Fortune Barishal secured a spot in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2024 grand finale after defeating Rangpur Riders by six wickets in the second Qualifier on February 28 (Wednesday). Rangpur Riders, batting first after losing the toss, faced 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 reach a respectable total of 149/7 in 20 overs. James Fuller took three wickets for Barisal.
In response, although Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Tamim Iqbal departed early, standout performances from Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim and Kyle Mayers contributed significantly. Rahim played 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 sets up the final match of the BPL 2024 between Fortune Barishal and Comilla Victorians set to unfold on March 1 (Friday).
Here are the leading run-scorers and wicket-takers of the BPL 2024 so far:
Leading Run-Scorers In BPL 2024
1. Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal) - Innings: 14, Runs: 453, Highest Score: 71, Average: 34.84, Strike Rate: 125.48, 100s: -, 50s: 3
2. Towhid Hridoy (Comilla Victorians) - Innings: 13, Runs: 447, Highest Score: 108*, Average: 40.63, Strike Rate: 149.49, 100s: 1, 50s: 2
3. Tanzid Hasan (Chattogram Challengers) - Innings: 12, Runs: 384, Highest Score: 116, Average: 32, Strike Rate: 135.68, 100s: 1, 50s: 2
4. Litton Das (Comilla Victorians) - Innings: 13, Runs: 375, Highest Score: 85, Average: 28.84, Strike Rate: 130.66, 100s: -, 50s: 3
5. Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortune Barishal) - Innings: 14, Runs: 367, Highest Score: 68*, Average: 33.36, Strike Rate: 123.56, 100s: -, 50s: 3
Leading Wicket-Takers In BPL 2024
1. Shoriful Islam (Durdanto Dhaka) - Innings: 12, Overs: 44.4, Runs: 349, Wickets: 22, Best Bowling: 4/24, Average: 15.86, Economy: 7.81
2. Shakib Al Hasan (Rangpur Riders) - Innings: 13, Overs: 47.2, Runs: 294, Wickets: 17, Best Bowling: 3/16, Average: 17.29, Economy: 6.21
3. Mahedi Hasan (Rangpur Riders) - Innings: 14, Overs: 40.2, Runs: 298, Wickets: 16, Best Bowling: 3/11, Average: 18.62, Economy: 7.38
4. Bilal Khan (Chattogram Challengers) - Innings: 13, Overs: 49.2, Runs: 391, Wickets: 15, Best Bowling: 3/24, Average: 26.06, Economy: 7.92
5. Mohammad Saifuddin (Fortune Barishal) - Innings: 8, Overs: 30.3, Runs: 198, Wickets: 14, Best Bowling: 3/21, Average: 14.14, Economy: 6.49
Dhaka pacer Shoriful Islam maintains his lead in the wicket-taking charts with 22 wickets from 12 innings, despite his team finishing last in BPL 2024.