Khulna's great win with the bat of Lewis-Enamul

Total runs in the match between Khulna Tigers and Fortune Barisal is 375. Which is the highest in BPL so far. 357 runs were scored in the match between Sylhet and Chittagong on the first day. Khulna Tigers got their second consecutive victory in Mirpur Sher Bengal. They won their second consecutive victory by 8 wickets.

SBS Desk

January 23, 2024

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Khulna's great win with the bat of Lewis-Enamul

After losing the toss, Fortune Barisal scored 187 runs for 4 wickets. In response, Khulna Tigers left the field after securing victory by 8 wickets with 12 balls in hand.

As the start is needed to chase the big target, Evin Lewis has provided just that. 50 comes from his bat in 21 balls. Where there were 5 fours and 5 sixes. The way the spinner hit Shoaib Malik and Rakibul Hasan for four sixes around the wicket, it seemed that the first century in this year's BPL would come from his bat. But nothing happened. An innings of 53 runs from 22 balls arranged at a strike rate of 240.90 made up the difference. Khulna scored 87 runs in the power play in his devastating innings. Which is highest in BPL.

After Lewis' storm, Afif and Enamul led the team to victory. Both of them scored 75 runs in 59 balls and Khulna's path became smooth. Being 9 runs away from the half-century, Afif returned with a catch on the boundary, but Enamul left the field after confirming the victory. He scored 63 runs off 44 balls with 3 fours and a six. Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 25 runs with him.

Meanwhile, Fortune Barisal captain Tamim got a run in the second consecutive match. Scored 40 runs off 33 balls. As aggressive as he was in the beginning, he got stuck over time. It also reduces the speed of scoring runs. 5 boundaries came from his bat in the first 17 balls. The next 16 balls did not hit a boundary. Tamim became the first cricketer to reach the milestone of 3000 runs in BPL by playing this innings.

Barisal's innings was pulled by Mushfiqur Rahim. He scored 68 runs off 39 balls with 5 fours and 4 sixes. Finished the innings at a strike rate of 174.35.

Sometimes Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah Riyad also contributed. Soumya scored 17 runs off 10 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. The left-handed batsman got out while taking a run with the ball in the hands of fielder Sohan at point.

Mahmudullah scored 27 runs off 19 balls with 2 fours and a six. Barisal's run was 126 at the end of 15 overs. From there, Barisal breathed a sigh of relief after scoring 61 runs in the last 5 overs. But Khulna's great batting dimmed their capital.