Match Details

DD vs SYS 17th Match, BPL 2024

127-920.0

Sylhet Strikers won by 15 runs 🏆

SYS

20.0142-8

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Player of the Match

Richard Ngarava

Sylhet Strikers

4/30

DD - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	42	39
10 Over	66	60
15 Over	95	83

SYS - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	44	23
10 Over	47	55
15 Over	96	92
20 Over	140	142

Commentary

So that marks the end of our coverage from the exciting encounter between Sylhet Strikers and Durdanto Dhaka. For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on the behalf of my co-commentator Deepak Prakash and our scorer/analyst Manish Bishnoi. Stay tuned for the second match of today's BPL double header and many more matches that are going on currently.

Mohammad Mithun (Sylhet Strikers)- "As a team, we tried to back our winning habit. We lose some matches but our confidence never went down. Ariful played a big role. Samit and myself, tried to carry the innings. We had a plan that if we can post 135-140, it will be enough.

When you have 140 runs to defend, you know you have to bowl well. In the first three matches we lost for fielding but we improved on that. We could've won those games but yes, this happens in cricket."

Richard Ngarava (Player of the Match)- "We always discuss in the dressing room with the coach to bowl in the perfect lines. We just did that. We practice all the deliveries and eliver as per the instincts. Credit to my teammates for this win and I hope as a team we can carry this momentum on."

Player of the Match- Richard Ngarava

Mosaddek Hossain (Durdanto Dhaka Captain)- "143 was obviously chase able and I think we didn't do well with the bat. In the first hour, bowlers did well for us and after that, our fielding became sloppy. I think we lost the momentum in the middle. In this type of tournaments, finding the momentum is a big thing. Taskin and Shoriful were terrific for us today but our batting did cost us."

17:03 IST and 17:33 Local Time | Finally, Sylhet Strikers have managed to break the five-match losing streak. They have comprehensively won it by 15 runs and have secured valuable 2 points against Durdanto Dhaka.

Earlier, after being invited to bat first, Sylhet Strikers got off to a shaky start as they lost Shamsur Rahman and Zakir Hasan for a golden duck and Najmul Hossain Shanto for a mere 3 runs off 12 balls inside the powerplay, with all three falling prey to left-arm quick Shoriful Islam.

Mohammad Mithun and Samit Patel started the rescue mission, and the pair played carefully and kept the scoreboard ticking at a decent pace. The duo added 50+ runs for the fourth wicket but failed to carry the momentum as Samit departed for run-a-ball 32 runs. On the other hand, Mithun paired up with Benny Howell and notched up his fifty, taking his side out of a precarious situation.

Howell contributed 11 runs off 13 balls, while Ariful Haque played a cameo of 21 runs off just 9 balls. On the other hand, Mithun contributed with 59 runs off 46 balls, helping his side post a respectable 142/8 in 20 overs.

Shoriful Islam shone with the ball for Dhaka, claiming four wickets. Arafat Sunny chipped in with a couple of wickets, while Taskin Ahmed and Usman Qadir celebrated a solitary wicket.

In pursuit of 142 runs, Durdanto Dhaka lost Saim Ayub and Mohammad Naim for 13 and 2 runs, respectively. Saif Hassan and Alex Ross started building the partnership, but their progress abruptly halted when Saif got run out for 17 runs and Ross followed him in the very next over after contributing 20 runs off 18 balls. Irfan Sukkur and Mosaddek Hossain failed to make an impact with the bat and departed cheaply, leaving their side in deep waters.

Durdanto Dhaka kept losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually finished on 127 for 9. Thanks to some late blows from Taskin Ahmed who remained unbeaten on 27 off 11 balls. Richard Ngarava was the star of the bowling with 4 for 30. They lost the match by a margin of 15 runs

OVER 20

Durdanto Dhaka

127/9

Taskin Ahmed

27(11)

Usman Qadir

6(7)

Rejaur Rahman Raja

2-41(4.0)

19.6 Raja to U Qadir

1 Back of length delivery at the middle and leg. Qadir tonks it towards long on but the fielder spills the catch. Single taken and Sylhet Strikers have won the contest by 15 runs.

19.5 Raja to T Ahmed

1 Taskin remains unbeaten on 27 off 11 balls. Good length delivery at the leg stump. Taskin swings his bat but the ball lands short of the long on for a single.

19.5 Raja to T Ahmed

WD Short of length ball at the outside leg line from over the wicket. Umpire calls it a wide ball for height.

19.4 Raja to T Ahmed

4 FOURRRR!!! He should have been promoted up the order! Full length delivery angling at the middle and leg. Taskin whips it powerfully and the ball goes aerially towards widish long on where the fielder runs way to his right and jumps to take the catch but loses his balance and touches the boundary cushion. Boundary signaled.

19.3 Raja to T Ahmed

4 FOUR MORE!!!! Slower length ball outside off. Taskin gets the width this time and he hits it for a boundary through the widish long off.

19.2 Raja to T Ahmed

4 FOUR!! Raja bowls a full length delivery just outside off. Taskin creates the room and hits it through cover and extra cover gap for a boundary.

19.1 Raja to U Qadir

1 Short of length delivery angling at the body. Qadir moves leg side to defend but it hits him on his gloves and deflects to third man for one.

Richard Ngarava finishes with 4 for 30.

OVER 19

Durdanto Dhaka

111/9

Taskin Ahmed

14(7)

Usman Qadir

4(5)

Richard Ngarava

4-30(4.0)

18.6 R Ngarava to U Qadir

1 Yorker at the off stump. Qadir guides it to deep third for one.

18.5 R Ngarava to T Ahmed

1 Yorker at the off stump. Taskin digs it out to his left for one.

18.4 R Ngarava to T Ahmed

4 FOUR MORE! Slower delivery on good length at the middle and leg. Taskin creates the room and plays a lofted on drive through the left of the long on fielder for a boundary.