2577dThe Report by Mohammad Isam

Comilla's spinners crush Chittagong Vikings

Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Arafat Sunny took combined figures of 2 for 50 from 10 overs to choke Chittagong to 139, a total they chased down with 11 balls to spare

Match Centre

Match Details

Toss

Comilla Victorians , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20

Match days

14 November 2017 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Comilla Victorians 2, Chittagong Vikings 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashank Kishore

9.25pm The batting was clinical, but the key was how well Comilla's spinners did, after a dominating start from Chittagong, courtesy Luke Ronchi and Soumya Sarkar. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Arafat Sunny - put the brakes on with their combined figures of two for 50 from 10 overs to bring down a potential 180 target to 140. That made a bid difference in the end. Then Buttler and Imrul walked them home nearly before Samuels brought the house down with some stunning strokes. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, I, Shashank Kishore, say goodbye on behalf of Nikhil Kalro. Cheers

Imrul Kayes is the Player of the Match for his steady 36-ball 45 that helped overcome a slow start and put Comilla on the road to victory. So a trophy and a cheque to savour along with the win. The perfect balm to sooth his injured hamstring, isn't it?

Jos Buttler: Quite clinical. Our bowlers were superb in the middle period to tie the opposition down. Yorkers are big part of the game, you try and practice as much as you can against it. T20 is good fun. I love these franchise tournaments, playing with different players and experience different cultures is great fun.

18.1
6
Tanbir Hayder to Samuels, SIX, clean strike and it's quite fitting that the best shot of the evening has brought the curtains down on what has been a dominating win for Comilla Victorians. Third win in four matches for Comilla. They join Dhaka Dynamites and Sylhet Sixes with six points in the standings. Lots of thinking to do for Chittagong, who weren't helped by yet another below-par batting performance.

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | CV: 134/4 (6 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.44, RRR: 3.00)

  • Mohammad Nabi0 (4b)
  • Marlon Samuels11 (7b)
  • Sunzamul Islam3-0-14-2
  • Tanbir Hayder2-0-19-0
17.6
0
Sunzamul Islam to Mohammad Nabi, no run, plays this full ball back to the bowler
17.5
0
Sunzamul Islam to Mohammad Nabi, no run, sliders back in to beat the inside edge and strike him on the pad but the angle would've taken it down leg
17.4
0
Sunzamul Islam to Mohammad Nabi, no run, cuts straight to point. Touch fuller but he went through with the stroke
17.3
0
Sunzamul Islam to Mohammad Nabi, no run, bunts this down to mid-on
17.2
W
Sunzamul Islam to Buttler, OUT, goes for another big hit, is deceived in flight as the keeper effects the simplest of stumpings. Didn't get to the pitch this time. Terrific innings nonetheless.

JC Buttler st †Ronchi b Sunzamul Islam 44 (31b 3x4 2x6) SR: 141.93

Victorians 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7Tamim IqbalLiton Das
2nd32Imrul KayesLiton Das
3rd74Imrul KayesJC Buttler
4th21MN SamuelsJC Buttler
5th6MN SamuelsMohammad Nabi

Bangladesh Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
CV1293180.578
DHD1274151.631
KT1274150.075
RAR126612-0.267
SYS12479-0.429
RR12488-1.098
CC12387-0.473
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