Dhaka Capitals edged Sylhet Strikers out by a slender six-run margin in match no. 27 of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Monday, January 20. (More Cricket News)
Capitals skipper Thisara Perera delivered an all-round performance of a 17-ball 37, two wickets for 31 runs and two catches to boot. That helped his side limit the Strikers to 190 runs in response to Capitals' 197-run target.
Earlier, Perera called it right at the toss and opted to bat first against the Strikers in Chattogram.
Playing XIs
Dhaka Capitals (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mukidul Islam, JP Kotze, Sabbir Rahman, Thisara Perera(c), Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Farmanullah Safi, Abu Jayed, Nazmul Islam
Sylhet Strikers (Playing XI): Samiullah Shinwari, Rony Talukdar, Zakir Hasan, George Munsey(w), Aaron Jones, Jaker Ali, Ariful Haque(c), Ruyel Miah, Al-Amin Hossain, Tipu Sultan, Sumon Khan
Capitals came into the tie after enduring an eight-wicket loss to Fortune Barishal and were able to reset with the win, which helped them escape the bottom spot and rise to sixth place with four points from nine games.
On the other hand, the Strikers from Sylhet suffered their third straight loss, owing to which they displaced the Capitals at the bottom with four points but an inferior run rate.
