Live Cricket Score | Fortune Barishal vs Comilla Victorians Live Score & Commentary | FBA vs COV Scorecard, Bangladesh Premier League

Final • Shere Bangla National Stadium • Dhaka

Comilla Victorians

151/9 (20)

Fortune Barisal

150/8 (20)

COV won by 1 runs

Info

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Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Sunil Narine

57(23)

2/15

COV s

Fortune Barishal s

Info

Comilla Victorians s

151/9 (20)

Batters

Sunil Narine

247.83

c NH Shanto b MH Rana

Litton Das

66.67

b S Al Hasan

Mahmudul Hasan Joy

114.29

runout (N Hasan / D Bravo)

Faf du Plessis

57.14

c & b MU Rahman

Imrul Kayes

100.00

c N Hasan b D Bravo

Moeen Ali

118.75

runout (N Hasan / S Al Hasan)

Ariful Haque

0.00

b MU Rahman

Abu Hider

70.37

c & b S Islam

Shohidul Islam

0.00

c Shykat Ali b S Islam

Tanvir Islam

0.00

Not out

Mustafizur Rahman

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.55)

151/9

Bowlers

EXT

6.75

7.75

7.50

6.50

8.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Litton Das

b S Al Hasan

1-40

2.6

Sunil Narine

c NH Shanto b MH Rana

2-69

5.2

Mahmudul Hasan Joy

runout (N Hasan / D Bravo)

3-73

6.2

Faf du Plessis

c & b MU Rahman

4-83

8.1

Imrul Kayes

c N Hasan b D Bravo

5-94

9.6

Ariful Haque

b MU Rahman

6-95

10.3

Moeen Ali

runout (N Hasan / S Al Hasan)

7-149

19.1

Abu Hider

c & b S Islam

8-150

19.3

Shohidul Islam

c Shykat Ali b S Islam

9-150

19.4

Fortune Barishal s

150/8 (20)

Batters

Munim Shahriar

0.00

c F Plessis b Shohidul Islam

Chris Gayle

106.45

lbw b S Narine

Shykat Ali

170.59

c I Kayes b Tanvir Islam

Nurul Hasan

107.69

runout (Ariful Haque)

Shakib Al Hasan

100.00

c M Rahman b Tanvir Islam

Najmul Hossain Shanto

80.00

lbw b M Rahman

Dwayne Bravo

50.00

lbw b S Narine

Towhid Hridoy *

100.00

Not out

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

133.33

runout (L Das / I Kayes)

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 9)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.5)

150/8

Did not Bat

Mehedi Hasan Rana, Shafiqul Islam

Bowlers

EXT

7.50

9.00

3.75

9.33

14.00

6.25

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Munim Shahriar

c F Plessis b Shohidul Islam

1-5

1.2

Shykat Ali

c I Kayes b Tanvir Islam

2-79

9.4

Chris Gayle

lbw b S Narine

3-107

12.5

Shakib Al Hasan

c M Rahman b Tanvir Islam

4-117

14.3

Nurul Hasan

runout (Ariful Haque)

5-133

16.4

Dwayne Bravo

lbw b S Narine

6-134

17.1

Najmul Hossain Shanto

lbw b M Rahman

7-136

18.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

runout (L Das / I Kayes)

8-150

19.6

Match Info

Date & Time

18 Feb, 05:00 PM IST

Venue

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Match

Final,

Bangladesh Premier League

Umpires

Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Prageeth Rambukwella (Sri Lanka), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh, TV)

Referee

Raqibul Hasan (Bangladesh)

Toss

Comilla Victorians elected to bat

Player of the Match Sunil Narine

57(23)

2/15

Commentary

MATCH SUMMARY

Comilla Victorians, batting first - 151 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs; Sunil Narine 57 (23)
Fortune Barishal, batting second - 150 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs; Shykat Ali 58 (34)

Comilla Victorians beat Fortune Barishal by 1 run and win the final.

Player of the Match: Sunil Narine - 57 (23) (5x4, 5x6) and [4-0-15-2]

Player of the Tournament: Shakib Al Hasan - 284 runs and 16 wickets

Comilla Victorians are the champions of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 and they win this competition for the third time.

It was a match worthy of a final! The game ebbed and flowed right from the start to the end and it could only be decided off the last ball of the 40th over! In the end, is was the Comilla Victorians who held their nerves and managed to pull off an incredible and memorable victory!

Winning the toss and batting first, Comilla got off to the best possible start with Sunil Narine smashing the Fortune Barishal bowling to all parts of the ground, sparing neither pace, nor spin! His whirlwind half-century came up inside the power play and set his team on course for huge total. His knock sparkled with 5 fours and 5 sixes, tearing the opposition bowling apart!

Then came the delivery from Mehedi Hasan Rana that got him out, caught at long-on, after which, the innings took an opposite turn, as the Barishal bowling took control and was all over Comilla, taking the next 4 wickets in real quick time and tightening the screws on the runs. Both Faf du Plessis and Imrul Kayes failed to get going today and that changed the complexion of the innings completely.

Moeen Ali was joined by Abu Hider Rony at a critical time for Comilla Victorians, when they played out their initial few overs together, by taking mostly singles and ensuring that another wicket did not fall. Slowly but surely, the partnership gained momentum and the runs came much quicker, much to the surprise of Fortune Barishal. Suddenly, with only a few balls remaining in the 1st innings, the pair put up a solid 50-run stand to take their team to some sort of safety.

Both the batters fell in the end, but their effort was enough to ensure that Comilla Victorians posted a competitive 151 runs on the board, to give their bowlers, more that something to bowl to.

With the ball, all the Barishal bowlers were good, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Shafiqul Islam, being the picks. Mujeeb came back superbly after going for plenty in his first over and Shafiqul bowled an excellent last over to derail the momentum Comilla had built up until then. The rest of the bowlers were also smart in executing their plans and every bowler used got at least one wicket to show for his effort.

Shakib Al Hasan's captaincy today for Fortune Barishal was highly proactive as he rang in the changes at the right time, going for the wickets on all counts.

The 2nd innings began decently for Comilla, as the dangerous Munim Shahriar was dismissed without scoring in the 2nd over itself. That brought out Shykat Ali, the only change in the match, who took the game by the scruff of the neck, and with Chris Gayle's experience by his side, took the bowling on right from the word go, and wreaked havoc on Comilla! He destroyed overs of quality bowlers like Mustafizur Rahman and Moeen Ali, to tell everyone that he really belonged at this stage! His batting gave Chris Gayle much needed time at the other end to pace his innings well and by the time Shykat got out, Fortune Barishal were in pole position to win the match.

Chris Gayle continued in his way to get as many more as he could, and even when he got out, his team looked pretty assured of winning. Shakib and Nurul Hasan then strung together a small partnership to further add to Comilla's frustration, before the skipper was out via a neat diving catch by Mustafizur and the wicket-keeper batter was run out, thanks to an outstanding direct hit from point. It was at that stage that Comilla started to believe that the game was not over for them.

Najmul Hossain Shanto's six off Shohidul Islam almost put to bed, any butterflies in the stomach for Fortune Barishal, but after that, in the next over, Sunil Narine managed to dismiss Dwayne Bravo cheaply and put the game wide open. When Shanto got out to Mustafizur in the second-last over, things got even more interesting, with Towhid Hridoy having to do the crucial remaining work, with Mujeeb. It was a fantastic over though from Mustafizur Rahman as his bowling gave Shohidul Islam 10 runs to defend off the last over.

And what a last over it was! With Moeen Ali unavailable to bowl, Shohidul stepped up to the cause and did not give away even a single boundary in the over. But there was drama right till the last ball, as every delivery kept both sides in the hunt. There were 3 runs to get off the last ball with Towhid on strike, but Shohidul held his nerve to bowl a good delivery on off-stump that Towhid could not get past the fielder at mid-off, and it was befittingly Imrul Kayes who fielded it, put in the throw to the wicket-keeper Liton Das, and got Mujeeb run out, helping his team win the final by 1 run!

The bowling was horrible at the beginning but spectacular in the end, with Mustafizur Rahman, Moeen Ali and Shohidul Islam, all coming back to bowl excellent overs towards the end. Tanvir Islam and Sunil Narine though, were brilliant right through their four overs, giving away a few in the context of the match, and taking two wickets apiece.

Sunil Narine was rightly adjudged the player of the match for his all-round performance, while Shakib Al Hasan, for his all-round efforts right through the tournament, was deservingly, the player of the tournament.

It was an honour to be able to bring to you, such an enthralling and nail-biting final, worthy of the name, between the top two sides of the competition! In the end, Comilla Victorians were crowned champions of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022, by the barest of margins! From the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, that is all that we have for you, but stay tuned to Sportskeeda for many more matches of this great game called cricket! For now, it is the pair of Karthik and Bidipto, saying good bye to you!

Comilla Victorians captain, Imrul Kayes: It was an incredible match and I did not expect to win, but it's all thanks to god! We made a lot of mistakes with the bat after Sunil got out, but then we managed to claw our way back in the match with Moeen and Abu Hider. With the ball, we were really good at the death. Sunil and Faf have been very good with their inputs. Right through, we were good with the ball and now we can relax.

Player of the Tournament, and Fortune Barishal captain, Shakib Al Hasan (284 runs and 16 wickets): Very good game of cricket, both teams did make a lot of mistakes but well done to Comilla. Shykat played a great innings, given the importance of the match. I thought we came back really well after Sunil's onslaught. Comilla held their nerves, their bowlers were very good, we can though, take heart from this performance and hope to come back stronger next season.

Sunil Narine has been named as the 'Player of the Match

"I think this (achievement) is the most important. At the start of the tournament, this is where you want to end up. Credit goes to all the boys. The wicket assisted a bit, and the pressure of the game helped a bit. Good effort from the guys, they deserve it. It was too close for comfort, but the spectators got what they wanted and in the end cricket is the winner. Looking forward to coming back next time."

Time for the Post-match/Tournament presentation ceremony!

Most runs in BPL 2022: Will Jacks (Chattogram Challengers) - 414
Most wickets in BPL 2022: Mustafizur Rahman (Comilla Victorians) - 19
Most catches in BPL 2022: Imrul Kayes (Comilla Victorians) - 17

Comilla Victorians finally, out of the odds in the match, manage to win the final, and the Bangladesh Premier League 2022, by 1 run!

overs

150 /8 score

runs

Towhid Hridoy *

9 (9)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

4 (3)

Shohidul Islam

1 /36

19.6 Shohidul Islam to Towhid Hridoy, THAT IS IT, COMILLA VICTORIANS WIN OUT OF NOWHERE! Full and wide of off, Hridoy drives it to extra-over. Only a single is managed as Mujeeb is run-out at the striker's end. Comilla sneak a thrilling win by one run. Stunning scenes at the Dhaka stadium! Take a bow, Shohidul Islam!

Mujeeb Ur Rahman run out (Imrul Kayes/Liton Das) 4 (3)

Three off one!

19.5 Shohidul Islam to Towhid Hridoy, full on the stumps, Hridoy swings towards deep square-leg but he doesn't get great connection. The fielder running in drops a difficult catch and the batsmen take a couple of runs. Three runs required off the final ball!

Five off two!

19.4 Shohidul Islam to Towhid Hridoy, full outside-off, Hridoy swings it to long-on and comes back for a double. Not the greatest of throws from Faf du Plessis on this occasion!

Seven off three!

19.4 Shohidul Islam to Towhid Hridoy, short and down leg, Hridoy misses the pull shot but it has been called a WIDE! Oh. Comilla Victorians have opted for the ADRS to check the caught-behind appeal! The TV umpire is looking at various angles here. The on-field decision will stay as the TV umpire isn't convinced there was an edge!

Eight off three!

19.3 Shohidul Islam to Mujeeb ur Rahman, full and wide of off, Mujeeb backs away and plays it to deep point for a single

Nine off four!

19.2 Shohidul Islam to Towhid Hridoy, short and wide of off, Hridoy slaps it to the sweeper for a single, Barishal need 9 off 4 balls!

Ten off five!