Mehidy Hasan Miraz first took three catches and a wicket in the field, then blazed away to a 50-ball 70 at the top of the order to guide the Khulna Tigers past the Sylhet Strikers' 153-run target
An all-round effort from captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz helped Khulna Tigers defeat Sylhet Strikers by six wickets in the 32nd match of Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday, January 23. (More Cricket News)
Miraz first took three catches and a wicket in the field, then blazed away to a 50-ball 70 at the top of the order to guide the Tigers past the Strikers' 153-run target with a solitary ball to spare.
Abu Hider, Hasan Mahmud and Salman Irshad claimed two wickets apiece as the Tigers restricted Ariful Haque's side to 152 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Miraz then anchored the winning chase, hitting eight fours and two sixes to bring the asking rate down.
Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat first against Khulna Tigers
Khulna Tigers: Mohammad Naim, Alex Ross, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Mahidul Islam Ankon(w), William Bosisto, Aamer Jamal, Abu Hider Rony, Salman Irshad, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud
Sylhet Strikers: George Munsey(w), Rony Talukdar, Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali, Ariful Haque(c), Samiullah Shinwari, Kadeem Alleyne, Nihaduzzaman, Sumon Khan, Ruyel Miah, Reece Topley
The Strikers came into this match on the back of a six-run defeat to Dhaka Capitals. Sylhet continue to be placed at the bottom of the seven-team table with four points from nine games.
The Tigers, too suffered a loss in their previous game, albeit by seven runs to Fortune Barishal. Khulna are now fourth in the standings with eight points from nine encounters thus far.
In the earlier match of the day, Durbar Rajshahi beat the hitherto undefeated Rangpur Riders by 24 runs. Rajshahi first put a 170-run total on the board, then bowled out the Riders for 146.
Where to watch the Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Strikers, Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 match on TV and online?
The Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Strikers, Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 match was live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It was not telecast on any TV channel in the country.