Qualifier 1, Mirpur, February 26, 2024, 06:00 PM
Rangpur Riders
185/6(20.0ov)
Comilla Victorians
186/4(18.3ov)
Comilla Victorians beat Rangpur Riders by 6 wickets
Best Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Best Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Man of the Match
Litton Das
Commentry
That is it from this game. Comilla Victorians will now wait and see who joins them in the finals. Join us for the Qualifiers 2 as Rangpur Riders will face the Barishal on the 28th of this month at 6 pm IST (12.30 pm GMT). Join us for the build up. Cheers!
Litton Das wins the Player of the Match award. He says it is a different ball game while playing a big team but credits the way Towhid Hridoy played. Adds they need to improve with the ball though, they didn't do well in the back end. Reckons they knew the strength of Rangpur Riders and played accordingly.
Nurul Hasan says Comilla Victorians batted brilliantly. Adds they had a good score and batted well throughout but didn't bowl well. Reckons they still have high hopes to win he next match and go to the finals.
...Presentation time...
No doubt Rangpur Riders had the score they could defend but their bowling was not that well. Slower balls were working on this kind of pitch but they didn't serve much when Towhid Hridoy and Litton Das were batting. A couple of bowling changes were questionable as well. One big stand was enough to snatch the game away from them. Feel for James Neesham who batted so brilliantly, single-handedly took to a competitive score but it was not enough in the end.
Celebrations have started in the Comilla Victorians' camp as they cruise into the finals. A fantastic chase from them. They really deserve it for the way they played. Chasing such a score in a nervy match is not as easy as Comilla Victorians have made it look. To make it even worse, they lost Sunil Narine in the first over but then came the stand between two local boys. Towhid Hridoy and Litton Das were just exceptional. They were so calculative with the score. Both added 143-runs and the game was over there and that. So, so brilliant.
In over# 19
6
1nb
4
1
Fazalhaq Farooqi 27/2(3.3)
18.3
6
SIX! HE DOES IT! Very full and on leg, Ali hammers it over long on for a biggie. Comilla Victorians win by 6 wickets.
18.3
1nb
No ball! One hit away now. A short ball on middle, Ali looks to pull but misses. A no ball is called for second short ball and Ali has a chance to finish the game.
18.2
4
FOUR! 7 runs needed now. Short in length and on off. Ali ramps it over to third man for a boundary. Comilla Victorians already celebrating.
18.1
1
Very full and on off, Russell plays it to long off for a single.
In over# 18
1
0W
1
1
4
4
Mahedi Hasan 19/1(2)
17.6
1
Flat and outside off, Russell powers it to deep mid-wicket for one.
17.5
W
OUT! GONE! Das goes! 13 runs needed in 13. This is full and outside off. Das skips down but this was wide, toe ends his shot to long on where Neesham takes it.
17.4
1
On middle, this is drilled to long on for a single.
17.3
1
14 runs needed now! Outside off, this is worked to long on for one more.
17.2
4
FOUR! MORE! Das is in a hurry! A full toss, outside off, this is flicked through mid-wicket for a boundary.
17.1
4
FOUR! SHOT! Flat and outside off, stays low. Das cuts it through point for a boundary.
In over# 17
0
1
1
0W
1
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi 15/2(3)