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Victorians have 14 points from 10 matches and are ahead of Rangpur Riders on net run rate.
Asked to bat first, Victorians lost their first wicket in the second over as Liton Das was caught behind by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahman off a Mohammad Shahid delivery. However, Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad (42) formed a 68-run partnership with opener Imrul Kayes (27) before Shehzad was caught leg before by Rubel Hossain, while Kayes was caught-and-bowled by Super Star’s skipper Shahid Afridi with the Victorians 86-3 in the 12th over.
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Alok Kapali and Ashar Zaidi then added 32 and 31 runs respectively to allow the Victorians to post a 151-run target.
In reply, the Super Stars bundled out for just 79 runs as Shuvagata Hom claimed three scalps. Andre Russell and Zaidi took two wickets apiece while Naeem Islam Jr and Abu Hider dismissed one batsman each as the Super Stars kept falling at regular intervals.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2015.
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