Syed Naved
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Mashrafe Mortaza And Boom Boom's Dhaka Gladiators defeated Brad Hodge's Barisal Burners to lift the first BPL trophy. The event was lit with the inclusion of Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal in the Dhaka side who came into the semi-finals without the services of the duo. Ahmed Shehzad was the first man to go for 28 of 20 balls. He was caught be Ajmal of the bowling of Afridi and Phil Mustard followed by getting trapped leg-before by Saeed Ajmal, it was all down to the captain Brad Hodge.
The Australia batsman didn't disappoint, hitting four boundaries and four sixes in his unbeaten 51-ball 70. Hodge, despite his efforts, couldn't put together a decent partnership against a high quality bowling attack as the rest simply wilted.
Burners also benefited from some slip-ups in the field, with Gladiators' Dhiman Ghosh topping the list of offenders. The wicketkeeper first dropped a skier from Shehzad before missing a stumping off Ajmal, but he made amends with a reflex catch off a ripper from Afridi. Later, even Afridi and Azhar Mahmood dropped a skier each.
In the end, it was the Gladiators' star power that took them through. Their efforts to keep some Dhaka players in the line-up paid off as Mohammad Ashraful, Elias Sunny and Anamul all performed well. Specialy Imran Najir's 75 runs from 43 balls bring dhaka victory.It was disappointing that no Barisal-born players were given enough opportunities in the Burners line-ups throughout the tournament.
Congrats Dhaka
The Australia batsman didn't disappoint, hitting four boundaries and four sixes in his unbeaten 51-ball 70. Hodge, despite his efforts, couldn't put together a decent partnership against a high quality bowling attack as the rest simply wilted.
Burners also benefited from some slip-ups in the field, with Gladiators' Dhiman Ghosh topping the list of offenders. The wicketkeeper first dropped a skier from Shehzad before missing a stumping off Ajmal, but he made amends with a reflex catch off a ripper from Afridi. Later, even Afridi and Azhar Mahmood dropped a skier each.
In the end, it was the Gladiators' star power that took them through. Their efforts to keep some Dhaka players in the line-up paid off as Mohammad Ashraful, Elias Sunny and Anamul all performed well. Specialy Imran Najir's 75 runs from 43 balls bring dhaka victory.It was disappointing that no Barisal-born players were given enough opportunities in the Burners line-ups throughout the tournament.
Congrats Dhaka
