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The winning skipper of Sylhet Strikers, Mohammad Mithun says he is happy that they performed as a team. Adds that the confidence of the side is good despite the defeats they have been dealt with. Credits Ariful Haque for his brilliant cameo at the end and adds that he and Samit Patel played brilliantly and they aimed around 130-140 in the first break and were happy to achieve that. Mentions that the bowlers did well and everybody was upto the task assigned to them. Closes by saying that they had a chance to win in most matches but lost their way and such stuff happens in cricket.
Richard Ngarava is the POTM for his scintillating performance. He says that they had discussed that they should take early wickets. He adds that he tried to trust him and bowl the right deliveries. Mentions that he is happy for this win.
The losing skipper of Durdanto Dhaka, Mosaddek Hossain says he bowled really well, especially Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam, and this was a chasebale total but they did not bat well. Syas that things were in their hold for the first 20 overs but they lost their way while chasing this down. Adds they need to build up a winning momentum and would work on that.
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Earlier in the day after being asked to bat first, Sylhet Strikers started poorly and lost 3 inside the first 4 overs. The horror show continued for Najmul Hossain Shanto and his top order. A make-shift 1 down in Samit Patel then batted well along with skipper Mohammad Mithun and crucial runs for the fourth wicket partnership. The side did close their innings well with the bat too as they managed to post 142 on board. Ariful Haque and SM Meherob played good knocks of 21 and 39 respectively but Mohammad Mithun was the pick of the lot with 59 to his name. Shoriful Islam was unplayable for the Sylhet Strikers batters and he picked up 4 while Arafat Sunny took a couple. Taskin Ahmed and Usman Qadir chipped in with a wicket each too.
Durdanto Dhaka have a lot to discuss about their poor batting performance. They failed to build good partnerships and the wickets fell like nine pins. None of the top-order batters could stabilize the innings and that created pressure on the other batters. Irfan Sukkur tried a poor shot and that led to his dismissal. There was a lot of miscommunication between the batters as well and that led to the run out of Saif Hassan. They failed to rotate the strike often which allowed the bowlers to bowl the dot balls. It was a poor batting performance by them today apart from the heroics of Taskin Ahmed towards the end which was the only positive in the batting unit.
Sylhet Strikers have finally ended their losing streak and gained momentum with a win in this one. They started off well with Richard Ngarava giving them the first two important breakthroughs. They sent back the openers and put pressure on the opposition. They were brilliant in the field as well and tried to grab every tough chance they got. Rejaur Rahman got Alex Ross to walk back to the pavilion and then Irfan Sukkur was dismissed by Nayeem Hasan. Benny Howell trapped Mosaddek Hossain in front of the stumps and that almost sealed the game for them. Richard Ngarava got two more in his third over and brought up his tally to four wickets. They couldn't bowl them out but they must be proud of their bowling performance.
Over 20 : 127/9
16 Runs
119.1
419.2
419.3
419.4
1 WD
19.5
119.5
119.6
U. Qadir
6 (7)
T. Ahmed
27 (11)
R. Rahman
4-0-41-2
19.6
1
Rejaur Rahman To Usman Qadir
DROPPED! On a length and down the leg side. Usman Qadir pulls it but he doesn't get the distance. The fielder drops a catch and the batter gets a single. Sylhet Strikers GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON!
19.5
1
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
Full and on leg. Taskin Ahmed drills it towards long on for a single.
19.5
wd
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
Too short over the batter's head. Wided.
19.4
4
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! TOUGH CHANCE! Short and on leg. Taskin Ahmed pulls it towards the cow corner region. The fielder manages to take a catch while running to his left but the ball bounces away and along with the fielder crosses the ropes for four runs.
19.3
4
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! GOOD HITTING! Slow and full outside off. Taskin Ahmed goes over covers this time and places it in the gap. The ball runs away to the fence for four more runs.
19.2
4
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! MORE RUNS! Full and outside off. Taskin Ahmed drills it past cover. The ball runs away to the fence for four runs off his bat.
19.1
1
Rejaur Rahman To Usman Qadir
Short and on leg. Usman Qadir cuts it towards third man for a single.
Over 19 : 111/9
11 Runs
118.1
418.2
018.3
418.4
118.5
118.6
U. Qadir
4 (5)
T. Ahmed
14 (7)
R. Ngarava
4-0-30-4
18.6
1
Richard Ngarava To Usman Qadir
Another yorker on off. Usman Qadir slices it away to third man and gets a single.
18.5
1
Richard Ngarava To Taskin Ahmed
A yorker on off. Taskin Ahmed digs it out to mid on and runs a single.
18.4
4
Richard Ngarava To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! MORE RUNS! Slow and around off. Taskin Ahmed pulls it straighter now. The ball is away from long on and it meets the fence for four more runs.
18.3
0
Richard Ngarava To Taskin Ahmed
Short and over off. Taskin Ahmed tries to pull it but gets beaten by the bounce.
18.2
4
Richard Ngarava To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! DRILLED AWAY! Full and on off. Taskin Ahmed throws his bat at it and sends it past cover. The ball races away to the fence for four runs.
18.1
1
Richard Ngarava To Usman Qadir
On the good length and on off. Usman Qadir gets the upper edge and the ball flies off to third man for a single.
Over 18 : 100/9
8 Runs
W
17.1
117.2
017.3
2 WD
17.4
017.4
117.5
417.6
T. Ahmed
5 (3)
U. Qadir
2 (3)
R. Rahman
3-0-25-2
17.6
4
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
FOUR! 100 COMES UP ON THE BOARD! On a good length and outside off. Taskin Ahmed pulls it and sends it through the gap at deep mid-wicket. The ball meets the fence for four runs which brings the three-digit score on the board.
17.5
1
Rejaur Rahman To Usman Qadir
Full again on middle. Usman Qadir drives it to long on for a single.
17.4
0
Rejaur Rahman To Usman Qadir
Full and on the stumps. Usman Qadir drives it to mid off and the nonstriker has set off for a single. A direct hit would have drawn curtains to the innings.
17.4
wd
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
On a length but angling down the leg side. The keeper fails to collect it cleanly and the batters run a single. Wide signaled.
17.3
0
Rejaur Rahman To Taskin Ahmed
Slow and full outside off. Taskin Ahmed swings hard but gets beaten for lack of pace.
17.2
1
Rejaur Rahman To Usman Qadir
Full again and on off. Usman Qadir slices it away to third man for a single to get off the mark.
17.1
W
Rejaur Rahman To Shoriful Islam OUT!
OUT! CASTLED! On a length and angled into the stumps. Shoriful Islam dances down the track and tries to muscle it away but the ball gets under him and crashes into the stumps. One more wicket to seal victory. Usman Qadir is the last man in for Durdanto Dhaka.
Over 17 : 92/8
6 Runs
W
16.1
116.2
016.3
W
16.4
416.5
116.6
S. Islam
5 (2)
T. Ahmed
1 (1)
R. Ngarava
3-0-19-4
16.6
1
Richard Ngarava To Shoriful Islam
Full and wide outside off. Shoriful Islam slices it to third man and runs a single.
16.5
4
Richard Ngarava To Shoriful Islam
FOUR! OFF THE MARK IN STYLE! Short and slow around off. Shoriful Islam slaps it over cover. The ball bounces away to the fence for four runs.
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