http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League: Chittagong Kings v Dhaka Gladiators – Match Update
Chittagong Kings 153 v Dhaka Gladiators 156 - Dhaka Gladiators won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
On Monday, February 13, 2012 Dhaka Gladiators beat Chittagong Kings in the 8th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After winning the toss, Kings decided to bat first as they aimed to post enough runs on the board to give their opponents a run of their money.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jahurul-Islam-c1624 bolstered an opening stand of 49 runs before Islam lost his wicket after playing an innings of 24 runs.
The demise of the opener trigged a batting collapse in the middle-order as the side lost a few wickets faster than expected. With only 80 runs on the board, the side had lost wickets including Jason http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faisal-Hossain-c56709 (02).
With the top-order back in the pavilion, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 forged an outstanding partnership to subdue the rampant opposition.
The two batsmen, while being cautious, hammered the bowlers almost in every direction in order to keep the score board ticking as they sought a tough total on the board.
On the other hand, Dhaka Gladiators knew that they just needed to break the partnership to get back in the game as the Kings tail was never potent enough to cause any trouble.
Nonetheless, with 105 runs on the board, Kings lost their fifth wicket when the skipper departed after playing a 10-run knock.
Later, Bravo fell after batting a handsome innings of 43 runs as he played a vital role in helping his side post a total of 153 runs on the board in 20 overs.
With a decent total ahead, Dhaka needed to bat with wits in order to secure a victory as an early loss of wickets could have resulted in their demise in the match.
However, after losing two wickets for only 28 runs on the board, the side bounced back as their middle-order rattled the Chittagong bowlers by launching a belligerent batting onslaught.
The side reached the required target in 19 overs for the loss of four wickets, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754 on an unbeaten knock 50 runs. He was also named as the Player of the Match for his commendable performance.
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