Final, Mirpur, February 16, 2023, 06:00 PM
175/7(20.0ov)
176/3(19.2ov)
Comilla Victorians beat Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Johnson Charles
Commentry
Right then, that is it from the game. Comilla Victorians have bagged their fourth title of the BPL. The trophy is presented to Imrul Kayes, and he walks towards his team to celebrate. Brilliant from the Comilla Victorians! We hope you enjoyed our company. Until next time, take care and goodbye. Cheers!
Imrul Kayes the skipper of Comilla Victorians says that it was a fantastic journey for them. Ends by saying that they enjoyed it a lot and everyone performed well.
Mashrafe Mortaza the skipper of Sylhet Strikers says that he is happy with the performance of the team. Adds that they gave their best and everyone did their job well. Ends by saying that they fell short of some runs and dropped some catches as well.
Najmul Hossain Shanto is the player of the tournament. He says that he enjoyed the tournament. Adds that he gave his best for the team. Ends by thanking the crowd.
Johnson Charles is the player of the match for his 79 runs unbeaten knock. He says he enjoyed it a lot. Adds that it feels good to contribute and win the finals. Ends by thanking the crowd for their support.
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Earlier in the day, Comilla Victorians won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Sylhet Strikers got a shaky start as they lost two early wickets in the first 3 overs when 26 runs on the scoreboard. It was a Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim show after that. Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 64 whilst Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten at 74 runs.
Sylhet Strikers were good with the ball and started off well. The 17th over Rubel Hossain turned the tables and got Comilla Victorians in control of the game. George Linde bowled well, gave away 14 runs in his 4 overs, and picked a wicket while Rubel Hossain pocketed 2 wickets in his spell.
Excellent performance from the start of the tournament from Comilla Victorians and they bagged their fourth title of BPL. It was a Johnson Charles show which helped them win it. The game looked evenly poised but the tables changed in the 17th over from Rubel Hossain that went for 23 runs. Comilla Victorians were off to a shaky start but Litton Das and Johnson Charles steadied the sinking ship. Litton Das lost his wicket in the 13th over but Johnson Charles finished off the game alongside Moeen Ali.
In over# 20
1
1
1wd
Mashrafe Mortaza 3/0(0.2)
19.2
1
A low full toss, on off, Johnson Charles drills it to long off for one. Comilla Victorians beat Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets and are the champions of BPL 2023!
19.1
1
Fuller and on off, Moeen Ali taps it to long on for one.
19.1
1wd
Wide! Lands it down leg, Moeen Ali looks to flick it but misses.
Mashrafe Mortaza to bowl the final over.
In over# 19
0
4
1
1
6
6
Luke Wood 38/0(4)
18.6
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Lands it outside off, Johnson Charles looks to play at it but misses.
18.5
4
FOUR! Bowls a yorker and on leg, Johnson Charles flicks it through backward square leg for a boundary. Just 3 needed now!
18.4
1
Shorter and down leg, Moeen Ali pulls it to square leg for one.
18.3
1
Fuller and on off, Johnson Charles digs it to mid-wicket for one.