Zazai smashes 7 sixers in 41-ball 78

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)