Dynamites crush Vikings

Dhaka Dynamites registered their second win in the third edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 when they thumped Chittagong Vikings by a comprehensive margin of six wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National stadium yesterday.

The Vikings suffered their third defeat of the tournament after posting only 92/10 on the board as the Dynamites chased down their target with 17 balls to spare.

Youngster Shadman Islam, playing his maiden BPL match for Dhaka, top-scored with 45 off 47 balls, featuring six fours, while Saykat Ali, who also played his first game, scored 23 as the pair added 45 runs for the opening wicket to lay the foundation for an easy win.

Kumar Sangakkara’s Dhaka made three changes to the playing XI from their previous game and will no doubt be happy to register their second win while Chittagong will be desperate to return to winning ways sooner rather than later.

After scoring the highest 29 with the
bat, Naeem Islam was also handy with the ball and picked up three wickets for the bowling side.

Earlier, the Vikings never looked comfortable after electing to bat on a slow and low pitch which already started to help the bowlers at the home of cricket.

The Chittagong batsmen struggled as even the dependable and in-form Tamim Iqbal was dismissed for just one run. His opening partner Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 20 but failed to prolong his knock.

Tigers’ pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman and right-arm off-spinner Nasir Hossain bagged three wickets each for the bowling side.