It was a game for left-handed openers but Malan outshone Vikings’ Tamim to guide his side to the win. PHOTO COURTESY: BCB
Englishman Dawid Malan helped guide Barisal Bulls to a seven-wicket win in the final over of the game against Chittagong Vikings in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
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Malan scored an unbeaten 78 off 48 balls, smashing a whopping seven sixes and three fours, to guide his side to 167-3 in reply to Vikings’ 163-3. He was well-supported by Shahriar Nafees (65 off 59 balls) as the two came together for a 150-run stand that took the game away from Vikings.
Pakistani pacer Imran Khan Junior, renowned for his canny slower deliveries, claimed 2-30 in four overs but was unable to prevent his team from sinking to defeat.
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Earlier in the day, Bangladesh’s left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal had powered his side to 163 with a controlled 75 off 51 balls.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 15th, 2016.
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