Hindustan Surkhiyan Desk: A lot of high-scoring games and excitement were expected when the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) moved to Sylhet last week. Although the first few matches of the Sylhet phase had disappointed the crowd in that regard, after three dull matches spectators finally found what they were looking for as the last three matches were all high-scoring thrillers.
However, arguably the most exciting day of this edition’s BPL so far came on the last day of the Sylhet leg yesterday. In the day’s first game Rangpur chased down a 194 against Sylhet Sixers — the highest successful chase of the current edition — to win by four wickets, while in the second game Chittagong Vikings won by 26 runs against Khulna Titans after posting a mammoth 214 for four, the season’s first 200-plus total.
The first match contained all the elements of thrilling cricket, from dropped catches and missed chances to some incredible innings from the likes of Sylhet’s Sabbir Rahman, his teammate Nicholas Pooran and Rangpur’s Rilee Rossouw, who took the match award for his 61 off 35 balls. There was also a treat for the crowd as the peerless AB de Villiers played his first BPL match and contributed to Rangpur’s cause with a 21-ball 34.
