Fortune Barishal vs Durbar Rajshahi Match 10 Match Commentary: Bangladesh Premier League, 2024-25

9.37pm  Right then, the Fortune Barishal turn their fortunes with a fantastic win over the Durbar Rajshahi. The Bangladesh Premier League moves ahead to its doubleheader day on the 7th of January. The first game is between Rangpur Riders and Dhaka Capitals at 1 pm IST (7.30 am GMT) followed by the evening game where the Fortune Barishal play the Sylhet Strikers at 6 pm IST (12.30 pm GMT). You can always join us early for all the pre-match excitement. Till then, have a good night!

9.37pm  Tamim Iqbal, the captain of Fortune Barishal is also adjudged as the PLAYER OF THE MATCH. He reflects on his performance, stating he batted well on a favorable wicket. He notes the early seam movement but credits the team's ability to settle and build strong innings. Tamim highlights Kyle Mayers' crucial start. He points out the challenges spinners face with the small 58-yard boundary, urging the BPL authorities to expand the boundary size when possible. Tamim emphasizes the impact of dew, making the ball harder and affecting its travel distance.

9.28pm  ... TIME FOR THE PRESENTATIONS ...

9.28pm  Anamul Haque, the captain of Durbar Rajshahi is up for a chat. He begins by saying that they didn't have enough runs on the board and that they were almost 20-25 runs short. He also says that the Barishal bowlers bowled really well to apply pressure on their batters. Further adds that many batters got the starts including him, but couldn't capitalize on those. States that dew is a huge factor and it is difficult for the bowlers especially while defending a total like this.

9.27pm  Anamul Haque and his team fell short of 20-25 runs in the first innings. There was a good platform set by Anamul Haque and Yasir Ali in the middle overs for them but the lack of firepower down the order cost them the slog overs in the first innings. The Fortune Barishal bowlers came with good plans for the death overs and did not let the Durbar Rajshahi batters get anything easy. In the bowling department, only Taskin Ahmed looked different from the others for his 27 in 4 overs. The rest of the bowlers were targetted and scored off very easily, a story haunting the Durbar Rajshahi from the start of the season.

9.24pm  The Fortune Barishal started off slow, managing only 12 runs off the first three overs. After the first wicket down, Kyle Mayers and Tamim Iqbal started taking the attack to the opposition. It was a Tamim Iqbal show after that, later joined by Mushfiqur Rahim to get the job done for their side. The bowlers too get the credit to stop Durbar Rajshahi on 169 runs on such a good batting wicket. Overall a good day and fortune turner for the Fortune Barishal.

9.22pm  Tamim Iqbal slogs the ball over long on and Fortune Barishal win the match with 7 wickets and 15 balls remaining. Excellent knock from the skipper Tamim Iqbal for his 86 off 48 and Mushfiqur Rahim along with him for his 34 not out. Durbar Rajshahi will look back on this game and think that they were probably 20 runs short in the first innings.