That's it. Thank you for joining us! On behalf of my scorer Manish, I, Sidharth, say goodbye! Cheers!
Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal Skipper): "A fantastic win. Shoaib Malik and Mehidy Hasan Miraz both batted well. We have to improve our death bowling. It wasn't an easy wicket to bat on. But we should have bowled well. We should have restricted them to 135."
Shoaib Malik (Player of the Match): "It's good to do well for the team, especially when needed. That's what experience is all about. Miraz (Mehidy Hasan) batted exceptionally well. He showed courage. Thankfully, our team didn't break under pressure."
Shoaib Malik is the Player of the Match
Anamul Haque (Khulna Tigers Skipper): "A fantastic match. Unfortunately, we were on the losing end. Credit to Shoaib Malik. We recovered well (in batting) in the last few overs. We didn't execute our plans with the ball in the last few overs. We would look to make a strong comeback."
16:32 IST and 17:02 Local Time | That's it. Fortune Barishal win by five wickets. Chasing a target of 156, Fortune Barishal were in trouble 101/5 in the 16th over before Shoaib Malik’s unbeaten 25-ball 41 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 31* off 15 balls helped them cross the finish line with two balls remaining. Earlier, asked to bat first, Khulna Tigers made 155/8 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to Mohammad Nawaz’s unbeaten 23-ball 38, Faheem Ashraf’s 13-ball 32 and Parvez Hossain Emon’s 24-ball 33. For Fortune Barishal, Malik and Taijul Islam grabbed two scalps each.
19.5 D Shanaka to S Malik
WD WIDE! That's it. Bouncer, angling over Malik's head, way too high, the batter leaves it alone. Keeper jumps and grabs it. Fortune Barishal win by five wickets. Khulna Tigers suffer their first defeat this season.
19.4 D Shanaka to S Malik
6 SIX! The scores are tied. Full length delivery, outside off, Malik goes back, smashes it over extra cover for a maximum. Is that the game?
19.3 D Shanaka to S Malik
4 FOUR! Full length delivery, on middle, Malik hammers it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. The long-off runs to his right, but fails to stop it. 7 off 3.