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Chittagong trounce Barishal, secure 2nd spot in BPL

February 02, 2025 00:00:00


Chittagong Kings beat Fortune Barishal by 24 runs in their final match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Saturday, report agencies.

The result also saw Chittagong Kings now assure second spot on the table.

Only five batters of Barishal could reach double digits with Dawid Malan making highest 67 runs. Mahmudullah made 41 off 26 balls, Mushfiqur Rahim 24 off 22 balls, Rishad Hossain 11 off 10 and James Fuller 18 off 11 balls.

For Chittagong, Binura Fernando and Al Islam took two wickets each. Khaled Ahmed and Arafat Sunny took one wicket each.

Earlier, opener Parvez Hossain Emon smashed a valiant 41 ball-75, which included one four and eight sixes, his side Chittagong Kings were able to put up 206-4 against Fortune Barishal.

Haider Ali 42 off 23 balls, Shamim Hossain 30 off 12 balls, Graham Clark 26 off 21 balls, and Khawaja Nafay 22 off 19 balls were main scorers for Chittagong reaching the double digit.

For Barishal, Taijul Islam took two wickets and Ebadot Hossain and Mohammad Nabi took one wickets each.


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