Sylhet's winning run is halted by the Liton fifty

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Published: 1/18/2023 5:43:20 AM
Comilla Victorians batsman Liton Das was named the player of the match in their match against Sylhet Strikers in BPL9 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 17 January, 2023. Photo: Shamsul Haque

Comilla Victorians batsman Liton Das was named the player of the match in their match against Sylhet Strikers in BPL9 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 17 January, 2023. Photo: Shamsul Haque

In the ninth Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Sylhet Strikers suffered their first loss as Comilla Victorians defeated them by five wickets on Tuesday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram thanks to a superb innings from Liton Das.

Liton looked at his supreme best, hitting seven fours and four sixes to score 70 off 42 balls in a commanding innings.

Liton’s innings ended when he top-edged a slower delivery from Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and gave an easy catch to Thisara Perera at mid-off.

Comilla then lost two more wickets in Mashrafe’s following over but Johnson Charles’ unbeaten run-a-ball 18 took them to 134-5 in 19 overs.

Earlier, Perera and Imad Wasim’s unbroken eighth wicket stand of 80 off 63 balls took Sylhet to 133-7.

Sylhet Strikers batsmen Imad Wasim and Thisara Perera

Sylhet Strikers batsmen Imad Wasim and Thisara Perera Photo: Shamsul Haque

Perera made an unbeaten 43 off 31 balls while Imad remained unbeaten on 40 off 33 balls. Their knocks saved Sylhet from getting rolled over under 100, after they were reduced to 49-6.

However, it wasn’t enough to take them to a winning total.

Sylhet had won their previous five matches in the season and are still at the top of the table with 10 points.

Comilla, on the other hand, jumped to fourth position in the seven-team points-table with two wins in five games.

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