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Barisal secured the play-off as the fourth team by winning by 2 runs against Dhaka in an impressive match. Rajshahi left before the play-off with the victory of Barisal led by Tamim Iqbal. Chittagong, Khulna and Dhaka confirmed the playoffs against Barisal.
In a life or death match at Mirpur on Saturday, Barisal was getting the fragrance of victory by picking up three wickets for 72 runs with a 193 run average. Dhaka starter Naeem Sheikh did his best to break Tamim’s dream of victory.
The star starter took Yasir Ali for the fourth wicket and made a pair of 110 59-ball runs. Naeem Sheikh marked the first century of her T20 career in this pair.
Dhaka needed 22 runs of the last 12 balls to win. Naeem Sheikh and Yasir Ali were hitting for 105 and 36 runs respectively. Yasir changed the lead with a single from the first ball of Sumon Khan’s 19 over. Naeem Sheikh caught the second ball of the over. He came back with 162 runs. Before that, Naeem scored 105 64-ball runs with 6 fours and 7 sixes.
After Naeem Sheikh’s departure, Dhaka needed 18 races to win the last one. Yasir Ali, who scored 41 on 26 balls, was dismissed by a six on the first over ball by Kamrul Islam Rabbi. Akbar Ali took the single on the second ball. Muktar Ali hit a six on the third ball and led the game in his favor. He hit the boundary with the next ball and abandoned the catch.
The last two balls took 9 runs to win. Kamrul Islam Rabbi scored the fifth ball point. Akbar Ali narrowed the loss gap by hitting six on the last ball. Barisal won the match by just 2 runs.
If Harley wins, the play-off is guaranteed. Tamim Iqbal and Saif Hasan got off to a good start after losing the draw against Dhaka in a tough match on Saturday.
Tamim (19) returned for 59 races. Then Parvez Hossain Emon (13) came back with a gap of 23 runs. Saif Hasan took the fifth and returned to the bathroom. Before that, he made 50 runs on 7 fours of 43 balls.
After losing three wickets for 102 runs in 13.4 overs, Afif and Tauhid Hridoy began hitting. Playing just 36 balls in the fourth wicket, they made a pair of 91 runs. Barisal averaged 200 runs in these two youngsters’ batting frenzy.
Short score
Barisal: 193/3 in 20 overs (Tauhid Hridoy 51 *, Afif Hossain 50 *, Saif Hasan 50, Tamim 19, Emon 13).
Dhaka: 191/7 in 20 overs (Naeem Sheikh 105, Yasir Ali 41, Sabbir 19; Suhrawardy Shuvo 3/13).
Result: Barisal won by 2 runs
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