The 2019 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between Comilla Victorians and Dhaka Dynamites on 8 February 2019 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh.[1][2][3] It ended as Comilla Victorians defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs.[4][5]
Route to final
League stage
Play-offs
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
4 February 2019 — Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 8 February 2019 — Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
1 | Rangpur Riders | 165/5 (20 overs) | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 199/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Comilla Victorians | 166/2 (18.5 overs) | 6 February 2019 — Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 182/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
1 | Rangpur Riders | 142 (19.4 overs) | |||||||||||
4 February 2019 — Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 147/5 (16.4 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Chittagong Vikings | 135/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 136/4 (16.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
Chittagong Vikings
135/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (16.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifiers
- Qualifier 1
Rangpur Riders
165/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
166/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- Qualifier 2
Rangpur Riders
142 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
147/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Background
The match was played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The top two teams, Rangpur Riders and Comilla Victorians faced each other in the Qualifier 1,[6] with Comilla progressing directly to final after winning the match. Rangpur played the Qualifier 2 and the winner of the Eliminator, Dhaka Dynamites who has defeated Chittagong Vikings.[7] Dhaka progressed to the final after defeating Rangpur.[8][9]
Final
Dhaka won the toss and decided to field. After dismissing Evin Lewis cheaply, Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque put on 89 runs in a partnership. Both Anamul and Shamshur Rahman were out in quick succession but Tamim and captain Imrul Kayes put on a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket, with Tamim scoring his first BPL century.[3][4][5]
In the chase, Dhaka lost the wicket of Sunil Narine to the second ball of the innings. Upul Tharanga and Rony Talukdar put on 102 runs for the second wicket, but after the pair were dismissed no other batters could establish effective partnerships and the team finished on 182 runs, losing the match by 17 runs. As a result, Comilla took their second BPL title.
Tamim Iqbal was chosen as Player of the Match for his match winning score of 141 not out.[3] While Shakib Al Hasan was chosen Player of the Tournament for his all-round performance. Rilee Rossouw of Rangpur Riders was the highest run scorer in the tournament, while Shakib took the most wickets.[4]
References
- ^ Mohammad Isam. "Dynamites, Victorians bank on allrounders in BPL final". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League to start from Jan 6". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Mohammad Isam. "'I feel I am still dreaming' - Tamim Iqbal after BPL final heroics". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Mohammad Isam. "Tamim Iqbal's 141* leads Comilla Victorians to second BPL title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ a b "A BPL final, finally, for Tamim Iqbal". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Evin Lewis' unbeaten 71 vaults Comilla Victorians into final". Peter Della Penna. 4 February 2019.
- ^ "All-round Narine, Tharanga knock out Vikings". 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Rubel Hossain and Andre Russell propel Dhaka Dynamites into BPL final". Mohammad Isam. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Fantastic four to the fore on Dynamites' big night". Mohammad Isam. 6 February 2019.
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