http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 Premier League: Khulna Royal Bengals v Dhaka Gladiators – Match Update
Khulna Royal Bengals 175 v Dhaka Gladiators 156 - Khulna Royal Bengals won by 19 runs
On Saturday, February 11, 2012 Khulna Royal Bengals won their match against Dhaka Gladiators by 19 runs in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League, at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
After winning the toss, Bengals chose to bat first as they sought to post a daunting total against their opponents.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DR-Smith-c1401 to take the field as he tried to forge a potent partnership with Chanderpaul.
However, with only 39 runs on the board, the opener was dismissed after hammering an innings of 19 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559, then took charge as the batsmen smashed impressive shots all around the park, giving the spectators plenty to cheer about.
After taking the score to 110 runs, Bengals lost their third wicket as Smith departed after clobbering 37 runs.
Six runs later, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 also found his way back to the pavilion as he fell after playing an innings of 42 runs.
The knocks of 37 and 22 runs by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146 then helped the side amass a total of 175 runs at the end of their 20 overs.
Coming out to bat, Dhaka needed a steady start against the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c41688 to grab a win in the match.
Openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammed-Nazimuddin-c77528 gave their side a stand of 18 runs before Nazir fell cheaply after amassing only 14 runs.
With the flamboyant Nazir back in the pavilion, Dhaka needed a stable show from the rest of the batsmen to avoid a batting collapse, however, the batsmen failed to rise to the occasion as they scored at a low pace, allowing the game to slip out of the grasp as they faltered after posting 156 runs in 20 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Russell-c915, was named as the Player of the Match for grabbing four wickets against Dhaka.
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