Dhaka Platoon held their nerve to seal a 12-run win over the Khulna Tigers in their Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 match at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Friday.
Khulna skipper Mushfiqur Rahim made a valiant effort in the chase of 173 posted by Platoon, but his innings of 64 runs off just 33 deliveries was not enough as Khulna finished on 160/8 in their stipulated 20 overs.
After the loss of some early wickets, Mushfiq and Nazibullah Zadran formed a 56-run partnership to stabilize the innings.
However, wickets at crucial moments cost Khulna the game.
Mushfiq smashed four sixes and six fours in his innings but perished in the penultimate over, with the Tigers needing 24 off eight balls.
Platoon pacer Hasan Mahmud continued his impressive run of form in the BBPL, picking up four wickets while conceding 32 runs to be adjudged man-of-the-match.
Platoon captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza picked up one wicket and conceded 26 runs in three overs.
Earlier, Dhaka posted 172/4 in their 20 overs.
Dhaka's Hasan Mahmud bowls Dhaka Tribune/Md Manik
Pakistani recruit Asif Ali delivered a late cameo to take the score past the 170-run mark.
Asif smashed four sixes and two boundaries in his 13 ball innings, scoring a valuable 39 runs for Dhaka.
He finished not out.
Opener Tamim Iqbal started the innings impressively, but failed to go on to a big score.
He was caught out by Robbie Frylinck at mid-wicket off the bowling of Mohammad Amir, when he attempted to pull a short delivery in the sixth over.
Tamim had scored 25 off 23 deliveries, including three boundaries and one six.
No 3 batsman Mominul Haque scored 38 off 36 deliveries, while all-rounder Ariful Haque finished unbeaten on 37 off 30 balls.
Amir picked up two wickets for Khulna and conceded 27 runs.
31TH Match, DPvKT
DHAKA PLATOON INNINGS R B
Tamim c Frylinck b Amir 25 23
Anamul lbw b Shafiul 15 13
Mominul c Najibullah b Amir 38 36
Mahedi c & b Aminul 1 5
Ariful not out 37 30
Asif not out 39 13
Extras (lb 4, w 13) 17
Total (20 Overs) 172/4
Fall Of Wickets
1-45 (Tamim), 2-52 (Anamul), 3-62 (Mahedi), 4-118 (Mominul)
Bowling
Tanvir 1-0-8-0, Frylinck 4-0-18-0, Miraz 1-0-15-0, Amir 4-0-27-2, Shafiul 4-0-44-1, Shahidul 4-0-41-0, Aminul 2-0-15-1
KHULNA TIGERS INNINGS R B
Miraz b Hasan 15 15
Aminul c Tamim b Mashrafe 4 6
Rossouw c Anamul b Hasan 18 13
Shamsur c Hasan b Shadab 3 8
Mushfiq c Shadab b Hasan 64 33
Najibullah run out (Asif) 31 29
Frylinck b Hasan 6 7
Shahidul not out 6 6
Amir c Faheem b Perera 5 3
Extras (lb 3, w 5) 8
Total (20 Overs) 160/8
Fall Of Wickets
1-11 (Aminul), 2-20 (Miraz), 3-39 (Shamsur), 4-44 (Rossouw), 5-100 (Najibullah), 6-125 (Frylinck), 7-149 (Mushfiq), 8-160 (Amir)
Bowling
Mashrafe 3-0-26-1, Faheem 4-0-31-0, Hasan 4-0-32-4, Mahedi 1-0-7-0, Shadab 4-0-25-1, Perera 4-0-36-1
Dhaka Platoon won by 12 runs
MoM: Hasan Mahmud (DP)
