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Apr 17, 2016

Barisal Bulls co-owner slapped with life-ban



Lifetime ban for Rezwan Rezwan, also the owner of Axiom Technologies which manages stadia and ticketing rights of the BCB, got himself involved in a brawl with Total Sports Marketing head Moinul Haque Chowdhury during the presentation ceremony of the Asia Cup Twenty20 final in Dhaka on March 6. Total Sports was the TV rights holder of the event. According to reports, Rezwan was involved in a verbal clash with Moinul just before the ceremony. Apparently, things turned ugly after Rezwan raised his hands on Moinul. The incident was observed by the BCB officials present at the spot and an investigation was later conducted on the issue after Total Sports filed an official complaint to cricket’s governing body in the country. The BCB’s disciplinary committee, after going through the findings found Rezwan guilty and decided to ban him from the Bangladesh cricket arena. “Such behaviour by Rezwan bin Faruk during a big event has tarnished the board’s image. We had no option but to take a harsh decision. He has been banned from all kinds of cricket activities in the country for a lifetime. He cannot be affiliated with the game from now on, not even with a club or a BPL franchise,” AZM Nazir Uddin, chief of the BCB’s disciplinary committee, told the media. Nasir, also a BCB vice president, failed to give the reason behind the clash between Rezwan and Moinul and said it is not the board’s concern. “It is not the board’s concern. Such incident is never expected during the final of an international event, that too in front of the presentation podium,” added Nasir. It was understood that the other owner of the Bulls, MA Awal Chowdhury Bulu, also a BCB director, will take charge of the BPL franchise in the absence of Rezwan. The board will however, look into the legal side of continuing business with Rezwan-owned Axiom Technologies.

Dec 15, 2015

Cooper becomes highest wicket-taker of BPL-3


There was always a cat race between Rangpur Riders spinner Shakib Al Hasan and Comilla Victorians pacer Abu Haider Rony to become the highest wicket-taker of the ongoing third season of the BRB Cables Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). But finally, it’s the West Indian recruit of Barisal Bulls Kevon Cooper who hit the home run.

Cooper was not even in the picture till the second qualifier of the tournament between Barisal Bulls and Rangpur Riders. But he captured four wickets in that match to take his wicket tally to 20. Coming into the final with having 21 and 20 wickets respectively, both Rony and Cooper had their chance to touch the ultimate glory.
But Rony, the revelation of the tournament who has been on top his game throughput the tournament, failed to take that form in the all-important final. He went for 35 without any hunt and hence, Cooper needed just 2 wickets to become the highest wicket-taker of the prestigious tournament. And he did just what the doctor ordered.
Cooper finished with the figures of 4-0-31-2 to topple Rony and become the highest wicket-taker taker of BPL-3, with 22 scalps in all to his name. However, his individual achievement went in vain as his team eventually lost the match to the Victorians in the final and had to be satisfied being the runners-up of the tournament.

Dec 14, 2015

Final not just a clash of the captains : Shahriar Nafees


Jannatul Naym Pieal
Shahriar Nafees, the discarded national opener, played only three matches before the second qualifier for Barisal Bulls. But his performance was not up to the mark as he combined only 16 runs in that three matches. However in the all-important second qualifier on Sunday against Rangpur Riders, the stylish batsman hinted of getting back to form and made a solid 44 off 40 balls before sacrificing his wicket to save Sabbir Rahman from being run out. Courtesy to Nafees’ 44 alongside Sabbir’s 79, Barisal won the match comprehensively and stormed into the final to face Comilla Victorians on Tuesday.
Ahead of the dream final of the prestigious T20 tournament, Nafees disclosed his team’s game plan to keep playing their natural cricket. “We have played very well in the group phase and also in the play-offs. We are looking to continue such performance. We want to play the final just like any other game where we will be trying to stick to our strength to win the match. Hopefully we will be able to bring out a positive result on our side.”
“Comilla is a very formidable side. They have played the highest quality of cricket throughout the tournament. Playing against them will be very challenging. We are not taking them lightly. I guess the final is going to be a highly competitive one,” added Nafees.
The Bulls opener also said, “I am emotionally very much attached with the Barisal team. Barisal is my home town. So it’s always very inspiring for me to represent Barisal. I will be trying to contribute more in the final.”
Barisal will be without the services of Chris Gayle, who flew to.Australia to take part in the BBL. But Nafees is not interested to see Gayle’s absence as a big issue. “Of course we will miss his services. But that doesn’t mean his absence will be affecting us greatly. We have played and won several big matches when Gayle wasn’t there for us. Again we can win another without him, if others can step up and perform properly.”
“Mashrafe is a great leader, so is Mahmudullah. As far as I am concerned, both are equally effective to lead the side to success. But the final is not going to be a clash of the captains only. At te end of the day, it’s a team-game and the team that has more performer will emerge victorious,” concluded Nafees.

Barisal Bulls lock horns against Comilla Victorians in the Final of BPL 3


Barisal Bulls will play against Comilla Victorians in the long awaited final of the  money spinning tournament of Bangladesh, BPL3.

Both the franchise team showed brilliant performance throughout the tournament to seal the final of BPL3. The pair franchise team played ten matches and won 7 matches in the tournament, achieved 14 point to qualify for the final match. Comilla Victorians sealed top position in the point table due to net run rate while Barisal bulls remains second  in the point table.

Comilla Victrorians led by the captain of Bangladesh cricket team Mashrafe bin mortaza eyes to crown the trophy for his franchise team from the very beginning of the tournament. He played the second phase of the matches with hamstring injury and can’t able to bowl in those matches. But he played as a captain for his team and that actually bore fruit for Comilla Victorians. He is vastly experienced with his captaincy  skills and that will be the vital weapon for the Comilla Victorians in final.

On the other hand, Barisal Bulls led by Mahmudullah Riyad  the top order batsman of Bangaldesh cricket team has shown a great performance in BPl both with his batting and captaincy abilities. He injured himself in the second qualifier match against Rangpur while giving a drive to save four for his franchise team, but hope he will be fit to play in the final.He is the leading scorer for Barisal Bulls and he can play a vital innings when his team needs most from him.
Mahmudullah Riyad  Bangladeshi all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad is playing as captain for Barisal Bulls. Mamudullah’s all-round proficiency and form will hold them in good stead come the qualifiers as he has been regular throughout the season. In addition to his total of wickets, the 231 runs he has gather is reflection of his significance to the side. He is ranked 5 of top run scorers in league stage.

Sabbir Rahman The young sensational hard hitter batsman who played  a crucial cameo innings of 79 runs off just 49 balls featuring seven fours and three massive sixes to seal the final for his franchise team against Ranpur Riders in the second qualifier match. He is also the second highest run scored for Barisal Bulls with 180 runs. He can be dangerous for the opponent team by all means.

Kevon Cooper Caribbean fast bowler Kevon Cooper ranked 4th in the top most wicket takers in the league stage in BPL 3. He played just only matches and grabbed 16 wickets with 1 maiden and 5/15 his BPL career best. He can also contribute with the bat later in the innings for his franchise team.

Al-Amin Bangladeshi fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain played all league stage matches and claimed 16 wicket and 5//36 his career best. He ranked 7th in the most wicket takers in BPL 3.

Players to watch for Comilla Victorians 
Ahmed Shehzad the pakisthani stylish opening batsman  has only played five games, but he has contributed more than healthily to the side with 174 runs. Come the knockouts, much will depend on the start he can get the team off to and the platform he can set for the rest of the team to capitalize on.

Ashar Zaidi  the pakistan born  all-round proficiency through out the tournament. He  scored 199 runs and bagged 16 wickets and can be a vital weapon for his franchise team .

Imrul Kayes the elegent left handed opening batsman of Bangladesh cricket team has played some blistering knock for his franchise team throughout the tournament and he is the highest scorer with 259 runs for Comilla. He has the ability to give his team a flying start there is no question about that.

Abu Haider the young sensational lefty pacer He is the highest wicket taker in the money spinning tournament of Bangladesh, BPL 3. He bagged 21 wickets in just 11 matches. He is also a cunning bowler and knows where to bowl. Yorker is one of his vital weapon of bowling along with beautiful swing bowling.

Pitch and conditions
It’s a difficult pitch to bat and the bounce variation may force the franchise team captain to bowl first by all means. The dew factor and the overcast condition may give some reason to think before taking a decision both for the franchise team captain.
Comilla Victorians Team 
Abu Hider, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Ashar Zaidi, Dhiman Ghosh, Imrul Kayes, KMDN Kulasekara, Liton Das†, Mahmudul Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mukhtar Ahmed, Naeem Islam jnr, AD Russell, Shoaib Malik, Shuvagata Hom, DI Stevens, Sunzamul Islam
Barisal Bulls Team
 Al-Amin Hossain, KK Cooper, N Dutta, RR Emrit, CH Gayle, E Lewis, Mahmudullah*, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Sami, Nadif Chowdhury, S Prasanna, Rony Talukdar†, Sabbir Rahman, Sharifullah, Sohag Gazi, Suhrawadi Shuvo, Taijul Islam, BRM Taylor

Dec 13, 2015

BARISAL BULLS BULLDOZE ITS WAY INTO BPL FINAL


A brilliant half-century from Sabbir Rahman (79) helped Barisal Bulls register a thrilling win over Rangpur Riders in Qualifier 2 to advance to the final of Bangladesh Premier League.
Helped by Rahman’s 79, Bulls chased down the stiff target of 161 with three balls to spare losing five wickets in the process.
Rangpur Riders, who won the toss and chose to bat, put up 160/9 in 20 overs. Riders were helped to the competitive score by LMP Simmons who scored 73 off 57 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes.
The Riders were off to a good start, scoring 52 runs for the first wicket in 8.3 overs. However, they could not capitalise on the good start as they lost wickets at regular intervals with Bulls’ bowler KK Cooper doing the damage with a haul of 4/39. Simmons carried on, scoring a vital 73 runs, helping Riders to a competitive score of 160/9 in 20 overs.
In reply, Bulls made a poor start to the chase, losing both the openers Rony Talukdar and S Prasanna for 10 in 2.3 overs. Rahman then combined with Shahriar Nafees (44) to put up a 124-run partnership for the third wicket in 13.5 overs. However, the dismissal of both the set batsmen in space of 8 balls put the Bulls in a spot of bother.
But West Indian cricketers RR Emrit and KK Cooper saw Bulls home with some lusty hits in the death overs.
Barisal Bulls will take on Comilla Victorians in the final on December 15.
Brief scores: Rangpur Riders 160/9 (LMP Simmons 73, KK Cooper 4/39) lost to Barisal Bulls 163/5 (Sabbir Rahman 79) by five wickets.
-Source: CricWizz

We’re happy as a team, but it will be nicer to win in the final – Mahmudullah


Sabbir Rahman and Shahriar Nafees batted out of their skins to take Barisal Bulls to the BPL final, where they will
face Comilla Victorians. The five-wicket win over Rangpur Riders came with three balls to spare, and it was sweeter
as they won without the big-hitting Chris Gayle.

Barisal Captain Mahmudullah said ,we needed a good start, and the wicket played a lot better tonight, so we
knew we had the batting to get there. The bowlers did well to pull back their total. Credit to Cooper and Al-Amin,
andthen later Seekkuge contributed as well. And then of course, the way Nafees and Sabbir batted was incredible.
We know what Sabbir is capable of, and he proved everyone right today. He is a big match player. We’ve been playing
good  cricket as a team. One more game to come, and hopefully we’ll step up there. We’re happy as a team, but it will
be nicer to win in the final.

Rayad Emrit said “Gayle spoke to the team this morning. He said we’ve won without him, so tonight shouldn’t be
too different. Great to see the guys back themselves. We will celebrate, but the job is only half done. We have an
important final coming up. Comilla have done well, so we will need to play well to beat them.”

Barisal going to face Comilla in the final of BPL 3 , which is going to held on 15th December.
- Source: Cric Frenzy

Dec 11, 2015

BPL 3: Qualifier 1, Eliminator 1 Preview

The third edition of the BPL has now reached its deciding stages. Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders, Barisal Bulls and Dhaka Dynamites are the top four team. They will now try to edge past each other for a spot in the final.
The first qualifier is between the top two teams in the point’s table- Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders. Both the teams would optimistically try to win the match and secure a direct place the final. The losing team will, however, not lose out on everything as it will have another opportunity in the form of qualifier two.


Both the teams look fairly equal as they do not have any huge margin between them. Out of the 10 matches, both the teams have won 7 each. Both teams have a head to head record of 1-1 in this tournament. Therefore, the contest looks even and it would be interesting to see them play against each other.

BPL 3 Qualifier 1- Comilla Victorians v Rangpur Riders:

Comilla Victorians
The Mashrafe Mortaza led side had a sour start to the tournament as they began on a losing note against Dhaka Dynamites. However, they outclassed every team in the tournament to emerge as the table toppers.
The batting looks solid with foreigners Shoaib Malik, Ahmed Shehzad, and Ashar Zaidi in great form. A lot would depend on them. Bangladesh internationals Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, and Shuvagata Hom will also carry the burden of performing in a vital match.
In the bowling department, Mortaza will definitely miss Sunil Narine. However, they have still done very well. Abu Hider has been the most effective bowler for them in the tournament so far. He has 17 wickets an average of 15.41 so far in the tournament. However, Victorians do not have any threatening strength in their bowling attack and have so far performed well together to win matches.
Squad:
Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Abu Hider, Ahmed Shehzad, Alok Kapali, Ariful Haque, Dhiman Ghosh, Imrul Kayes, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Nuwan Kulasekara, Liton Das, Mahmudul Hasan, Naeem Islam, Sunil Narine, Robiul Islam, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Shoaib Malik, Shuvagata Hom, Darren Stevens, Sunzamul Islam, Lahiru Thirimanne
Last five matches: W L W W W
Rangpur Riders:
Rangpur Riders would be upbeat and would like to finish the match in the same way like they started the tournament. Rangpur Riders will be definitely satisfied after a disappointing tournament in 2013 and they would. Of course, they will try to erase that memory by winning the upcoming match and getting one step closer to the title.
Jahurul Islam is the man on whom they bank upon as far as the batting lineup is concerned. But, they have strong all-rounders such as Darren Sammy, Thisara Perera, Lendl Simmons, Kevin O’Brien and Mohammad Nabi. Misbah-ul-Haq will surely be bolstering the line-up as he brings with him the experience of 124 T20 games.
Bowling wise, the skipper Shakib Al Hasan is leading the wicket-takers chart with 17 wickets and has performed his role of an all-rounder really well. To back him up, there is Arafat Sunny who has done exceptionally well so far. On paper, they are a very well balanced side having players with enough caliber to win T20 matches for their team.
Squad:
Shakib Al Hasan (C), Abu Jayed, Arafat Sunny, Juhurul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Marshall Ayub, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Nabi, Muktar Ali, Murad Khan, Kevin O’Brien, Thisara Perera, Raqibul Hasan, Darren Sammy, Saqlain Sajib, Sachithra Senanayake, Lendl Simmons, Soumya Sarkar, Wahab Riaz
Last five games: W W W L W

BPL 3 Eliminator 1- Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites:

The other contest is the eliminator between Barisal Bulls and Dhaka Dynamites. Both the teams finished third and fourth in the points table respectively. However, Bulls have a great advantage over the Dynamites. Bulls missed out the opportunity of directly playing in the 1stqualifier just because of lower NRR than the second placed Rangpur Riders. It would be a do-or-die situation for both the teams as they would certainly not have any second opportunity like the Victorians or Riders. Therefore, whoever loses, will be kicked out of the tournament right away. Both the teams had a rehearsal of the upcoming match which the Bulls won by two wickets.
Barisal Bulls:
Bulls have come into the eliminator with seven victories to their credits, which is far superior to their opponents who have struggled somewhat to reach this stage. They narrowly missed out the second place in the points table because of low NRR to the Rangpur Riders.
Bulls fans will definitely expect a Gayle storm. His addition would have surely made the team lot more ambitious. Just a couple of days earlier, Gayle, with a blitzkrieg innings of 92, made a big announcement about what exactly the scenario would be ahead in the last stages of the tournament.
Bulls played it smart by unveiling the tricky Canadian offie Nikhil Dutta in the last match. He would surely be the X-factor. Otherwise, too, the bowling looks very solid with Mohammad Sami, K Cooper, Sohag Gazi and other useful part-timers.
Last five games: W, W, L, L, W:
Dhaka Dynamites:
Dhaka Dynamites have to really keep their spirits high and be fully confident when they go to meet the formidable Barisal Bull in the eliminator. The worrying fact is that Dynamites have made it here partly because of the poor performance of the other two low performing teams. The Dynamites have won only four matches so far in the tournament. However, this their golden opportunity.
Mohammad Hafeez has not really batted well and this crucial occasion may turn out to be his chance to get back in run scoring rhythm. Their batting revolves around Sri Lanka legend Sangakarra, who has been the star performer for them in the tournament. He is also the highest run-getter of the tournament.
The Dynamites fans will surely keep their hopes on the skipper. Mosaraff Hossain should try to continue his good runs in the tournament. We can surely not write Mohammad Irfan off, he can be a danger on any kind of pitch. His contest with Chris Gayle would be exciting.
Last five games: W, L, L, L, L
Source: Cric Tracker

Dec 9, 2015

Bulls demolished Vikings


In the 28th match of BRB Cables BPL T20 tournament of 2015, Barisal Bulls have claimed a comprehensive victory of 8 wickets against Chittagong Vikings at the Sher – E – Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. it is the 10th and last match of the competition for Chittagong Vikings.

Meanwhile it is the 9th match for Barisal Bulls in this competition, they have firmed their place in the knock out stage with a single match left in hand.

Caribbean master hitter Chris Gayle at last pushed up his dominance and showed his natural power of destruction in the field.
Gayle storm passed to manufacture an unbeaten innings of 92 runs, failed short to produce another hundred in BPL due to lack of runs to chase in the board.
The crowds of Home of cricket in Bangladesh must have blamed the Vikings batsmen for not being able to deliver a good total in front of Barisal Bulls for having a deep – dyed entertainment from the Caribbean super hitter.
Gayle’s 92 runs came from just 47 balls. The innings was decorated with 9 tremendous sixes, straight into the gallery to the utter enthusiasm of a full house crowd.
The 76 minute stand of Gayle in the crease also manifested 6 fours all through the ground.
Nonetheless the innings did not start pleasingly for Barisal Bulls as other opener Rony Talukdar was run out in a direct throw from Dilshan in the fifth ball of the first over.
One down batsman Mehedi Maruf stroked 18 runs off 18 balls with 2 fours and a six before being uprooted by Taskin Ahmed.
Skipper Mahmudullah Riyad accompanied Gayle till touching the victory mark. He was unbeaten at 19 runs in 25 balls with 1 four.
However the encounter seemed rather easy for Barisal Bulls, a dispirited Chittagong Vikings was sent into bat first in the early evening of winter after Barisal Bulls won the toss.
The all pace attack of Barisal Bulls comprised of Mohammad Sami, Al – Amin Hossain and Kevon Cooper dismantled the batting line up of Chittagong Vikings after a solid opening stand of 52 runs was produced between Anamul Haque Bijoy and Tillakaratne Dilshan; both of them lost their wickets at 28 runs.
However the innings of Dilshan was little bit longer than that of Bijoy; Dilshan played 22 balls and hit 2 fours and 2 sixes meanwhile Bijoy played 18 balls and delivered equal number of fours and sixes.
One down batsman Yasir Ali showed some spark at the beginning of the competition for Chittagong Vikings but failed thoroughly in the later stage. Today he scored 11 runs in 11 balls with one six to show.
Umar Akmal stood for his 25 runs in 30 balls; he hit 1 four and 1 six before being the first victim of Mohammad Sami.
The run rate was always low in the Chittagong Vikings innings. Although they had three more wickets in hand, Vikings could not produce any healthier run rate than 6 in an over and eventually ended up at 135 in their allotted 20 overs.
Mohammad Sami, Kevon Cooper took 2 wickets each for Barisal Bulls while Al – Amin Hossain, Sohag Gazi and Mahmudullah Riyad picked up 1 wicket each.
Brief Score:
Chittagong Vikings 135/7
Anamul Haque Bijoy 28, Tillakaratne Dilshan 28
Mohammad Sami 2/32, Kevon Cooper 2/24
Barisal Bulls 141/2 (15 overs)
Chirs Gayle 92*, Mahmudullah Riyad 18*
Taskin Ahmed 1/23
Result: Barisal Bulls won by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: Chris Gayle
Toss: Barisal Bulls.

Dec 5, 2015

Gayle forecasts of a Gayle-storm


Chris Gayle – the No.1 ferryman of modern cricket who is seen to feature in almost every single major T20 competitions of the world, is going to play his first match of the third season of the BRB Cables Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today when his team Barisal Bulls clash with Sylhet Superstars.

Today’s match will mark Gayle’s comeback to competitive cricket as he was out of the game for about five months due to injury. “It’s good to be back in Bangladesh. I always do well when I play here. And yes, the team is team doing well, so it actually eased a bit of pressure off me coming back after injury, playing my first game. So I am looking forward to tomorrow’s game and then try and built some momentum from my personal point of view, but at the same time the team is in second place and that’s more important as well try and qualify being at the top two.”
The whirlwind performer was quite optimistic of his side and said, “I am sure we have a lot of match-winners and captain Mahmudullah, who have played a lot of internationals, a lot of experience in the team as well. I have just added to the team make it a plus for the team as well, am looking forward to share my views and experience with the guys and you know be in a dressing room which have some new players as well. So it’s gonna be fantastic something for me and I am looking forward to start from the scratch.”
Gayle had some announcement for his fans and some warning for the opponent bowlers as well! “The fans know I am in town, so you can hope to have a few Gayle-storm in a couple of games. I wouldn’t mind to start off in the first game, but let’s see what happens,” said Gayle towards his fans and concluded with warning the bowlers, “No message for the them. I have done so many damages already, so they know what to expect!”

Dec 4, 2015

Caribbean Cyclone finally in the city


Christopher Henry Gayle, or simply Chris Gayle – the poster boy of T20 cricket, is finally in Dhaka to take part in the third season of the BRB Cables Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He arrived in the country at 5.30pm in the afternoon on Friday.

Tbe whirlwind performer will be playing for Barisal Bulls, the side led by Mahmudullah Riyad, in this season’s BPL. Gayle was also a part of both the previous two seasons of the lucrative league. While he played for Barisal Burners in the first season, he was seen to be rocking for Dhaka Gladiators in the immediate next season.
Playing just six matches in the tournament in 2012 and 2013, the Jamaican scored 402 runs at 100.50, with making as many as three centuries and smashing 38 maximums.
Gayle is currently staying at the Hotel La Méridien in Dhaka. He is expected to join in Barisal’s practice camp on Saturday. Gayle will play his first match of the season for Barisal on Sunday against Sylhet Superstars.
Gayle is likely to form an all-Caribbean opening partnership with Evin Lewis, who scored his maiden T20 ton in very much the style of Gayle against Dhaka on Tuesday. His 101 came off just 65 balls and he hit six sixes.
The monster batsman is expected to be available for Barisal’s four matches in Dhaka before leaving for the Big Bash League. He needs only produce a couple of scrumptious performances to ensure his team’s qualification for the play-offs. And if he can secure Barisal’s play-offs berth, he may stay some more days with the Bulls.
SOURCE: bdcricteam

Dec 2, 2015

Gayle to join Barisal Bulls


The Caribbean hard hitter Chris Gayle has confirmed to join Barisal Bulls in BPL 3, the money spinning tournamrnt on Bangladesh.
Gayle is supposed to arrive on this upcoming Friday and has been under contract to perform for the franchise team, Barisal Bulls for the rest of the tournament.
Barisal Bulls sealed second position of the point table with 8 points in BPL 3 . They already confirmed 4 wins but still behind in the table from Comilla Victorians due to net run rate.
Chris Gayle has eyes to score a ton in the shortest version of the game just afterhis fellow country man Evin Lewis, who scored the maiden hundred in BPL 3 against Dhaka Dynamites.
TheCaribbean legend who hammered a 44 ball hundred in the first match of the Bangladesh Premier League when he played for Dhaka Gladiators.
Playing only six matches so far in the Bangladesh Premier League, Chris Gayle scored more than 400 runs with 3 centuries. If Barisal Bulls reaches the semi finals of this international tournament, Chris Gayle will be watched for seven consecutive matches in this season.
However, hope Chris Gayle will provide great enjoyment  for the audience.
- Source: CricFrenzy

Rangpur Riders to play against Barishal Bulls


Rangpur Riders to play against Barishal Bulls in the last day of second phase of the 19th match of BPL season 3 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on Thursday.
Rangpur Riders led by the world no. one all-rounder Shakib al Hasan. They have smashed Chittagong Vikings by 9 wicket in their previous match. They have played 6 matches so far and won 4 match. Riders sealed the 3rd position in the point table.
On the other hand Mahmudullah Riyad leading Barishal Bulls, who earns a massive win by 9 wicket against Dhaka Dynamites in their last match. They have won 4 matches out of 6 matches. Bulls sealed 2nd position in the point table.
Soumya Sarkar: Rangpur Riders Opener Soumya Sarkar claimed half century on his last match against Chittagong Vikings. He scored 58* runs on 56 balls with 8 fours and 1 six.
Elvin Lewis: Barisal Bulls opening batsman Elvin Lewis claimed maiden century on the tournament. The Caribbean batsman scored 101* from just 65 balls 7 fours and half dozen huge Sixes on the last match against Dhaka Dynamites.

Pitch Report:
This is the 7th match and last day of second phase of the tournament. It should be a good batting track with extra bounce and spin we have seen in this ground. Due factor may force the both opponent team captain choose to field first.

Squad:
Rangpur Riders Team
Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin, Arafat Sunny, Jahurul Islam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Mithun†, Mohammad Nabi, Muktar Ali, Murad Khan, NLTC Perera, DJG Sammy, Saqlain Sajib, SMSM Senanayake, Shakib Al Hasan*, LMP Simmons, Soumya Sarkar, Wahab Riaz

Barisal Bulls Team
Al-Amin Hossain, KK Cooper, N Dutta, CH Gayle, Imad Wasim, E Lewis, Mahmudullah*, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Sami, Nadif Chowdhury, S Prasanna, Rony Talukdar†, Sabbir Rahman, Sajedul Islam, Shahriar Nafees, Sharifullah, Taijul Islam, BRM Taylor

The match is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local | 10:00 GMT and Channel 9 will telecast the match live.
- SOURCE: CricFrenzy

Dec 1, 2015

Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites, Evin Lewis destroys Dynamites as Bulls win without any hassle


BPL 3 Match 16 Review: Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites, Evin Lewis destroys Dynamites as Bulls win without any hassle: Kumar Sangakkara and Shykat Ali opened the innings for Dhaka Dynamites after they were put to bat by Barisal Bulls skipper Riyad Mahamudullah. From the very first over, run-scoring looked tough on this pitch as easy singles and boundaries were hard to come by. But, both the openers remained steady and kept the runs flowing until Kevon Cooper took the first wicket of the match. Shykat (15 runs from 16 balls) was the first man to go. Thirimanne walked in next. But, off-spinner Mahmudullah foxed Thirimanne with a perfect off break. It was a nicely flighted delivery which turned sufficiently to beat Thirimanne who tried to step out of the crease and attack. The Sri Lanka duo could just add 21 runs.
The next over saw Nasir Hossain depart off the bowling of part-time leg-spinner S. Prasanna. Abul Hasan also could not bat along Sangakkara for very long as he was also dismissed shortly in the 11th over by Prasanna. The Dynamites innings was only half way through the 20 overs, but wickets had already begun to fall from one end regularly. But, Sanga looked defiant. And, fortunately for the Dynamites, Ryan ten Doeschate batted sensibly with the Sri Lankan veteran and helped them sail ahead in the game. Both anchored the struggling Dhaka Dynamites innings with a 59 runs partnership.
In the 18th, over Sangakkara’s brilliant innings was finally brought to an end by Kevon Cooper. Sanga had done his job. Doeschate and Waller finished the Dynamites innings in style by smacking 24 runs in the last two overs. With the help of Ryan ten Doeschate’s valuable 45 runs from 32 balls and Sanga’s crucial knock, the Dhaka Dynamites reached 158/5 at the end of the 20th over.
The target was set for Barisal Bulls, but the pitch looked tough when the Dynamites were batting. However, when the Barisal Bulls openers Rony Talukdar and Evin Lewis started the proceeding for the Bulls, everything suddenly began to look very easy from the batsman’s point of view.
Both the openers quickly gained an upper hand over the Dynamites’ bowlers and did not let them breathe easy at all. The willows of both the batsmen talked mostly in boundaries and sixes. Especially, Lewis, who was the most aggressive of the batting pair. Together they put on a mighty 127 runs partnership for the first wicket before Rony Talukdar (38 from 34 balls) lost his wicket to Abul Hasan. This batting pair was not only involved in an entertaining partnership but also rubbished the fact that the pitch was tough to bat.
Sangakkara tried seven bowlers in this match, but no one was effective as Evin Lewis took the game away from them without even giving any chance to crawl back. There was no further drama in the chase as Mehedi Maruf (13 runs from 13 balls) stuck in with Lewis till the end and finished off the work as Bulls registered a superb 9 wickets win.
All the hard work for Evin Lewis paid off when the Bulls needed just 5 runs required to win the match. He nudged a single on the leg side and completed a highly deserving century. It was the first century of BPL 3.
Honestly, it was Evin Lewis’ match today. He was solely responsible for the Dhaka Dynamites’ misery today. Dhaka had no chance at any point of the match. The Man of the Match achieved another special feat after he completed 1000 runs in his T20 career when he was just three runs away from his century. Also, with this win, Barisal Bulls claim the top spot in the points table.
Brief Scores:
Dhaka Dynamites- 158/5 in 20 overs (Kumara Sangakkara 60; Seekuge Prasanna 2/23)
Barisal Bulls- 159/1 in 18.4 overs (Evin Lewis 101; Abul Hasan 1/22)
Man of the Match: Evin Lewis (Barisal Bulls)

SOURCE: CricTracker

Lewis’s Century Smashes Dhaka Dynamites


Barishal Bulls 159/1 (Lewis 101*, Rony 38, Abul 1-22) Beat Dhaka Dynamites 158/5 (Sangakara 60, Doeschate 45*, Prasanna 2-23) 
What a display of dominance throughout the innings of Barishal Bulls, just like the first game of today’s Barishal also got the victory by 9 wickets making their way stronger to be in the semifinals. It was Lewis who made the maiden century for this edition of BPL and put the team in the victory lap. Rony and Lewis put on a hundred run partnership, before departing from his partner Rony scored 38 runs just of 34 balls. It was almost done when Lewis took 30+ runs in the second over of Ten Doeschate. That one single over made a huge difference in the match and also in the result, from that moment the game became more one sided one.
There’s nothing special came out from the bowlers, the only wicket came from Abul Hossain who also gave away 22 runs from his 2 overs. Nasir Hossain who kept the Barishal under pressure gave away only 15 runs from his 4 overs. But apart from him none of the bowlers could keep the rates below six. Defending a average total like 158 needs more dominance from the bowlers which was missing from this match.
Earlier in the innings, The match started off quite well, the captain again leading from the front making 60 runs but at one point it seemed like Dhaka had fallen flat. Ten Doeschate who made a quick 45 runs helped the team to push their run rate further up and reach to a respective total. But none of the Bangladeshi batsmen stood a chance against the bowlers Barishal Bulls; the top Bangladeshi scorer was Shykat Ali, who made only 15 runs. Cooper and Prasanna got 2 wickets each and Mahmudullah got 1; they kept it tight until Doeschate came to the crease and hit 3 sixes to cover up the run rate.
- Source : CricFrenzy

Evin Lewis becomes first centurion of BPL-3


Evin Lewis has had such a great day at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday that even the edges went to the fence. The West Indian recruit of Barisal Bulls, who hails from Trinidad and Tobago, has played the innings of his career against Dhaka Dynamites when he squeezed 101 runs to become the first centurion of the third season of the BRB Cables Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

This is also the 23-year-old young man’s highest score in T20 cricket; his previous best was 82 off 45 balls that he made against Jamaica Tallawahs in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match earlier this year for his team Nevis Patriots. The left handed opener put on an outstanding 127-run stand with Rony Talukdar on their way to scaling down a target of 159 runs set by the Dynamites. But he didn’t slow down even after the departure of his opening partner as he steered his team to victory by remaining unbeaten till the end.
Lewis’ 65-ball effort was ornamented with 7 shots to the boundary rope alongside as many as half a dozen Everest-high sixes to the stands. He took 26 runs in the 12th over off Ryan ten Doeschate smashing three sixes and a couple of fours. Barisal Bulls eventually won the match by 9 wickets to go top of the point table on net run rate with 8 points in just 5 matches.
SOURCE: bdcricteam

Nov 30, 2015

Bulls pick up bulky win against Vikings


Barisal Bulls have just defeated Chittagong Vikings by 33 runs in the thirteenth match of BRB BPL T20, 2015 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

It was a rather embarrassing defeat for the Vikings in front of their home crowd in Chittagong. Chasing a competitive total of 170 runs made by Barisal Bulls after being sent into bat first, Chittagong Vikings batsmen were in turmoil from the beginning of the innings.

Al – Amin Hossain struck in his first over taking the vital wicket of Tamim Iqbal, the skipper of Chittagong Vikings; Tamim scored 6 off 8 balls in his innings.
Sri Lanka’s inform batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan (19 off 12 balls, 4×4) failed today with the bat, lost his wicket in a spinning delivery from Taijul Islam.
Pakistan’s Kamran Akmal failed to open his account as he was stopped short of the crease by a direct throw from Cooper; it is the first match for Akmal for his team in this season’s BPL.
Naeem Islam was the highest scorer of the team with his 38 runs (40 balls, 4×3).
Chittagong Vikings’ lost wickets in regular intervals with no significant partnerships throughout the innings.
Mohammad Amir became the second top scorer of the team, he scored 20 runs 12 balls with two huge sixes.
Kevon Cooper became the success story for Barisal Bulls once again in this competition, he claimed 3 wickets for 28 runs in his stipulated 4 overs.
Brief Score:
Barisal Bulls 170/7
Mahmudullah Riyad 51
Mohammad Amir 2/20, Ziaur Rahman 2/24
Chittagong Vikings 137 all out (19.5 overs)
Naeem Islam 38
Kevon Cooper 3/28
Result: Barisal Bulls won by 33 runs.
Toss: Chittagong Vikings

Nov 29, 2015

Taylor looking to make things right


Although Barisal Bulls have won two of their three matches in the first phase of the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20, the side’s wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor has been disappointing to say the least.
The former Zimbabwe captain has managed only 10 runs in three matches and ahead of their today’s second phase match against Chittagong Vikings, Taylor said he is desperate to right the wrongs from the previous matches.
“Three chances and no contribution. More importantly, the team has found a way to win through poor batting performances. There’s room for improvement. I think we have started well, two wins out of [three] games. I am hoping to make it right because there’s still lots of cricket to come,” Taylor told the media on the eve of their clash against the Vikings at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
“The preparation has been really good, and I am satisfied with the way I have been batting in the nets. We have a new game [today] and we will try to focus on getting a big win and the rest of the tournament will take care of itself,” he said.
The right-hander added that he is looking to transform himself into a T20 specialist when the media asked about his immediate future plans.
- SOURCE: Dhaka Tribune

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