Comilla surge to top of BPL points table beating Dhaka

Tamim Iqbal-led Comilla Victorians took a solo lead in the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beating Shakib-Al Hasan's Dhaka Dynamites by four wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Mirpur in the city on Monday, reports UNB.

With day's well-merited win, Comilla Victorians for the first time took a solo lead in the league securing 10 points from six matches while Dhaka Dynamites, with the day's defeat, went down to the 2nd slot with nine points from seven outings. Batting first after winning the toss, league leader Dhaka Dynamites were dismissed cheaply for 128 runs in 18.3 overs despite of 76 runs by West Indian opening batsman Sunil Narine against devastating bowling by Pakistani medium pacer Hasan Ali. Hasan Ali made the first breakthrough in Dhaka Dynamites innings bowling out two openers-Evin Lewis (7) and Mehedi Maruf (0)-for only 12 runs in span of only two balls. He bowled West Indian Evin Lewis in the first ball and later dismissed Mehedi Maruf in the 3rd ball of the first over.

When Dhaka Dynamites were struggling only 12 runs for 2 in 1.3 overs, then West Indian opener Sunil Narine pairing with former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara repaired the early damage contributing 92 runs in the 3rd wicket stand to carry the team to 104 runs from 12.

Sunil Narine quickfired the match highest 76 runs off just 45 balls featuring seven fours and five sixes while Kumar Sangakkara scored 30-ball 28 runs hitting three boundaries, were the only batsmen reaching the double figures. After the departure of two reliable batsmen Kumar Sangakkara for 104 for 3 in 12.5 overs felt victim of run out and Sunil Narine for 114 for 4 in 13.4 overs, caught by Tamim Iqbal off Mohammad Saifuddin delivery, Dhaka Dynamites surprisingly lost remaining six wickets for only 14 runs to bundle out for 128 runs.