Barishal beat Sylhet by 18 runs

Fortune Barishal beat Sylhet Strikers by 18 runs in the 35th game of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at  Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram  on Saturday.

Opting to bat, Barishal managed 183 runs after losing six wickets in 20 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Kyle Mayers played the pivotal roles as they contributed with 52 and 48 runs respectively in the middle.

In reply, Sylhet collected 165 runs losing eight wickets after 20 overs.

Ariful Haque and Benny Howell contributed with 57 and 53 runs respectively while making a 108-run stand on the seventh wicket after Sylhet lost six wickets in 40 runs.

Playing XIs

Sylhet Strikers: Harry Tector, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Mohammad Mithun (c & wk), Ryan Burl, Angelo Perera, Ariful Haque, Benny Howell, Sunzamul Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shafiqul Islam.

Fortune Barishal: Ahmed Shehzad, Kyle Mayers, Tamim Iqbal (c), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Keshav Maharaj, Mohammad Saifuddin, Obed McCoy, Khaled Ahmed.