Dhaka Gladiators win the BPL Title for 2nd Time

Dhaka Gladiators 172 for 9 

Anamul 58, Rubel 4 for 44

Chittagong Kings 129 

Mahmudullah 44, Thomas 3 for 19, Mosharraf 3 for 26

Mosharraf Hossain, Anamul Haque and Alfonsa Thomas guided Dhaka Gladiators take second successive BPL title with 43 runs victory over Chittagong Kings.

In Chittagong Kings chase of 173 runs, Mosharraf take three vital wickets this performance guide his to won the Man of the Match award. Left arm spinner removed the good 25 runs 2nd wicket partnership  between Nurul Hasan and Jason Roy.

Jason Roy scored brilliant 40 runs from 28 balls included with six fours after his dismissal Chittagong Kings struggled 70 for 5 after 10 ten overs.

Kings Skipper Mahmudullah was their final hopes he dismissed in the 17th over. he made 44 off 28 deliveries with three fours and three sixes. Anamul put on 44 runs for the 2nd wicket with Mohammad Ashraful and then Shakib Joined Anamul for the 3rd wicket added 48 runs in just 31 deliveries. Anamul scored 58 off 36 balls.  

Alfonsa Thomas take two successive wickets and followed by run out finished Match. Chittagong Kings bowled out for 129 runs.

Ten Doeschate guide Chittagong Kings to 2013 BPL Final

Chittagong Kings 150 for 7 

ten Doeschate 44*, Nabi 2 for 42 

Sylhet Royals 149 for 7 

Chigumbura 42*, Enamul 2 for 24

The late plenty of boundaries from Ryan ten Doeschate and Ariful Haque guide Chittagong Kings to 2013  Bangladesh Premier League Finals.

Ten Doeschate ended with four of the final over. He scored unbeaten 44 runs from 28 deliveries.

Nurul Hasan and Naeem Islam put on 56 runs for the 3rd wicket partnership.

Earlier, Sylhet struggled 51 for 3 in the first ten overs. Enamul Haque take 2 for 24 from his four overs spell. and Kevon Cooper got 2 wickets.

Sylhet were rebuild their innings by 48 runs stand for the fifth wicket from Mushfiqur Rahim and Chigumbura. 

Chigumbura scored unbeaten 42 from 25 balls included with three fours and three sixes. Ryan Ten Doeschate named for the Man of the Match award. 

Taskin Ahmed sets up Chittagong Kings Final hopes alive

Chittagong Kings 108 for 6 

Bopara 34*

Duronto Rajshahi 107 for 7 

Taskin 4 for 31

Taskin Ahmed's four wickets helped  Chittagong Kings to a won  that lead them into the 2nd  semifinal against Sylhet Royals on Sunday. 

Ravi Bopara and Jacob Oram soothed stress after the Kings had down  to 87 for 6 in the 15th over, and chase  the target in the 18th over. Bopara scored   unbeaten 34 from  30 deliveries  with three fours  and more than the runs it was his taking  pressure that mattered most as wickets falls  at the other end.

The  Chittagong Kings made  solid  start after Jason Roy and Nurul Hasan put on 43 runs for the first wicket.  Naeem Islam jnr's two wickets and some brilliant fielding from Rajshahi gave them an exterior chance in spite of their struggle with the bat earlier.

Taskin Ahmed  bowled with  brisk pace, had rocked the Rajshahi top-order. He claimed  three wickets in four balls after being at first attacked by Charles Coventry. He dismissed  the Zimbabwean opener.

Rajshahi quickly slipped  to 55 for 6 before Mukhtar Ali and Sean Ervine put on  43 for the seventh wicket partnership  to take side  towards 100 runs mark. Ervine remained unbeaten on 47 runs, Taskin finished with 4 for 31 from his three overs.

Chris Gayle powers Dhaka Gladiators into finals

Dhaka Gladiators 197 for 9 

Gayle 114, Sajidul 3 for 23

Sylhet Royals 193 for 6 

Mushfiqur 86

Chris Gayle mechanical to his tenth T20 century  in Dhaka Gladiators' Race to the Final, but in spite of the huge target of 197 runs  the Sylhet Royals gave brave chase, and in the end fell just short of the 24 runs they required in the last  over. With five runs wanted off the final delivery, Elton Chigumbura swung Mashrafe Mortaza to deep midwicket, where Darren Stevens seized the catch to seal Gladiators' place  in the final of the BPL.

Royals skipper Mushfiqur Rahim had batted progressively for most of the chase. He had  put on 82 runs partnership  with Dwayne Smith he scored  41 runs, for the third wicket and put on  46 runs with Nazmul Hossain Milon.

The result validate Gladiators' last minute buy  Chris Gayle. He was smashed 114 runs from just  51 deliveries, striking 12 huge  sixes. His ninth six was the longest in the season  at 103 metres and it nearly reached the second layer of the stands behind long on. This  was the third century  of the tournament. 

Tillakaratne Dilshan was out dismissed  first ball of the innings to Sohag Gazi, before Mohammad Ashraful was caught at fine leg off Chigumbura. Shakib Al Hasan made  38 off 21 deliveries  with four sixes but he was cleaned up by debutant Sajidul Islam.

The result leads  the Royals will  face the winner of the knockout match between Chittagong Kings and Duronto Rajshahi.

Dhaka Gladiators ended second after comprehensive win over Chittagong Kings

Dhaka Gladiators 168 for 6 

Shakib 59*, Dilshan 49

Chittagong Kings 139 for 9 

Nurul 43 

Two aggressive knocks from  Shakib Al Hasan and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and a fall down  eight wickets for just 37 runs  safe Dhaka Gladiators' 29 runs win  over Chittagong Kings in Mirpur. This  victory gave the Gladiators second place  in the points table at the close  of the league  stages.

They struggled  an early bluster after being put in to bat, when opener Joshua Cobb was removed  cheaply in the second over. However, Dilshan leads  steady the innings, with  66 runs  partnership  with Anamul Haque  made  23. After Dilshan dismissed  in the 12th over for 49 off 38 deliveries  Shakib finished  with 59 from  29 deliveries and  put on  75 runs with Darren Stevens.

The Kings  were in the challenge when Nurul Hasan and Marshall Ayub put on  72 runs for the second wicket in 48 deliveries. But spinners Mosharraf Hossain and Dilshan come back  with two quick wickets each, and the Kings cannot able to  recover. Six of the final  seven batsmen scored in single digits, and they slipped from 92 for 1 to 129 for 9 in the one before the final  over. Four bowlers claimed  two wickets each.

This game  did not hold much effect, however, with both sides are  already in the final four spots.

Rangpur Riders eliminated from the BPL after loss against Barisal

Barisal Burners 139 for 7 

Maharoof 34*, Datta 3 for 23 

Rangpur Riders 113 

Borgas 32, Hassan 3 for 22 

Rangpur Riders were  out of the BPL after lost  their last  league game  against Barisal Burners by 26 runs. The end result put Duronto Rajshahi in the final four of the season, with a attempt at the final, because they are to the front on the head to head count, after ended with  ten points along with Riders and Burners.

Before of the match, the Riders had a directly forward task. They only had to victory  against the Burners, but in spite of restrict them to 139 for 7, their batting crumbled. A bad  start was followed by a little partnership in the middle order, before Kevin O'Brien smashed  a few fours. After his dismissal, however, Riders lost the plan and crashed out of the competition.  Strangely, Fidel Edwards played out a first  in the final over of innings bowled by Azhar Mahmood.

Cameron Borgas and Danza Hyatt revived the wavering Riders' chase, as they put on 47 runs for the fifth wicket.  He hitted  two sixes in his 29 off 16.

The Burners have also struggled in their innings, when left-arm spinner Saju Datta, who ended  with three wickets, dismissed  Hodge and Sabbir Rahman in the fifth over. Abdur Razzak then take  the other crucial  wicket of Mahmood, and the Burners had lost three wickets in the space of six balls early in their innings.

Sylhet beat Barisal Burners in tight match

Sylhet Royals 145 for 9 

Stirling 42, Hassan 3 for 31  

Barisal Burners 144 for 9 

Hodge 46, Mominul 2 for 14 

Barisal Burners fight hard to remain themselves alive in their competition against Sylhet Royals, but crashed out of the BPL with a one wicket defeat.

The equation now leaves Rangpur Riders and Duronto Rajshahi looking  for a final place  in the last four. If the Riders beat the Burners in Thursday's 1st game , they will go through with  12 points. If they lose, Rajshahi will go through on head to head over the Riders and the Burners because all three sides  will then be on 10 points.

In  spite of Paul Stirling's quick 42 and Mushfiqur Rahim's  scored 34, the Royals were under difficulty for most of the 145 run chase, until Mohammad Nabi's three  fours in the 19th over guide  them take control.

Seamer Hamid Hassan still reserved the Burners in the search for with the wicket of Sohag Gazi, which was Royals' eighth. Nabi sustained to bat coolly in the last  over of the match, when they required four to win. But with a single to win. Hassan claimed  three wickets but couldn't have Nabi, who ended with a precious 16 off 8 deliveries.

Burners, in their innings, had got to 144 runs  due to a aggressive knock by Alok Kapali towards the end. After the Burners struggled  to 122 for 8 in the 19th over, Kapali went after Elton Chigumbura, smashed the Zimbabwean allrounder for three fours  and a pulled six to score 22 runs and go on the Burners in the hunt. Kapali was unbeaten on 34 from  16 deliveries. Hodge was the other important contributor to the total, with 46.

Royals' best bowler was Mominul Haque take 2 for 14 from his three overs while Sulieman Benn, Chigumbura and Sohag Gazi got one wicket each.

Chittagong Kings placed in final four after win against Rajshahi

Chittagong Kings 193 for 3 

Roy 92*, ten Doeschate 65

Duronto Rajshahi 160 for 6 

Katich 53, Rubel 2 for 23

Chittagong Kings registered  their place in the final four after a 33 runs victory  over Duronto Rajshahi. Jason Roy and Ryan ten Doeschate set up the win  with a massive partnership that put Rajshahi's chance in other teams' results.

The Kings'  3rd wicket pair put on 117 runs, with Roy making 92 from  55 balls  with eight fours  and four sixes, while ten Doeschate scored  65  off 39 balls included with four fours  and three sixes. Brendan Taylor had before gave  them a solid  base to build on, smashed  two fours and two sixes in a  30 off 21.

Rajshahi   started their  chase favorably as Charles Coventry carved and blazed at Shaun Tait. He hitted  three fours and two sixes but Tait had the last laugh when he removed  the Zimbabwean opener for 24 off 15 deliveries.

Dilshan Munaweera and Simon Katich then put on  66 runs for the 2nd  wicket, setting up an exciting finish. However, after Munaweera dismissed  on 35 runs  in the 11th over, Rajshahi required their big-hitters to fire. Katich scored  53 from  39 balls. Tait's fire apart, the final spell of Rubel Hossain, in which he gave away few runs and picked up two critical wickets made a bunch of difference to the team's fortunes as well as his confidence

Shamsur leads Rangpur Riders beat Rajshahi by 19 runs

Rangpur Riders 179 for 8 

Shamsur 51, Mukhtar 3 for 25

Duronto Rajshahi 160 

Ziaur 36, O'Brien 3 for 17

Rangpur Riders back in to contention, riding on Shamsur Rahman's sixth half century in this season of the BPL.  Rangpur Riders  beat a weaken Duronto Rajshahi by 19 runs, and replace them in fourth place on net run rate.

 They  barely had a go at the 180 runs  target, down their top half in the sixth over before Mukhtar Ali and Ziaur Rahman hitted some big ones to keep some attention towards the end. They put on  71 runs for the sixth wicket, but both dismissed  in the 14th over to Abdur Razzak. 

Kevin O'Brien take  three wickets while Razzak and Dutta gor  two. Shamsur's 51 guide  him take over as the highest runs scorer  with 418 runs. He persistent to give the Riders a quick start at the top, smashed  seven fours  in his 36 ball innings.

He added a quick  88 runs  partnership  for the first wicket with Junaid Siddique before dismissed  in the 13th over to a catch at long-on off Mukhtar.  Mukhtar chipped in with three wickets, perhaps inspired by being made the skipper for the match.

Ashraful Ton sets up Dhaka Gladiators win

Dhaka Gladiators 180 for 4 

Ashraful 103*, Stevens 36*

Khulna Royal Bengals 176 for 6 

Birt 94*, Mubarak 65

Mohammad Ashraful strike his first Twenty20 hundred  to helped  Dhaka Gladiators to a six wicket victory  over Khulna Royal Bengals. This was  just the 2nd  century in  this tournament  in the BPL after Shahriar Nafees' unbeaten 102 against Duronto Rajshahi in Khulna.

Ashraful was  made unbeaten on 103 from  58 deliveries, as the Gladiators rapidly approached the 177 run target they had been set by the Royal Bengals. He smashed  fourteen fours and two sixes.

Ashraful was aided by Joshua Cobb and Darren Stevens, put on  61 runs  for the 4th  wicket with the former and 74 for the fifth wicket with the latter.

Earlier, it was Travis Birt scored  the Gladiators attack look ordinary with a glowing knocks of 94 runs. He hitted  six fours and as many sixes . Jehan Mubarak scored  65 from  43 deliveries  and had the pair not put on  120 for the 3rd  wicket. This  was the Dhaka  Gladiators' eighth win in the season  while the Royal Bengals have suffered as many losses in the tournament.

Shakib leads Dhaka beat Barisal Burners by eight wickets

Dhaka Gladiators 115 for 2 

Shakib 54, Dilshan 49* 

Burners 114 for 9 

Mahmood 30, Liddle 2 for 16

Dhaka Gladiators back  on top of the points stand after post  their 7th  victory  in the tournament. They thrash  Barisal Burners by eight wickets and with 44 balls to left as the Burners' believes  of a final four finish took a beating.

Shakib Al Hasan's fifty  hastened the win  and finished the match  early. Shakib smashed  54 off 31 deliveries included  with seven fours  and a six, and was guided  on the way by Tillakaratne Dilshan scored  an unbeaten 49 off 39. The pair came together after Mohammad Ashraful dismissal to a pull shot off Azhar Mahmood in the 2nd  over of the small chase, and put on  92 runs for the second wicket.

Shakib was mainly attacking and played some superb shots off the four pronged seam attack of the Burners. Afghanistan fast bowler Hamid Hassan's debut match at the BPL finished without a wicket as he went for 28 off his four overs spell.

But batting looked  more difficult when the Burners batted first after they were muted to 114 for 9 in 20 overs. Mahmood made 30 off 33 deliveries  but found no support as Brad Hodge fell for 12 and Sabbir Rahman, the other in form batsman in the Burners line up, scored  only 18 off 14.

Mashrafe Mortaza, Alfonso Thomas, Shakib Al Hasan and Chris Liddle claimed  two wickets each.

Rangpur Riders last ball victory against Chittagong Kings

Rangpur Riders 161 for 5 

Imrul 48, Borgas 48, Tait 2 for 25 

Chittagong Kings 160 for 6

Doeschate 50, Nasir 2 for 25

Rangpur Riders moved  to 5th  place with a final ball win over Chittagong Kings, They  lost their 1st  match after four successive wins. Kevin O'Brien and Danza Hyatt smashed  the 16 required off the last  over bowled by Rubel Hossain.

After Naeem Islam's misfield off the first ball agreed a boundary, O'Brien hit one more four, to point, played out a dot ball before taking a single to midwicket. Hyatt hitted  a straight six before scampering a leg bye off the last  ball to seal the win. The pair put on  an unbeaten 33 runs  for the 6th  wicket off just 14 deliveries  as Rangpur stayed  in contention of a winning chase throughout their innings. Imrul Kayes and Cameron Borgas scored  48 runs  each and put on  96 runs  for the third wicket in fast time. Kayes strike three fours and three sixes in his 40 ball knock while Borgas made  his runs in 41 balls with three fours and two sixes.

Shaun Tait and Kevon Cooper claimed  two wickets each, but Rubel's poor last  over cost them the match. His lack of control at the final  overs has been a recurring theme in his career.

Earlier, Chittagong scored  160 for 6 credit to Ryan ten Doeschate's good form, the Netherlands batsman this time made  50 from  32 deliveries included  with a two  sixes and fours. Ariful Haque hammered an unbeaten 33 off 20 with four fours and a six to positive the total.

Chittagong crush Sylhet Royals by 119 runs

Chittagong Kings 193 for 4 

Naeem Islam 58, Nabi 3-27

Sylhet Royals 74 all out 

Rubel 3 for 14, Enamul 3 for 14

Chittagong Kings gain their 4th sucessive  win in a row as they overcome Sylhet Royals by a massive 119 runs. Their opening batsmen and new ball bowlers guide  the win, their fifth overall, in the most leading fashion this season.

After thrashing Dhaka by 88 runs the before day, they bettered the highest winning  margin in the tournament  with this big win.

Naeem Islam and Brendan Taylor starts  the match  with a fiery 118 runs  opening partnership  with the Bangladesh batsman taking over his Zimbabwean team mate when it was time to attack. Naeem smashed  six fours  and two sixes in his  58 off 43  and Taylor matched his score.

After both were removed  within ten balls of each other, Ryan ten Doeschate and Mahmudullah speedily put on  56 runs  for the fourth wicket. Ten Doeschate, the Netherlands allrounder, made 37 from 18 deliveries  with three sixes while Mahmudullah was unbeaten on a 24 with a two  sixes.

Only Mohammad Nabi made any in roads into Kings take  three cheap wickets with his offspin, while the rest of the attack floundered badly.

But Sylhet Royals were always in front of an mounting task as they chased 194 runs to win. They were without skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the duo whose fifties helped them chase a big total against Rangpur Riders the earlier day.

Shaun Tait dismissed  the openers and big hitter Nazmul Hossain Milon with his pace, before Rubel Hossain worked out the middle order. After both pace bowlers take  three wickets each, Arafat Sunny dismissed  Mohammad Nabi  was Royals' only substantial provider with 35 runs. Enamul Haque finished the disorder with three wickets.

Nafeez sets up Khulna Royals to comfortable win

Khulna Royal Bengals 140 for 3 

Nafees 71, Mubarak 30*  

Duronto Rajshahi 138 for 9 

Mukhtar 41*, Santokie 3 for 18 

Khulna Royal Bengals take  their 1st  win  in five matches, beating Duronto Rajshahi by eight wickets. Chasing 139 runs  to win, the Royal Bengals, lead by Shahriah Nafees' 71 runs, helped to win in 19.2 overs.

Nafees, like in the earlier two wins by his side, was the key contributor in the win. He smashed  eleven boundaries in his 52 deliveries  knock, ended  the match with a six off Ben Edmondson with five runs needed  for victory. He leads  the chase with two partnerships; he put on  63 runs  for the 2nd  wicket with Travis Birt, who made 23 off 26 deliveries included  with two fours and a six, and followed this up with a 54 runs partnership   in 6.4 overs with Jehan Mubarak, who stayed  unbeaten till the end for a ball 30 off 27.

Earlier, Rajshahi had improved to post a belligerent total after they had slipped to 64 for 6 in the 11th over. Mukhtar Ali and Sean Ervine put on  42 runs  for the 7th  wicket, and Mukhtar stayed  unbeaten on 41 runs  to lead them to 138 runs. Mukhtar hitted  four fours  and two sixes during hisl innings.

For the Royal Bengals, Krishmar Santokie take  three wickets while left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam and legspinner Noor Hossain claimed  two each. Both teams played with different skippers  today; Lou Vincent lead the Royal Bengals in spite of Nafees being in the playing eleven, and Tamim lead  Rajshahi in place of Chamara Kapugedera.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Chanderpaul leads Sylhet Royal seal huge run chase

Sylhet Royals 198 for 4 

Mushfiqur Rahim 56, Chanderpaul 51 

Rangpur Riders 197 for 4 

Shamsur 98*, Imrul 53

Sylhet Royals blazed their technique to a six wicket triumph after they chased down 198 runs  against Rangpur Riders with an one overs  left. Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Mushfiqur Rahim guided  the way with quick fire half centuries before Elton Chigumbura brought out the key blows to complete the win. This is the  7th  victory  in nine matches  all but set their qualification in the top  four while Rangpur slide further down the pecking order.

The 29 runs needed  from the final  three overs, Chigumbura smashed  Murad Khan for two sixes off the final  ball of the 18th over which cost 17 runs. It left the Royals to take 12 off 12 balls which was brought down further by yet one more club six by Chigumbura which level the scores and left a comfortable finish.

Most of the credit,  goes to Chanderpaul who troop and hacked the ball to hit six fours  and two sixes in his  51 off 29 deliveries. Chanderpaul  and Paul Stirling put on  48 runs  for the 1st  wicket but Stirling's dismissed  in the fifth over didn't discourage Chanderpaul as he and Mushfiqur take  the score to 75 runs in  the Powerplay.

The second wicket pair put on 45 runs  before Mushfiqur added another 46 runs  for the fourth wicket with Nazmul Hossain Milon. The Bangladesh skipper hitted  five fours and two sixes and was the real momentum as he brought down the asking rate to a convenient area for the Royals.  The chase overshadow Shamsur Rahman's unbeaten 98 runs  as the Riders opener finished his fifth half century in the season. He smashed  eight sixes in his 50 deliveries  innings but could not fairly reach three figures after he gained just a single ball in the last  over. 

This  was a dramatic knock from Shamsur But it would not add up for anything as the confines of the Riders bowling attack were showing quite badly.

Ryan ten Doeschate stars as Chittagong Kings win over Khulna Royals

Chittagong Kings 156 for 5 

Ryan ten Doeschate 95*, Zadran 2 for 21  

Khulna Royal Bengals 67 

Kevon Cooper 4 for 10, Enamul 3 for 14

The Chittagong Kings bowlers finished the work started by Ryan ten Doeschate as they race to a record 89 runs  triumph over Khulna Royal Bengals. This  was their 4th  win in the tournament, and it reserved them in fourth position while the Royal Bengals stayed  at the bottom after suffering their seventh loss. Khulna Royals  67 runs  all out is the lowest score in the season  and their border of defeat the largest.

 Kings top order collapsed enormously after being put in to bat  they lost Brendan Taylor, Naeem Islam and Mahmudullah by the 4th  over. From that point, ten Doeschate and their new sign up David Miller disallowed the situation from failing further.

This  pair put on  61 runs for the fourth wicket before ten Doeschate had Jacob Oram for company in a 49 runs partnership  for the fifth wicket. Oram contributed just  four runs to that  partnership, but a change of things from ten Doeschate guide  his  side past the 150 runs mark. ten Doeschate and Kevon Cooper smashed  36 runs off just  11 deliveries  in the final  stages.

Ten Doeschate missed  his  hundred  by just  five runs, hitting  four sixes and seven fours in his 61 ball unbeaten innings. The late attack wasted the good work by Shapoor Zadran, who take  2 for 21 from his four over spell.

In the Chasing 156, Enamul Haque  and the paceman Cooper didn't allow the Royal Bengals off the hook as they take onward the batsmen's momentum. They shared seven wickets after Jacob Oram claimed  the early wicket of Nazimuddin. Cooper gave just  10 runs for his four wickets, his best bowling figures in Twenty20s. Enamul's 3 for 14 was also his best and it took him to 12 wickets, the most in the competition.

Jahurul Islam guide Duronto Rajshahi win against Sylhet Royals

Duronto Rajshahi 152 for 5 

Jahurul Islam 49*, Mukhtar 26* 

Sylhet Royals 147 for 8 

Mushfiqur 34, Munaweera 2 for 19 

Jahurul Islam's unbeaten 49 helped  Duronto Rajshahi to their fifth win in the Tournament, beating Sylhet Royals, who remain peak of the table in spite of the defeat.

Tamim Iqbal's absence, after he hurt his left hand while fielding, made the chase of 148 appear more impressive. After Charles Coventry and Dilshan Munaweera gave Rajshahi a helpful start, they lost four wickets quickly, and Jahurul faced a well-known task of steadying the innings.

After Jahurul and Ziaur Rahman were separated in the 15th over, Jahurul put on 46 runs form  29 deliveries  with Mukhtar Ali to reach the target in the last  over. Mukhtar was given most  of the strike and the destructive allrounder made the most of his opportunities as he smashed  two sixes and a four in his 29 off 17.

This was Jahurul's third match winning knock in a row  he made  57 and 38 not out against Barisal Burners and Rangpur Riders earlier than this match.

The Rajshahi bowlers had also contribute to this  win, with left arm spinner Monir Hossain and Munaweera claimed  two wickets each. After a strong 2nd wicket partnership between Paul Stirling and Mushfiqur Rahim, who put on  51 runs, the Royals missing their way as they went for too many attacking strokes.

Ben Edmondson, Naeem Islam jnr and Mukhtar take  a wicket each, and guide  Rajshahi restrict Sylhet Royals  to 147 runs.  Mushfiqur and Stirling, who made  34 and 24 respectively, were the top  scorers for the Sylhet  Royals.

Hodge, Mahmood stars in Barisal win

Barisal Burners 148 for 3 

Brad Hodge 63, Mahmood 52*

Khulna Royal Bengals 145 for 7 

Nafees 66, Mahmood 3 for 23

Barisal Burners come back  out on top in the fight to avoid the base spot in the tournament, credit to Azhar Mahmood's all round performance. Barisal Burners  crushed Khulna Royal Bengals by seven wickets to remain in contention for a top four finish, while the Royal Bengals are mostly  out of the race.

The Burners skipper Brad Hodge made it an easy way for his side. Made  63 from  47 deliveries  lead the chase of 145 runs. Brad  Hodge smashed  six fours and two sixes over, using the pace of the bowlers whenever it was offered on a slow wicket, but mostly do  the angles to get  singles.

Brad Hodge put on  93 runs  for the 3rd  wicket with Azhar Mahmood, he  was unbeaten on a 33 ball  52 included with seven boundaries and a six. The skilled pair wisely played out the dangerous Shapoor Zadran before attacking the rest of the bowlers,  Hodge and Mahmood batted at more than 10 an over, made  confident the target was reached in 17.5 overs.

Mahmood had success with the bowling also, he claimed  3 for 23 to keep the Royal Bengals to a  150 score. After bowling strongly with the new ball, he take  three wickets in his final  two overs, including the top scorer Shahriar Nafees. The three wicket rupture silent the Royal Bengals in the last  few overs.

Nafees scored  66 from 50 deliveries included  with nine boundaries, Nazimuddin had smashed  two boundaries and two sixes in his 30 ball 33 knock, but after the opening partnership was broken, their foreign batsmen in the middle order was  failed. Apart from Mahmood, Alok Kapali and newcomer Farveez Maharoof claimed  two wickets each.

Tamim, Coventry sets up win for Rajshahi

Duronto Rajshahi 168 for 3 

Tamim Iqbal 50, Coventry 47 

Rangpur Riders 163 for 3 

Shamsur 68, Monir 1 for 23

Duronto Rajshahi shot up to 3rd  in the league after a resounding seven wicket win over Rangpur Riders. Their fourth win was largely because of the opening partnership between Tamim Iqbal and Charles Coventry, and their bowlers keeping the Riders' batting in check in the last  five overs.

Chasing 163 runs to win, Tamim and Coventry put on  95 runs  for the 1st  wicket .  He made  50 from  36 deliveries, included with two sixes and four boundaries,  Coventry made a 47 from  35, 

After Munaweera fall to a wonderful catch on the boundary by Cameron Borgas, Rajshahi were 131 for 3 in 15.4 overs and the Riders sensed an opening. But Jahurul Islam and Sean Ervine saw Rajshahi home with an over to left.  Jahurul struck three gorgeous sixes, one of which was the winning hit straight down the ground, in his 38 off 18 ball.

The Riders had elected  to bat after winning the toss and their top order, made up of local players, had a good start. Junaid Siddique and Shamsur Rahman added 60 runs  in seven overs and Shamsur added another 55 runs  with Nasir Hossain. Shamsur sustained his good form in the season, smashed  his fourth half century. The 68 from  57 balls was also his highest score in the competition. The three Rajshahi spinners bowled  well again, with Monir Hossain and Munaweera picked  up a wicket each.

Jahurul brilliant batting guide Duronto Rajshahi beat Barisal Burners by four wickets

Duronto Rajshahi 153 for 6 

Jahurul 57, Mahmood 2 for 20

Barisal Burners 152 for 6 

Mahmood 57*, Munaweera 2 for 18 

Jahurul Islam's fighting  57 sets up Duronto Rajshahi's chase before Mukhtar Ali and Ziaur Rahman finished the four wicket win over Barisal Burners. The win has place Duronto 4th on the table.

Jahurul's 38 ball 57 runs inculded with three boundaries and as many sixes but more importantly, it guide save the chase after the openers had dismissed  early. Jahurul Islam added 44 runs  for the third wicket with Dilshan Munaweera, continued  it up with a 53 runs partnership  with Sean Ervine made 28 from 20 deliveries, and then added 28 runs  for the sixth wicket with Ziaur Rahman.

Burners at one stage  in control when 44 were require off the final five overs, but with Jahurul still in the crease. Burners looked lost the moment Brad Hodge was dismissed in the third over but Joe Denly and Mahmood put  46 runs for the 2nd  wicket. Mahmood held his end, while wickets fell regularly at the other. He ended up with 57 from  34 deliveries.  Jahurul Islam named for the man of the Match award for his match winning knock.

Brendan Taylor stars as Chittagong Kings win over Khulna Royals

Chittagong Kings 137 for 2 

Brendon Taylor 69*, ten Doeschate 41*  

Khulna Royal Bengals 136 for 5 

Wessels 35, Enamul 3 for 28 

Chittagong Kings gave their energetic home followers some joy with an eight wicket won against Khulna Royal Bengals. It was their 1st  win at the MA Aziz Stadium, and only their second in the contest.

The Chittagong Kings overcame from  poor start to reach their target of 137 runs. The pitch gave low bounce as the game progressed, and Brendan Taylor worked the ball around the uneven outfield when it became hard to loft it. Taylor, who steered the Kings' chase with a half century.

Brendon Taylor smashed seven fours and a six in his knock of 69 runs from 49 balls. Ryan ten Doeschate gave Taylor precious support with a 34 off 41, and put  93 runs for the 3rd  wicket. Legspinner Samuel Badree and left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam had taken a wicket each by the seventh over, before the huge partnership ended the match  .

The Royal Bengals suffered their fifth defeat in seven matches.  Their openers Lou Vincent and Shahriar Nafees dismissed  for 9 each, and they struggled  to 47 for 3 in the 10th  over. Travis Birt and Riki Wessels added 41 runs  for the fourth wicket before Wessels, who top scored 35 from 32 deliveries, added one more 33 runs  with Daniel Harris.

The Royal Bengals' batsmen managed only nine boundaries in 20 overs, as the Kings bowled well than they had in their last two games. Enamul Haque jnr claimed three wickets after Rubel Hossain and Shaun Tait had given the side a solid base with reasonable spells. 

Bowlers leads Dhaka win over Duronto Rajshahi

Dhaka Gladiators 137 for 5 

Shah 43*,Taijul 2 for 24 

Duronto Rajshahi 124 for 9 

Tamim 33, Thomas 2 for 15 

Duronto Rajshahi failed in another chase against Dhaka Gladiators, down by 13 runs in Chittagong . The local holiday crowd was proudly behind Tamim Iqbal's Rajshahi for most of the afternoon, but as they slide from 114 for 5 to 122 for 9.

Rajshahi needing  33 runs  from the last five overs but a turning 17th over from Chris Liddle, in which he got rid of the risky Chamara Kapugedera and agreed only three runs, changed the complexion of the match. They made just 11 runs from the next three overs, losing their  wickets  regularly.

The chase had started promisingly, as Tamim went after Mashrafe Mortaza from the first over. His 18-ball 33 runs this knock contains  30 runs in boundaries, including with  a straight driven six off Mortaza in the 1st  over. But Liddle, Alfonso Thomas, Saqlain Sajib and Mosharraf Hossain all claimed  two wickets each, and bowled securely enough to defend 137 runs.

The Gladiators achieved their reserved score due to Owais Shah's staying power and ability to keep his off-field issues away from his game. Shah was unbeaten on 43 runs from 40 deliveries. Apart from Shah, youngsters Soumya Sarkar and Anamul Haque produced much but couldn't construct on their starts. Sarkar batted a bit like Shakib, hitting a six and four boundaries in his 24 off 30.

Rajshahi's young bowlers also bowled well, especially Naeem Islam jnr and Taijul Islam take two wickets each, but their incapability with the bat exposed the side's weakness. The loss leads Rajshahi's 4th  in six matches, while Dhaka Gladiator  remained in second spot with five victory.