Dhaka thrash Sylhet by 8 wickets

Dhaka Platoon have defeated Sylhet Thunder by 8 wickets with 9 balls remaining in the 19th match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL. 

Tamim Iqbal's unbeaten 60 runs, and Mahedi Hasan's 56 propelled Dhaka Platoon to surpass 175-run target set by Sylhet Thunder at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in port city Chattogram on Tuesday.

Anamul Haque and Jaker Ali added rest 32 and 22 runs respectively from 23 and 11 balls to secure the victory. 

For Sylhet, Mosaddek Hossain and Ebadat Hossain took 1 wicket each. 

Earlier, Sylhet Thunder captain Mosaddek Hossain won the toss and elected to bat first.

They scored 174 runs in stipulated 20 overs losing 4 wickets. The highest run, 73, came from J Charles while Mohammad Mithun and SE Rutherford scored 49 and 38 runs respectively. 

For Dhaka, Shahid Afridi bagged 2 wickets while Mahedi Hasan and Shahab Khan took 1 each.