Windies trio fire Dhaka to second-straight win
DHAKA, Bangladesh (CMC) — High-profile West Indies trio Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard all made small contributions, but they proved enough to help star-studded Dhaka Dynamites thrash Khulna Titans by 105 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League here yesterday.
Playing at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dynamites piled up 192 for six off their 20 overs after being sent in, with 20-year-old Afghan left-hander Hazratullah Zazai top-scoring with 57 from 36 deliveries.
He put on 67 off 31 balls for the first wicket with Narine (19) before he was third out in the 12th over.
Shakib-al-Hasan suffered the indignity of a first-ball duck to leave the innings stumbling at 113 for four, but Pollard and Russell combined in a 55-run, fifth-wicket stand to pull their side out of trouble.
Pollard lashed a pair of fours and sixes in a 16-ball cameo, while Russell belted three sixes in a 22-ball knock.
In reply, Titans were bundled out for a paltry 87 in 13 overs, with Shakib snaring three for 18 with his left-arm spin.
Off-spinner Narine supported with two for 20 while new-ball bowler Russell went wicket-less from two overs.
In the other match at the venue, Chris Gayle’s Rangpur Riders beat Evin Lewis’s Comilla Victorians by nine wickets, but both batsmen failed.