Fortune Barishal secured a spot within the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024 grand finale after defeating Rangpur Riders by six wickets within the second Qualifier on February 28 (Wednesday). Rangpur Riders, batting first after dropping the toss, confronted early setbacks with top-order batters like Rony Talukdar, Mahedi Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan and Nicholas Pooran falling cheaply. James Neesham and Shamim Hossain’s efforts helped them attain a decent whole of 149/7 in 20 overs. James Fuller took three wickets for Barisal.
In response, though Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Tamim Iqbal departed early, standout performances from Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim and Kyle Mayers contributed considerably. Rahim performed a match-winning unbeaten knock of 47 runs off 38 balls, guiding Barishal to victory in 18.3 overs with six wickets in hand. This units up the ultimate match of the BPL 2024 between Fortune Barishal and Comilla Victorians set to unfold on March 1 (Friday).
Listed below are the main run-scorers and wicket-takers of the BPL 2024 to date:
Main Run-Scorers In BPL 2024
1. Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal) – Innings: 14, Runs: 453, Highest Rating: 71, Common: 34.84, Strike Charge: 125.48, 100s: -, 50s: 3
2. Towhid Hridoy (Comilla Victorians) – Innings: 13, Runs: 447, Highest Rating: 108*, Common: 40.63, Strike Charge: 149.49, 100s: 1, 50s: 2
3. Tanzid Hasan (Chattogram Challengers) – Innings: 12, Runs: 384, Highest Rating: 116, Common: 32, Strike Charge: 135.68, 100s: 1, 50s: 2
4. Litton Das (Comilla Victorians) – Innings: 13, Runs: 375, Highest Rating: 85, Common: 28.84, Strike Charge: 130.66, 100s: -, 50s: 3
5. Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortune Barishal) – Innings: 14, Runs: 367, Highest Rating: 68*, Common: 33.36, Strike Charge: 123.56, 100s: -, 50s: 3
Main Wicket-Takers In BPL 2024
1. Shoriful Islam (Durdanto Dhaka) – Innings: 12, Overs: 44.4, Runs: 349, Wickets: 22, Finest Bowling: 4/24, Common: 15.86, Financial system: 7.81
2. Shakib Al Hasan (Rangpur Riders) – Innings: 13, Overs: 47.2, Runs: 294, Wickets: 17, Finest Bowling: 3/16, Common: 17.29, Financial system: 6.21
3. Mahedi Hasan (Rangpur Riders) – Innings: 14, Overs: 40.2, Runs: 298, Wickets: 16, Finest Bowling: 3/11, Common: 18.62, Financial system: 7.38
4. Bilal Khan (Chattogram Challengers) – Innings: 13, Overs: 49.2, Runs: 391, Wickets: 15, Finest Bowling: 3/24, Common: 26.06, Financial system: 7.92
5. Mohammad Saifuddin (Fortune Barishal) – Innings: 8, Overs: 30.3, Runs: 198, Wickets: 14, Finest Bowling: 3/21, Common: 14.14, Financial system: 6.49
Dhaka pacer Shoriful Islam maintains his lead within the wicket-taking charts with 22 wickets from 12 innings, regardless of his group ending final in BPL 2024.
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