Fortune Barishal made historical past by successful their first-ever Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title, overcoming Comilla Victorians with a six-wicket victory in an exhilarating ultimate on the Shere Bangla Nationwide Stadium in Mirpur on Friday (March 1). The defeat dashed the Victorians’ aspirations for a 3rd consecutive BPL trophy.
Comilla Victorians’ struggles within the BPL 2024 ultimate
Selecting to bat after dropping the toss, Victorians confronted a difficult begin as Kyle Mayers dismissed Sunil Narine within the opening over after simply scoring 5 runs. Tauheed Hriday contributed 15 runs earlier than being dismissed on the staff rating of 30. Captain Liton Das (16 ) and Johnson Charles (15) couldn’t capitalize, and Moeen Ali‘s run-out at when the team was at 79 further deepened Victorians’ woes. James Fuller‘s impactful bowling performance, taking two wickets, limited Victorians to a score of 154.
Fortune Barishal’s dominant chase: Kyle Mayers’ impactful efficiency
In response, Barishal had a robust begin of their pursuit of the goal. Openers Tamim Iqbal and Mehdi Hasan Miraj cast a stable 76-run partnership. Tamim’s fast 39 runs innings and Miraj’s contribution of 29 runs set a stable basis.
Mayers then took cost, taking part in aggressively and scoring 46 runs in simply 30 balls, bringing the rating to 141. Regardless of Mushfiqur Rahim‘s departure after scoring 13 runs, Mahmudullah and David Miller regsitered victory with one over to spare. Mayers’ aggressive batting not solely propelled Barishal to victory but in addition earned him the Participant of the Match award.
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Tamim Iqbal shines all through the event
Tamim’s constant and impactful shows throughout the event earned him the Participant of the Match title. Accumulating 492 runs in 15 innings at a median of 35.14 and a powerful strike charge of 127.13, Tamim performed a pivotal function in Barishal’s profitable BPL marketing campaign.
Right here’s how Twitter reacted:
Champions of Bangladesh Premier League. Alhamdulillah ♥️
The primary title for Barishal after 12 years of wait and 4 finals. So comfortable to contribute to staff’s success. Many congrats to @TamimOfficial28 for main the aspect so effectively too 🏆#FortuneBarishal #SouthernArmy #BPL2024 pic.twitter.com/CFezgM37Gs
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) March 1, 2024
Fortune Barisal clinched the championship title of #BPL2024 underneath the management of Tamim Iqbal.
Pakistani opener Ahmed Shehzad was additionally a part of the victorious staff however didn’t function within the taking part in XI.
#BPL2024 #PSL9 pic.twitter.com/CMx3PNZY2p— Hafeez Alam Ghazi (@GhaziHafeez) March 1, 2024
Captain Tamim Iqbal has finished it. Fortune Barishal wins the BPL trophy 🏆 for the primary time.
What a second! pic.twitter.com/XNVIZmpVVu
— Nazmus Sajid Chowdhury (@nazmussajid) March 1, 2024
FORTUNE BARISHAL ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF BPL. 🚢🏆
Barishal outplay the defending champions and essentially the most profitable BPL in historical past Comilla Victorians. They win by 6 wickets. 🔴#LegendFantasy | #BPL2024 pic.twitter.com/T5awMGJdFA
— Saif Ahmed 🇧🇩 (@saifahmed75) March 1, 2024
Historic Triumph🏆
Fortune Barishal defies the chances and revels within the ecstasy of their First-Ever BPL T20 Title! 🏏💥#Champions | #TeamSpirit | #BPL2024 pic.twitter.com/Kf1HDi3tB9— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) March 1, 2024
FORTUNE BARISHAL IS THE CHAMPION 🏆#BPLFinal #BPL2024 #FamilyCake #Alltime pic.twitter.com/2CuHJn1utR
— bdcrictime.com (@BDCricTime) March 1, 2024
Congratulations to James Fuller and Fortune Barishal for successful the 2024 version of the Bangladesh Premier League 🙌
Fuller took two key wickets within the ultimate 💪#BPL2024 #BPL #FortuneBarishal pic.twitter.com/smwd9HBVKp
— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) March 1, 2024
The title of BPL 2024 for Barishal
Ahmed shezad with trophy 🏆#BPLFinal pic.twitter.com/mrwDfZGttX— zishi khan (@zishi48994) March 1, 2024
Congratulations @mushfiqur15 bhai, @TamimOfficial28 bhai @Mahmudullah30 bhai for lifting rhe BPL trophy!
Proud second for us as your followers!#BPL2024 #BPLFINAL— Akif NoOr (@akif_noor) March 1, 2024
If “old rice grows into rice” head a face 🌸
Mushfiq & Riyad tasted the title for the primary time #BPL #BPL2024 pic.twitter.com/i90kLoM2lX
— ER Saif 🇧🇩 (@ERSaif14) March 2, 2024
Congratulations @iamAhmadshahzad. You need to have been there within the #PSL9#BPL2024 pic.twitter.com/8N0oK42hpw
— muzamilasif (@muzamilasif4) March 1, 2024