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.
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