Thisara Perera's all-round heroics down Dhaka Dynamites
The allrounder scored 26 off 12 and followed it up with three wickets and a 19th over that went for just one run
Shahid Afridi celebrates with Imrul Kayes • Raton Gomes/BCB
- With Liam Dawson struggling to get bat on ball at one end, the red-hot Thisara Perera clattered three sixes in his 26 off 12 balls before he was run out in the final over in a mix-up trying to steal a bye.
- Thisara removed a rampaging Andre Russell for 46 in the 15th over to defuse the Dynamites' chase with a slower ball pulled to deep midwicket.
- With 36 needed off 25 balls and with five wickets in hand, Shakib pulled a full toss from Shahid Afridi straight to deep midwicket.
- Thisara followed up Shakib's dismissal with two more via the short ball in the 17th, effectively snuffing out the Dynamites chances
Peter Della Penna is ESPNcricinfo's USA correspondent @PeterDellaPenna