Jason Roy, Sohail Tanvir lead Sylhet rout of Rajshahi
A 76-run win helped the Sixers climb out of the bottom of the points table
The Report by Mohammad Isam
25-Jan-2019
The win helped Sylhet Sixers move up from the bottom of the table • Raton Gomes/BCB
Sylhet Sixers 180 for 6 (Roy 42, Mustafizur 2-43) beat Rajshahi Kings 104 (Fazle 50, Tanvir 3-17, Nawaz 3-22) by 76 runs
How the game played out
Sylhet Sixers climbed out of the bottom of the Bangladesh Premier League points table with a 76-run win over Rajshahi Kings in this season's first match played in Chattogram. Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets each to headline an excellent Sylhet bowling performance to shoot Rajshahi out for 104 in 18.2 overs.
Laurie Evans' early dismissal rocked Rajshahi, who failed to gain any momentum in their chase of Sylhet's 180 for 6.
Sylhet earlier put up a strong total, mainly because of a 62-run third-wicket stand between Jason Roy and Afif Hossain. Roy, in his first innings for Sylhet, struck four fours and two sixes in his 28-ball 42, while Afif scored 28 in 29 balls. Towards the end, Tanvir slammed four fours in his unbeaten 23 off nine balls.
Turning points
Star of the day
The experienced Tanvir wasn't the captain for this game, but he delivered a very good all-round performance. First, he blasted 23 in quick time before picking up three wickets.
The big miss
Soft dismissals hurt Rajshahi in their pursuit of 181. First, Mominul Haque's attempted clip off Taskin Ahmed went straight to short fine-leg, and then Ryan ten Doeschate was bowled off a really short delivery from Alok Kapali.
Where the teams stand
Rajshahi are stuck in fifth place with three games remaining, while Sylhet have returned to the sixth spot following the win.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84