short on middle, pulled past midwicket, and that's the win! Sylhet Sixers win by nine wickets in the tournament opener
Dynamites vs Sylhet, 1st match at Sylhet, Nov 04 2017 - Match Result
Sylhet won by 9 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
5.29pm So that's all from the tournament opener in Sylhet. Rajshahi v Rangpur starts soon. Catch us there for all the action from Match No. 2 in just a little while. Goodbye for now!
5.22pm Time for the presentation ceremony.
Upul Tharanga is the Man of the Match. He says: "Chasing small targets are always tricky. We went after the bowling in the first six, and got easy for us after that. The way Fletcher played (going after the bowling), I just did my normal job."
Winning captain Nasir Hossain says: "Pretty happy and proud to win the first games. Our bowlers bowled well in the first six overs to get the momentum towards us. Our plans worked out. Thank you to the crowd for supporting us and hope they come and support us every match. Hope to see all of you tomorrow and hope you continue to support cricket."
Losing captain Shakib Al Hasan: "We didn't play according to our potential. Still very early in the tournament, and hopefully we can bounce back. It's a nice venue, we played a domestic tournament here, and it looks good. Hopefully there will be some international matches in the future. We have to come back stronger, and with the team we have we know we can do that. We aim to go all the way."
Tharanga's here: "Credit to bowlers to keep them under 140. Starting off with a win is really good. Everyone did well today, but especially Fletcher. The way he played allowed me to bat easily. He was outstanding. Pitch was good, it got a bit slower, but our bowlers basically adapted well. And when we started to bat, the batting got easy."
5.11pm Quite easily done then, eh? Sylhet Sixers cruise to victory with more than three overs to spare. It was a tricky target, but the openers Tharanga and Fletcher made quick work of the moderate score. They were never in trouble, and to be honest, cantered to the win in front of their home crowd. The Sixers bowlers, led by Liam Plunkett and Nasir Hossain, kept the target down to 137, and deserve the same applause as their openers. Dhaka Dynamites - loaded with Sangakkara, Pollard and Shakib - could not post a big enough total on a decent batting surface, and that came to haunt them eventually. We'll be back with the presentation very soon.
Scores are tied
pitched short on middle, forces Sabbir to tiptoe, worked off his body towards the leg side for a quick run. Played with soft hands
short and very slow outside leg stump, Forces Tharanga to wait on the back foot, turned past square leg for a single
full on leg stump, pushed down the ground to Pollard. Tharanga's in no hurry
good length on off stump, punched off the back foot
awry delivery, short on leg stump and goes down the leg side, the keeper dives to his left but can't grab onto it
Supun: "Upul Tharanga from Sri Lanka or kidding? Never seen him batting like this"
back of a length outside off, Tharanga allows the ball to come to him and shovels this over mid on's head, no stopping that once the ball clears the infield.
flatter outside off, tries to cut and takes the outside edge. There's a fielder at first slip but goes past him. More runs
tossed up outside off, driven square past cover's left for a single. There's a sweeper positioned at deep extra
Too little too late, you'd think. Sabbir in now.
tossed up on middle, Fletcher decides to slog this over midwicket, but can't make the connection. It's in the air and cow corner gets under it. Takes a diving catch forward and the big-hitter has to go. Fletcher looks at the toe end of his bat while leaving. Standing ovation from his team-mates
defended towards short cover, good length on middle and Fletcher can't free his arms
punched of the back foot to long on, it's short on middle and Tharanga is more than happy to rotate the strike
bowls this using as much of the crease's width as possible, slow and short on middle and leg and angles away from the left hander, tries to cut late but it's too close to his body. Can't make the contact he is looking for, and the ball dribbles away to the fielder at short third man
full and wide outside off, crunched to deep backward point off the front foot. Uses the bat's open face to play it on the full
slow outside off, tries to push this past cover but takes the inside edge and dribbles away to the leg side. No one close to the bat and allows Tharanga to go to the non-striker's end
Ihsaan: "I was looking forward to watching Sabbir Rahman bat, guess I have to wait until tomorrow now " -- Pollard pulls out of the delivery at the last moment. We've got to redo this all over again
back of a length just outside off again, this time he can glance the ball to short third man for the single
slow outside off, loopy bounce after pitching on a good length, Fletcher tries to play it fine past the keeper but he can't connect with the late cut. Goes over the bat's blade and through to Sangakkara
back of a length on middle and angles down the leg side. Free runs for Sylhet
slight hold up here, looks like Fletcher wants new gloves but that's not happening mid over. The batsman will have to wait
starts off with a slower ball short outside off, tucked to midwicket off the back foot but played with such soft hands that they go for two. It's gonna be close, though, and the keeper knocks the bails off as Fletcher stretches to get inside the crease. Looks like he's made it with ease
Pollard to try his luck with the ball. He was effective for Barbados Tridents in the CPL. Can he recreate the magic in Bangladesh?
overpitched wide outside off, driven to the off side past cover for more runs, backed away and slapped it along the ground
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | |
Toss | Sylhet Sixers, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2017/18 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.20 |
Match days | 04 November 2017 - day (20-over match) |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Sylhet Sixers 2, Dhaka Dynamites 0 |