Bangladesh Premier League: Barisal Burners v Duronto Rajshahi – Match Update
Barisal Burners 180 v Duronto Rajshahi 158 - Barisal Burners won by 22 runs
In the fourth match of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League, Barisal Burners beat Duronto Rajshahi by 22 runs on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Burners after winning the toss, chose to bat first as they wanted to put enough runs on the board to give their bowlers a serious chance of winning the match.
The side with the best opening pair shredded the bowling attack as Ahmed Shehzad and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 launched a belligerent batting onslaught, leaving Rajshahi in tatters.
With 82 runs on the board, the hard hitting Gayle was removed by, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, after the batsman had hammered 39 runs.
After the loss of the first wicket, it was time for skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486, to join Shehzad as the duo forged a daunting alliance against Duronto Rajshahi.
The batsmen hammered the bowlers all around the park, but it was Shehzad who literally incinerated the bowling line-up by smashing sensational shots almost in every direction.
With 124 runs on the board, the batting side lost the second and final wicket of their innings when Shehzad perished after bolstering a knock of 67 runs.
Nafees (28) was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 (38) as the side posted 180 runs in 20 overs with both batsmen unbeaten.
From Duronto Rajshahi, Samuels and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq grabbed one wicket each, as the rest of the bowlers failed to make a mark in the fixture.
With 181 runs to win in 20 overs, Rajshahi failed to get off to a flying start as they lost their first wicket with only 19 runs on the board as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749, was dismissed after scoring only five runs.
The second wicket fell when Samuels was removed after scoring eight runs. At the time of his demise the side had amassed only 42 runs on the board.
Disaster struck when skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045, fell without scoring a run and the side lost their third wicket still on 42 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623, who recently seems to have lost his form, tried his best to stay on the wicket for as long as possible but perished after playing an innings of 27 runs as the side lost their fourth wicket with just 91 runs on the board.
While, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mizanur-Rahman-c76420 crafted a handy innings of 65 runs, the side still failed to achieve the required target as they faltered after scoring only 158 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359, was named as the Player of the Match for his resounding batting.
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