Back of a length again, down leg this time and Shakib leaves after thinking about playing it. But the sole run was all that was needed and Shakib stays not out with a red ink to guide Barishal to a comfortable 8-wicket win
Dhaka vs Barishal, 28th Match at Dhaka, BPL, Feb 11 2022 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Barishal won by 8 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
That's it. What we know for now is Barishal, along with Comilla, will make the first playoff game on Monday regardless of what happens tomorrow. Chattogram will be in the eliminator as long as they do not lose by many. Khulna will look to win or wish for the opposite if they lose. Dhaka will be looking on helplessly. So get your calculators, do your permutations and combinations to find out who might go through. In the meantime, stay safe and take care. This is Ekanth, signing off on behalf of my fellow commentator, Rashad Mahbub, and our scorer, Ranjith P.
Shakib Al Hasan, Barishal Captain and Man of the Match for his figures of 4-0-21-1 and 51* (29): Batting has been going well. Tried to put pressure with the ball. I think all bowlers did their job perfectly, they all looked for wickets. They were on their way to 150 but we pulled it back well. Munim Shariar looks like a really good talent and looks good to be a player for the future for Bangladesh.
Mahmudullah, Dhaka Captain: Tamim has been outsanding this tournament. Today was a good wicket to bat . When you're defending 128, you'll have to get wickets, concede few runs in the powerplay. We have to rely on luck but it's not have gone our way. If we do, we'll have to do better.
9:34 pm: Dhaka started the second innings with some control and held Barishal back. But once Shakib got going, there was no stopping him! He got 23 off an over when a run a ball was needed mid-innings and accelerated imperiously, giving no chance let alone a sniff for the opposition to come back. Dhaka tried their best but will now have to rest on results going their way tomorrow to stay in the competition. Sadly for them, things working out seems unlikely.
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Shakib gets to an excellent fifty! It was on a length but straying down. Shakib helped it on his leg very fine
Wide ball, cut to cover and they get an overthrow as there was not good enough backing up
Nails a yorker outside off and it goes almost under the bat to the keeper
Length ball outside off, pulled to the left of a diving long on. He fumbles slightly but no damage again
Mahmudullah loses his grip and comes back again
Cuts a shortish ball outside off to cover
Full and wide, driven to deep cover. Fumbles it but recollects it quickly
Good length ball but strays down leg just a little
Loopy full one on the stumps, driven back to the bowler
Full ball on the stumps, flicked to deep mid wicket
Length ball on the pads, turned to deep square leg
Comes from around the wicket
Good yorker outside off, he tries to get his bat down and hits it straight down and just to the right of the keeper
Full cutter on the leg, tries to flick it but gets a bottom edge and it's just to the left of Shanto
Full outside off, drills a drive to long off
Full outside off, driven to long off
Wide, length ball, Shakib reaches out with a step across and drives it to deep cover on the move
Length ball on the stumps, Shakib makes room and picks it up over mid wicket with a flick. Timed to perfection again!
Aunim: "If Dhaka lose this surely they'll be out of the top 4 after tomorrow! Don't remember Dhaka ever exiting in the group stages." Yep, they never have. Them going through is still a mathematical possibility but it's no more in their control
Full toss outside off, driven to long off
Good length outside off, dabbed to third man
Full ball outside off, driven to cover who misfields it allows a single. The wheels are now coming off
Over 16 • BRSAL 129/2
Barishal won by 8 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)