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Nasir Hossian, the skipper of Dhaka Dominators is the Player of the Match for his match-winning knock of 36 runs from 36 balls and figures of 2 for 29 with the ball. He says that the first six overs were important and they were able to claim early wickets. Mentions that he is very happy with the way they progressed through their innings and there was no pressure on their batters.
Yasir Ali, the skipper of Khulna Tigers, says it was challenging weather to bat but they were 15 runs short while batting. Explains that they need to do the small things well and that will help them win matches. Mentions that the bowlers did an excellent job trying to defend the target and if they had taken their chances, the game would have been different.
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Earlier in the game, after being sent into bat, Khulna Tigers were off to a shaky start losing the top three batters cheaply. They failed to recover from that start and were reduced to 49-4 at the end of 10 overs. Azam Khan, Yasir Ali and Mohammad Saifuddin did get off to starts but nothing substantial to get them to a daunting total. Wahab Riaz did strike a few lusty blows in the final over to help them cross the 110-run mark but at the end that total proved to be not enough and as a result, they emerged second-best in this game.
Having failed to put up a good score on the board, the onus was on Khulna Tigers bowlers to step up and take early inroads with the new ball. They did not allow the opposition batters to get off to a flyer but failed to take wickets at regular intervals. With not a big total to defend, Khulna Tigers were behind the eight ball throughout the innings and in the end, failed to defend the total. Despite the loss, Paul van Meekeren, Nasum Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin were the positives with the ball for them.
Dhaka Dominators begin their Bangladesh Premier League 2023 campaign with a win! Their skipper Nasir Hossain has done it for them taking them over the line in the final over. It was all set up by their bowlers who did the bulk of the job by restricting Khulna Tigers to a below-par total. While chasing the total, they did lose Ahmed Shehzad to an injury but Soumya Sarkar and Dilshan Munaweera got together to get Dhaka Dominators off to a decent start. They did lose their way a bit after losing both set batters but Nasir Hossain along with support from the lower order ensured there were no more hiccups in the chase and saw Dhaka Dominators home with 6 wickets in hand and five balls to spare.
DHAKA DOMINATORS
117/4 (19.1)
36* (36)
22 (28)
2/22 (4)
1/18 (4)
Over 20
4
Nasir Hossain*
36 (36)
Ariful Haque
3 (3)
Nahidul Islam
0/22 (3.1)
DD
117/4
4
19.1
Nahidul Islam to Nasir Hossain ,FOUR! Nasir Hossain finishes the game in style! Nahidul Islam floats this one full and in line with the stumps. Nasir Hossain shuffles down the wicket and gets to the pitch of the ball. He thumps this straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. Dhaka Dominators win their opening game by six wickets and with 5 balls to spare.
Nahidul Islam will bowl the final over.
Over 19
1
1
1
4
0
1
Nasir Hossain*
32 (35)
Ariful Haque
3 (3)
Wahab Riaz
1/32 (4)
DD
113/4
1
18.6
Wahab Riaz to Nasir Hossain ,This is short as well and going down leg. Nasir Hossain mistimes his pull towards fine leg and they take a single. SCORES ARE LEVEL!
0
18.5
Wahab Riaz to Nasir Hossain ,DROPPED! This is short and outside off, Nasir Hossain pulls this straight into the hands of Yasir Ali at short mid-wicket and he spills the ball.
4
18.4
Wahab Riaz to Nasir Hossain ,FOUR! This has been dismissed from sight! Wahab Riaz bowls this on a good length and in line with the stumps. Nasir Hossain shimmies down the wicket and hits this back past the bowler for four runs. Just 2 runs required.
1
18.3
Wahab Riaz to Ariful Haque ,Bowls this one slightly fuller and outside the off stump. Ariful Haque dabs this towards backward point and rushes across for one.
1
18.2
Wahab Riaz to Nasir Hossain ,This is short and wide outside off. Nasir Hossain cuts this late towards third man and takes an easy run.
1
18.1
Wahab Riaz to Ariful Haque ,This is on a good length and outside the off stump. Ariful Haque taps this towards mid on and takes a quick single.
Over 18
2
1
W
1
0
4
Nasir Hossain*
26 (31)
Ariful Haque
1 (1)
Mohammad Saifuddin
2/22 (4)
DD
105/4
4
17.6
Mohammad Saifuddin to Nasir Hossain ,FOUR! Just nine runs are needed now! Mohammad Saifuddin bowls this short and outside the off stump. Nasir Hossain pulls this into the leg side and gets a boundary to release the pressure. Should be easy for Dhaka Dominators from here.