Hazratullah Zazai is being considered as one of the promising players in T20 cricket after smashing six sixers in an over in the Afghanistan league a few months ago
Afghan opener Hazratullah Zazai made an explosive start in his first match as he smashed seven sixes and four fours in his 41-ball 78 for Dhaka Dynamites against Rajshahi Kings Saturday.
The left-hander registered his maiden BPL fifty off 22 balls.
Zazai formed a 116-run partnership with Sunil Narine, which built a solid platform for Dhaka to post a challenging a total of 189 in their 20 overs.
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Zazai was aggressive from the very beginning and took charge against the Rajshahi attack with confident strokes all over the park.
Zazai is being considered as one of the promising players in T20 cricket after smashing six sixers in an over in the Afghanistan league a few months ago.
That reputation earned him a contract for Dhaka in BPL 6, and he has started the campaign brilliantly.
2ND MATCH, DDvRK
DHAKA DYNAMITES INNINGS R B
Zazai c Soumya b Miraz 78 41
Narine c Soumya b Hafeez 38 28
Pollard c Arafat b Qais 3 10
Shakib c Evans b Arafat 2 7
Russell not out 21 19
Nurul st Zakir b Arafat 1 2
Shuvagata not out 38 14
Extras (lb 4, nb 1, w 3) 8
Total (20 Overs) 189/5
Fall Of Wickets
1-116 (Narine), 2-124 (Zazai), 3-127 (Shakib), 4-128 (Pollard), 5-136 (Nurul)
Bowling
Miraz 3-0-38-1, Mustafizur 4-0-27-0, Babu 3-0-53-0, Qais 4-0-29-1, Hafeez 3-0-15-1, Arafat 3-0-23-2
RAJSHAHI KINGS INNINGS R B
Hafeez c Nurul b Rubel 29 28
Mominul c Mizanur b Shakib 8 5
Soumya c Nurul b Russell 4 3
Evans run out (Rony/Shakib) 10 13
Zakir c Russell b Rubel 2 5
Jonker c Zazai b Mohor 1 3
Miraz (c) c Mizanur b Rubel 1 3
Babu c Zazai b Mohor 7 13
Qais c Rony b Pollard 9 6
Arafat c Zazai b Shuvagata 18 18
Mustafizur not out 11 13
Extras (w 6) 6
Total (18.2 Overs) 106 all out
Fall Of Wickets
1-24 (Mominul), 2-29 (Soumya), 3-47 (Evans), 4-56 (Zakir), 5-56 (Hafeez), 6-59 (Jonker), 7-59 (Miraz), 8-75 (Qais), 9-80 (Babu), 10-106 (Arafat)
Bowling
Russell 2-0-12-1, Mohor 4-0-24-2, Shakib 2-0-11-1, Rubel 3-0-7-3, Narine 2-0-14-0, Shuvagata 3.2-0-16-1, Pollard 2-0-22-1
Dhaka won by 83 runs
MoM: Hazratullah Zazai (DD)
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