Tamim Iqbal was out for 16 runs, Ahmed Shehzad was out for 17 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim was out for 19 runs. Fortune Barisal was starting to lose three top batsmen quickly. After the loss to Chittagong Challengers, Tamim Iqbal’s team is set for another defeat!
But with veterans like Mahmudullah Riyad and return-to-form batsmen like Soumya Sarkar, Fortune Barisal shouldn’t have worried too much. Riyad and Soumya stood up. They both made a huge pair of 139 runs. These two batted about 14 overs.
Fortune Barisal put up a huge score of 189 runs in front of great Dhaka by relying on the bat of this duo. Soumya Sarkar remained unbeaten on 75 runs. Mahmudullah Riyad was dismissed for 73 runs.
Barisal captain Tamim Iqbal won the toss and decided to bat first. They came down to bat at the beginning and were attacked by the great Dhaka bowlers. Barisal lost 3 wickets for 19 runs especially in the face of Taskin and Shariful. Then Riyad and Soumya made a partnership of 139 runs.
Shariful Islam finally broke this pair. By then, Mahmudullah Riyad gave a 47-ball 73-run innings. In the last ball of the 17th over, he put Shariful’s ball on his gloves and deposited it behind the wicket. Finished the innings with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Shoaib Malik came to bat at number 5. Soumya and Shoaib Malik combined to take Fortune Barisal to 189 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Soumya Sarkar scored an unbeaten 75 off 48 balls. He hit 6 sixes with 4 boundaries.
Taskin Ahmed and Shariful Islam took 2 wickets each for Dhaka.
