What Shakib said after being eliminated from BPL

In the current season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Fortune Barisal has played powerful cricket from the beginning. The star-studded team has ruled equally with bat and ball. As expected, Barisal, led by Shakib Al Hasan, went first to the playoffs of the tournament. But Shakib’s run stopped in the eliminator match. They lost to Rangpur Riders by 4 wickets.

However, Barisal got off to a good start by batting earlier in the match. Mehdi Hasan Miraz’s side scored runs with the over. But in the end, the middle order and lower order batsmen could not keep the wheels of runs going. So, after losing the match Barisal’s captain also said that they scored some runs. Shakib’s guess is right as it is clear from the tense match condition.

According to the wicket, as their runs are fewer, Shakib feels that it is difficult to win with these runs. Reacting after the match, the Barisal captain said, “We were in a good position till 15 overs. But we couldn’t score runs in the last five overs. We were 10-15 runs short. If the team’s runs were 180-190, things could have been different. We fought. But the thing didn’t happen what I wanted.”

Meanwhile, Shamim Hossain Patwari played the biggest role for Rangpur in defeating the Shakibs. This young batsman won the man of the match. After the win, Shamim said, “I was confident, I can do it. But it would have been better to finish the innings with a win. The wicket was good. I was also hungry for runs. I want to play like this in the next match too.”

Meanwhile, even though the team won, Rangpur’s final is not confirmed yet. They will fight in the second qualifier under the leadership of Nurul Hasan Sohan. A win there will ensure the final. But so far, the team is living the dream of winning their second title. Also, the strength of the team increased towards the end of the tournament. Foreign stars like Nicholas Pooran, and Dwayne Bravo have joined the team.