Fortune Barishal 126 for 6 (Shykat 39, Miraz 4-16) beat Chattogram Challengers 125 for 8 (Howell 41, Joseph 3-32) by four wickets

How the match played out

Ziaur Rahman fixed Fortune Barishal's ways with a big finish against Chattogram Challengers. His unbeaten 19 off 12 balls helped Barishal win by four wickets with eight balls to spare, despite slipping to 92 for 6 in the 15th over, chasing 126.

Ziaur smashed Mukidul Islam for 18 runs in the 17th over, striking fours through square-leg and extra cover, and a carved six over cover. Dwayne Bravo finished unbeaten on 12 off 10 balls with one boundary, as they took Barishal home.

Ziaur's big hitting helped Barishal recover from the loss of three wickets in the 15th over. Player of the Match Mehidy Hasan Miraz had Shykat Ali caught at deep midwicket, Irfan Sukkur lbw, and then Salman Hossain run out, with Afif Hossain affecting a direct hit from the covers.

Earlier, Chattogram reached a mediocre 125 for 8, thanks mainly to No. 9 Benny Howell's 41. Alzarri Joseph took three wickets while Nayeem Hasan took two wickets.

Big hit

Howell struck three fours and three sixes in his 20-ball knock. It was a relief for Chattogram after they were stunted by Shakib Al Hasan's four tight overs that went for just nine runs. Joseph took 3-32 on his BPL debut.

Chattogram captain Miraz then stepped up with his maiden four-wicket haul in T20s, finishing with 4 for 16 after taking two of the three wickets to fall in his last over.

Big miss

Barishal, however, could have finished the game much earlier had Shakib batted longer. Instead, the captain fell for 13 after hitting twoboundaries. Shykat's dismissal for 39 started the mini collapse in the 15th over.

For Chattogram, Shamim Hossain was the big disappointment. He made 14 off 23 balls, falling to a Joseph short ball, trying to swat the ball.