36-ball 54.
The big miss
Taijul Islam dropped a return-catch offered by Yasir when he was on 22. It was struck very hard but the ball spilled through Taijul’s hands and into the stumps. There was an appeal for a run-out but Mushfiqur was well in.
Where the teams stand
Vikings’ impressive start continued as they completed their fourth win in five games. Titans meanwhile remain rooted in last place, after their sixth loss in seven outings.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo