A tight bowling display, followed by Kyle Mayers’ 46 in the run chase powered Fortune Barishal to beat Comilla Victorians by six wickets and claimed their first-ever Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title on Friday.
Put into bat first, the Victorians managed to pile 154/6 on the board despite Andre Russell’s late fireworks.
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The Victorians had a dismal start to their innings in the BPL 2024 final as they lost three wickets inside the batting powerplay with just 42 runs on the board.
Wicketkeeper batter Mahidul Islam Ankon then partnered briefly with Johnson Charles (15) for an anchoring 23-run partnership.
But the Victorians then lost two more wickets in quick succession and consequently slipped to 79/5 in 11.5 overs.
Ankon then joined forces with Jaker Ali for an important 36-run partnership before finally perishing in the 17th over.
He remained the top-scorer for the Victorians with a 35-ball 38, laced up with two boundaries and two sixes.
Later, Russell bolstered the Victorians’ total with a belligerent 27-run cameo which came off just 14 deliveries and featured four sixes.
Ali, on the other hand, scored an unbeaten 20 off 23 deliveries, hitting two boundaries.
