2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League final explained

2018 Bangladesh Premier League Final
Team1:Comilla Victorians
Team1score:199/3
Team1overs:20 overs
Team2:Dhaka Dynamites
Team2score:182/9
Team2overs:20 overs
Details:Comilla Victorians won by 17 runs
Date:8 February 2019
Stadium:Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Attendance:24,000+
City:Dhaka
Man Of The Match: Tamim Iqbal (Comilla Victorians)
Previous:2017
Next:2020

The 2019 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between Comilla Victorians and Dhaka Dynamites on 8 February 2019 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh.[1] [2] [3] It ended as Comilla Victorians defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs.[4] [5]

Route to final

See main article: 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, Dhaka Dynamites in 2019 and Comilla Victorians in 2019.

League stage

Note: The points at the end of each group match are listed.

Note: Click on the points to see the summary for the match.

Qualifiers

Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2

Final

Background

The match has been played at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The top two teams Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians faced each other in the Qualifier 1[6] and Comilla Victorians entered directly to final winning the Qualifier 1 while the Rangpur Riders got another chance to make their position in final going through Qualifier 2, played between the former and the winner of the Eliminator, Dhaka Dynamites who defeated Chittagong Vikings in the Eliminator.[7] But Dhaka made it to final defeating Rangpur in the Qualifier 2.[8] [9]

Report

Dhaka winning the toss decided to field first and their decision seemed to have worked when the picked up Evin Lewis so cheaply but Tamim Iqbal then made a partnership of 89 runs with Anamul Haque and in the process he picked up his fifty in 39 balls. Both Anamul Haque and Shamshur Rahman fell in a quick succession while the latter got out on a Golden duck. Further no damage was done for Comilla, Tamim Iqbal along with the skipper Imrul Kayes made a 100 run partnership for the 4th wicket, in the process Tamim scored his first-ever century in BPL and it was also his highest individual score in T20 cricket along with that first time any Bangladeshi batsman scored a century in a T20 cricket final.[3] [4] [5]

In the chase Dhaka lost the wicket of Sunil Narine in the second ball of the innings as he got run out without facing any delivery (Platinum Duck). Upul Tharanga and Rony Talukdar made 102 run partnership for the 2nd wicket. After the fall of Tharanga and Talukdars's wicket no batsman could stand up with the bat and wicket kept falling on regular succession and in their full over quota Dhaka could only manage 182 runs losing 9 wickets and subsequently lost the match by 17 runs. As a result Comilla hold their second BPL title.

Summary

Tamim Iqbal was elected Man of the Match for his match winning century (141*) which was highest individual score in T20 cricket. While Shakib Al Hasan was elected Player of the Tournament for his all-round performance. Rilee Rossouw of Rangpur Riders was the most run getter in the tournament while Shakib Al Hasan, the skipper of Dhaka Dynamites was the most wicket taker.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dynamites, Victorians bank on allrounders in BPL final . ESPNCricinfo . 9 February 2019. Mohammad Isam.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Premier League to start from Jan 6. The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: 'I feel I am still dreaming' - Tamim Iqbal after BPL final heroics. ESPNCricinfo. 9 February 2019. Mohammad Isam.
  4. Web site: Tamim Iqbal's 141* leads Comilla Victorians to second BPL title. ESPNCricinfo. 9 February 2019. Mohammad Isam.
  5. Web site: A BPL final, finally, for Tamim Iqbal. ESPNCricinfo. 9 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Evin Lewis' unbeaten 71 vaults Comilla Victorians into final. Peter Della Penna. 4 February 2019.
  7. Web site: All-round Narine, Tharanga knock out Vikings . 4 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Rubel Hossain and Andre Russell propel Dhaka Dynamites into BPL final. Mohammad Isam. 6 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Fantastic four to the fore on Dynamites' big night. Mohammad Isam. 6 February 2019.