Bangladesh Premier League: Dhaka Gladiators v Barisal Burners – Match Update
Dhaka Gladiators 208 v Barisal Burners 187 - Gladiators won by 21 runs
Dhaka Gladiators won their match against Barisal Burners by 21 runs in the 10th fixture of the ongoing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League, on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Gladiators were put into bat by Burners, who won the toss and elected to field first in a bid to restrict their opponents on meagre total.
The side made early inroads as they dismissed Dhaka opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anamul-Haque-c44160, with only 15 runs on the board as the batsman fell after playing a short innings of eight runs.
Disaster struck when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Ashraful-c76740 perished after scoring only four runs at a time when his side had managed to post only 19 runs on the board.
However, the presence of opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116 on the crease changed everything as they dismantled the bowling attack and left it in ruins by belting stupendous shots all around the park.
The two http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 nationals exhibited tremendous resolve as they incinerated the bowlers with zeal and confidence.
With 105 runs on the board, the batting side lost their third wicket when Nazir fell after smashing a nifty innings of 58 runs off 35 deliveries.
With Nazir back in the pavilion, Azhar took in upon himself to steer his team to a respectable total, as he looked unstoppable while batting.
The Pakistan all-rounder was supported by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, who knocked an innings of 36 runs before losing his wicket.
At the end, Dhaka bolstered 208 runs on the board with Azhar on an unbeaten knock of 77 runs, as the side gave a stiff total to Burners.
Barisal Burners had a decent start to their innings as the openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 gave a stand of 33 runs before Shehzad departed after scoring only seven runs.
Meanwhile, Gayle had other plans as he belted the bowlers and played an aggressive knock of 116 runs.
Nonetheless, the hard hitting Gayle failed to win the match for his side as Barisal Burners could bolster only 187 runs for five wickets in their 20 overs.
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