BPL 2024-25 Tigers vs Kings Highlights: Graham Clark’s Ton, Arafat’s Stunning Spell Help Kings Beat Tigers

Chittagong Kings beat Khulna Tigers in BPL 2024-25 season [Source: @bplt20officialbd/Instagram]

Chittagong Kings beat Khulna Tigers by 45 runs in the 22nd fixture of the BPL 2024-25 season. Graham Clark’s century powered the Kings to a 200-run total in the first inning. Moreover, the pressure got the better of the Tigers as they succumbed to 155 runs, leading to a 45-run defeat. 

Here's how the Khulna Tigers vs Chittagong Kings panned out in Chattogram:

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Tigers vs Kings Highlights: Usman Khan records rare failure

Chittagong Kings were batting first and in-form batter Usman Khan was dismissed early. Usman got an inside edge off Abu Hider’s good length ball and holed out to wicket-keeper Mahidul Islam. DRS replays confirmed the edge and Usman had to depart on just 10 off seven balls. 

Tigers vs Kings Highlights: Graham Clark slams blazing century

Despite Usman Khan’s early dismissal, Chittagong Kings found a ray of hope in Graham Clark. The top-order batter unleashed his inner beast to dismantle the Tigers’ bowling attack. He hammered majestic 101 runs off 50 balls, including seven boundaries and six maximums. He had Parvez Emon’s support from the other end who scored 39 runs in 29 balls. The duo added 128 runs together for the second wicket. Owing to their brilliance, the Kings put 200 runs on the board at the end of the first innings.

Tigers vs Kings Highlights: Tigers stumble in steep chase

Mohammad Naim and Dominic Sibley had a failed start. Both were dismissed on single-digit scores, leaving Tigers 30/2 in the powerplay. Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz showed promise with 19 off 8 balls. However, he went for a hard hit and edged to the wicket-keeper, thus throwing his wicket away.

Afif Hossain and Darwish Rasooli added 26 runs for the fourth wicket. However, both batters wasted their good starts. While Hossain slammed 20 off 15 balls, Rasooli could muster 37 off 31 balls.

Tigers vs Kings Highlights: Khulna Tigers fall short of 45 runs

Mohammad Nawaz added a gritty 25 off 20 balls in the lower-order. However, the small contribution wasn’t enough to get the required rate under control. Eventually, the Khulna Tigers fell short of 45 runs in the chase to endure an embarrassing defeat. For Chittagong Kings, Arafat Sunny picked up three wickets whereas Khaled Ahmed contributed with two wickets.

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