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BPL 2024-25 Kings vs Rajshahi Highlights: Naeem Islam, Shoriful Scourge Durbar As Chittagong Boost NRR

Aakash Saini∙ Updated: Jan 20 2025, 10:15 PM

Chittagong Kings players celebrating a wicket [Source: @BCBtigers/x]Chittagong Kings players celebrating a wicket [Source: @BCBtigers/x]

Chittagong Kings snapped its unwanted losing streak with a huge win over Durbar Rajshahi in match number 28 of the BPL 2024-25 season at Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday, January 20. Naeem Islam demonstrated a remarkable ‘all round’ performance to bag the ‘Player of the Match’ award.

Here’s the timeline of how Chittagong Kings vs Durbar Rajshahi panned out at Chattogram:

Kings vs Rajshahi Highlights: Graham Clark Motors Kings To 92-2 In 10 Overs

Despite losing opening batter Usman Khan early in the innings to Durbar Rajshahi spinner Jishan Alam, the Chittagong Kings raced to 92-2 after the first 10 overs. Khan’s opening partner Naeem Islam and number three Graham Clark counterattacked with a fluent 84-run partnership for the second wicket, where the latter chipped in with 45 from just 28 balls with two boundaries and three huge sixes.

Clark eventually fell to a runout courtesy of Mohor Sheikh around the halfway stage of the innings.

Kings vs Rajshahi Highlights: Naeem Islam Belts 56 To Set Up Huge Kings Total

Naeem Islam carted five boundaries and three huge sixes to notch up 56 runs off 41 balls. Naeem blazed the Kings past the 100-run mark, before getting cleaned up by Sunzamul Islam (1-26) at the end of the 14th over.

Middle-order batters Mohammad Mithun (32 off 20) and Haider Ali (25 off 14) kept charging at Durbar Rajshahi bowlers during the backend of the innings until both well-set batters were done-in by Mohor Sheikh (2-46). Taskin Ahmed (2-23) reaped the spoils of the slog overs with two quick wickets in the form of Shamim Hossain and Rahatul Ferdous (16 off 8) but the Kings still ended up amassing 191-8 from 20 overs.

Kings vs Rajshahi Highlights: Durbar Rajshahi Falter Early In Big Pursuit

Chasing 192 for a win, Durbar Rajshahi lost each of their top five batters within the first nine overs of the innings. Openers Mohammad Haris and Jishan Alam both fell to Arafat Sunny (1-11) and Binura Fernando (1-19) respectively for single digit scores. Chittagong Kings fast bowler Shoriful Islam also made instant impact with the ball by getting rid of Yasir Ali and Akbar Ali.

Number three batter Anamul Haque crafted 21 runs at run-a-ball amidst tumbling wickets before nicking one towards Mohammad Mithun off Khaled Ahmed (1-9) at the end of the ninth over of the run-chase for the Rajshahi to slip to 59-5.

Kings vs Rajshahi Highlights: Islam Demolishes Rajshahi As Kings Boost NRR With Big Win

Emboldened with his half-century in the first half of the game, Naeem Islam also picked up two wickets at an expense of just six runs before Shamim Hossain and Rahatul Ferdous mopped up the Durbar Rajshahi tail for 80 in 14.2 overs.

Winning the match by 111 runs, the Chittagong Kings jumped to number two spot on the BPL 2024-25 points table.