Alok Kapali played a spectacular
innings of 39 not out to give Comilla Victorians the BPL title off the last
ball of the final. The Valiant Barisal Bulls were beaten by three wickets in
the end, but it could so easily have been their trophy heading into the final
overs of the match.
But it was Kapali, who made 39 off
28 balls with five fours, four of those off the last eight balls of the game. He
struck two fours in the last two over, and ran the winning run off the last
ball in front of a packed Shree Bangla National Stadium. Imrul Kayes 53 had
earlier set Comilla up but the chase was almost derailed when their key player
Ashar Zaidi was run out at a crucial stage.
Zaidi, Comilla best player in the
tournament, was run out for 16 off 14 balls. His dismissal illustrated Barisal
impressive fielding throughout this BPL, as Mahmudullah brilliant pick up and
throw was well taken by the bowler Cooper who broke the stumps in time. Before
that Mahmudullah and Nafees aggressiveness with the bat had earlier propelled
Barisal to 156 for 4 after they were put in to bat. The pair added 81 runs for
the fourth wicket.
Alok Kapali was awarded as Man of
the match in Final and Ashar Zaidi was awarded as Man of the tournament. He
scored 215 runs in 11 matches and took 17 wickets. After this third season of
BPL, Mashrafe Mortaza became the only Bangladesh captain to pick up all three
titles.
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