ubet63 Bangladesh Premier League: Chittagong Kings Hammer Sylhet Strikers By 96 Runs

sbo99 slotChittagong Kings celebrate a Sylhet Strikers wicket. Photo: Instagram/Bangladesh Premier League Chittagong Kings celebrate a Sylhet Strikers wicket. Photo: Instagram/Bangladesh Premier League

Four-wicket hauls from Shoriful Islam and Khaled Ahmed propelled Chittagong Kings to a dominant 96-run win over Sylhet Strikers in the 40th match of Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday, January 30. (More Cricket News)

Half-centuries from Khawaja Nafay and captain Mohammad Mithun took the Kings to a 196-run total. Their bowlers then demolished the Strikers line-up, with Islam, Ahmed wreaking havoc to dismiss Sylhet for 100 runs in 15.2 overs.

Toss Update

Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chittagong Kings.

Chittagong Kings Vs Sylhet Strikers: Playing XIs

Chittagong Kings: Parvez Hossain Emon, Graham Clark, Shamim Hossain, Haider Ali, Mohammad Mithun(w/c), Khawaja Nafay, Rahatul Ferdous, Khaled Ahmed, Binura Fernando, Shoriful Islam, Aliss Al Islam

Sylhet Strikers: Aaron Jones, Samiullah Shinwari, Rony Talukdar(w), Zakir Hasan, Ariful Haque(c), Jaker Ali, Zawad Abrar, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Sumon Khan, Ruyel Miah, Nahidul Islam

The Kings came into this match on the back of a five-wicket win over Rangpur Riders. Chittagong are now placed third in the seven-team table with 14 points from 11 games.

The Strikers, on the other hand, lost their previous game by five wickets against Durbar Rajshahi. Sylhet finished at the bottom of the standings with four points from 12 encounters.

Defending champions India will now face off against China, who beat Pakistan in the first semi-final.

Earlier in the match, a raucous crowd gave the Chinese players full support as they faced a formidable Pakistan. The game started slow with both teams struggling to find space in each other's defence. However, China kept control of the ball and made more attacks than Pakistan.

In the earlier match of the day, Khulna Tigers beat Rangpur Riders by 46 runs. The Tigers first amassed a daunting 220-run total, then limited the Riders to 174 for nine in 20 overs.

Chittagong Kings Vs Sylhet Strikers: Live Streaming Details

Where to watch the Chittagong Kings vs Sylhet Strikers, Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 match on TV and online?

The Chittagong Kings vs Sylhet Strikersubet63, Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 match will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.