Sylhet, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, secured their first win after facing three consecutive losses. Unfortunately, the team’s batters struggled in the match against Chittagong at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Sylhet faced difficulties on their home ground, losing their first wicket with only 7 runs on the board as Mohammad Mithun scored 1 run off 4 balls. Shortly after, Najmul Hossain Shanto (5) also left the field with just 1 run added to the team score.
Zakir Hasan and Harry Tector then attempted to stabilize the innings, putting together a partnership of 57 runs. However, Zakir was dismissed after scoring 31 runs off 26 balls, followed by Tector, who departed after contributing 45 runs from 42 balls.
Zimbabwe batter Ryan Burl joined Tector but was dismissed after scoring 34 runs off 29 balls, while Afif Hossain made an unbeaten contribution of 17 runs off 12 balls.
In the end, Sylhet posted a total of 137 runs in their innings. Bilal Khan took three wickets for 24 runs in his four overs for Chittagong, and Nihad Uzzaman took one wicket.
Chattogram Challengers (Playing XI): Avishka Fernando, Shahadat Hossain,Bilal Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Shuvagata Hom(c), Tanzid Hasan, Shykat Ali, Nihaduzzaman, Tom Bruce(w), Shohidul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain.
Sylhet Strikers (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ryan Burl, Ariful Haque, Zakir Hasan, Harry Tector, Mohammad Mithun(w),Samit Patel, Mashrafe Mortaza(c),Dushan Hemantha, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rejaur Rahman Raja.
