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Sylhet vs Dynamites, 19th Match at Sylhet, BPL 2019, Jan 18 2019 - Match Result

RESULT
19th Match, Sylhet, January 18, 2019, Bangladesh Premier League
(17/20 ov, T:159) 163/4

Dynamites won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
61* (41) & 2/34
shakib-al-hasan
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Scorecard summary
Sylhet Sixers 158/8(20 overs)
63 (43)
3/42 (4)
27 (14)
Dhaka Dynamites 163/4(17 overs)
end of over 1715 runs
DHD: 163/4CRR: 9.58 
Andre Russell40 (21b 2x4 4x6)
Shakib Al Hasan61 (41b 8x4 2x6)
Mohammad Irfan 4-0-38-2
Taskin Ahmed 3-0-32-1

That's all we have for you from this match folks. Stick around for the second BPL game for today.

5.42pm Post match presentations:

David Warner: I thought 160 was about par, so very disappointing. But fantastic innings by Shakib Al Hasan. You don't see too many teams winning after being three down in the Powerplay. Shakib backed his strengths. Little bit disappointing, but we've got to forget that and come back tomorrow. My elbow's a bit sore, but it's holding up. I've got one more game, and unfortunately I've to go back. But hopefully I can sort it and come back.

Shakib al Hasan is the man of the match. "I thought the wicket got better in the second half. I thought we could have bowled better than we did. They were less than 100 and five down, with no specialist batsmen except David Warner, but still they got almost 160. But no complaints with our batting. We are doing most things alright, but fine-tuning will help us perform better. The latter part of the tournament is more crucial. It's a long tournament. We know what Russell is capable of, and we had the trust in him.Today is the first time he hit the ball off the middle of the bat, so it's a good sign."

5.30pm Dhaka bowled very well to keep Sylhet to a below par total. David Warner was immense for his team, dragging them to a total that allowed his bowlers something to bowl at. They responded too, taking three quick wickets. But Dhaka had kept their big guns back. Shakib took charge of the chase with a dominating display, and when it was time for Russell to walk in, he had just enough runs to play with to flex his muscles for his trademark sixes. "I've been struggling the last couple of games, but I decided tonight I'll just back myself. Being positive is my thing. I think Shakib played very, very well tonight."

16.6
6
Irfan to Russell, SIX runs

This time he nails the swat over cow corner. Short ball that didn't rise as much, and he connects superbly. Fittingly the winning hit comes off a six by Russell. Dominating win by Dhaka Dynamites

16.5
Irfan to Russell, no run

back to the short stuff. And Russell backs away again. This time he tries to upper cut it over the keeper but misses

16.4
6
Irfan to Russell, SIX runs

Irfan tried to double-bluff Russell by pitching this full, almost yorker length. But he's not hanging back on his back foot and caught on the crease, he just backs away and lifts this over long-off for another six

16.3
Irfan to Russell, no run

quick bouncer that time, Russell stepped away again for another mow. But had to duck with the ball homing in on his head

16.2
1
Irfan to Shakib, 1 run
16.1
1b
Irfan to Russell, 1 bye

good ball, slowed it up and going across the batsman. He swings and misses, but the keeper misses too, so it's a bye

16.1
1nb
Irfan to Russell, (no ball)

he's got him caught off a short ball but it's a no-ball Irfan's short ball have come on quicker and gotten big on batsmen. Works on Russell too, whose swipe results in a top edge that's caught easily by mid-on. But it's a no-ball so it'll be a free hit. No-ball because only 3 fielders were in the circle

We have a strategy break. Quick, come up with strategies for what to do when Shakib and Russell are firing and 11 are needed off 24.

end of over 1615 runs
DHD: 148/4CRR: 9.25 RRR: 2.75
Andre Russell28 (15b 2x4 2x6)
Shakib Al Hasan60 (40b 8x4 2x6)
Taskin Ahmed 3-0-32-1
Al-Amin Hossain 3-0-30-0
15.6
1
Taskin to Russell, 1 run

slower ball, Russell tries to steer too early, gets a faint tickle on it. Bounces in front of keeper to go past him

15.5
Taskin to Russell, no run

good comeback by Taskin with a quick bouncer. There go the fantasies of Russell finishing things in this over with four straight sixes. On leg stump and rises up to the helmet. Russell had cleared his front leg to swipe again, but had to duck while trying to pull

15.4
6
Taskin to Russell, SIX runs

length ball on the stumps, and Russell just smashes the leather off it. Clears his leg again and pulls fiercely. Very fiercely. It's gone like a rocket over square leg. At least the ball is not lost this time

They need a new ball. It would make for an interesting trivia question to know how many times Russell has forced a new ball to come out

15.3
6
Taskin to Russell, SIX runs

that's got air miles on it too full on the stumps, Russell clear his leg and swings. The ball goes off the meat of the bat and might have surprised some birds, if any were looking on over cow corner

15.2
1
Taskin to Shakib, 1 run

too full, and driven crisply through cover. There is a sweeper back though

15.1
1
Taskin to Russell, 1 run

too short around the wicket, he's clubbed it with a horizontal bat, but there is a long-on, so it's only one run

26 needed off 30 now

end of over 1512 runs
DHD: 133/4CRR: 8.86 RRR: 5.20
Andre Russell14 (10b 2x4)
Shakib Al Hasan59 (39b 8x4 2x6)
Al-Amin Hossain 3-0-30-0
Sandeep Lamichhane 4-0-27-1
14.6
1
Al-Amin to Russell, 1 run

fuller on leg, wristed to long-on

14.5
4
Al-Amin to Russell, FOUR runs

whoa, Russell's power full toss outside off, and he punch-drives it. So powerfully that it screams across the turf and beats the man running around from deep cover to crash into the fence

14.4
1
Al-Amin to Shakib, 1 run

too short and on leg, Shakib swivels and pulls. He's missed out there, only a single to deep fine, could have got it finer and got a boundary. Freebie

14.3
1
Al-Amin to Russell, 1 run

very full on off, driven with a straight bat to long-off. Russell held the pose for a second before setting off for a comfortable run

14.2
1
Al-Amin to Shakib, 1 run

digs it in short and gets it rising up to his face, but he does well to swivel back and pull it to deep square leg

14.1
4lb
Al-Amin to Shakib, 4 leg byes

bad ball, length one on leg stump. Tries to tickle it fine and doesn't connect but that doesn't matter, because it's taken the pad and gone to the fine leg fence anyway.

38 needed off 36

end of over 144 runs
DHD: 121/4CRR: 8.64 RRR: 6.33
Andre Russell8 (7b 1x4)
Shakib Al Hasan57 (36b 8x4 2x6)
Sandeep Lamichhane 4-0-27-1
Mohammad Irfan 3-0-24-2
13.6
Lamichhane to Russell, no run

another big swing to a tossed up ball, doesn't connect

Match details
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
TossSylhet Sixers, elected to bat first
Series
Season2018/19
Player Of The Match
Match days18 January 2019 - day (20-over match)
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Match Referee
PointsDhaka Dynamites 2, Sylhet Sixers 0
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