Saifuddin, Bravo star in Comilla's eight-wicket win
The medium-pacers helped pull things back for Comilla Victorians after Chittagong had put on 80 in eight overs, before Jos Buttler and Marlon Samuels helped them chase 144
The medium-pacers helped pull things back for Comilla Victorians after Chittagong had put on 80 in eight overs, before Jos Buttler and Marlon Samuels helped them chase 144
Scorer: Thilak R | Commentator: Shashank Kishore
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Time for the presentations
Saifuddin is the Player of the Match for his three-for. He picks up the award from former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan
Mohammad Nabi, the victorious captain: In the first game, I was under pressure as a captain. Here, I had control. In the middle overs, Rashid, Bravo and Saifuddin bowled brilliantly. It's important to know everyone and their games. We changed the batting order today and it worked.
Misbah Ul Haq: We were looking at 180 at the start. We thought 170 was par, so started well. We kept losing wickets in the middle overs, they bowled well too. It can't always be that we lose it after a good start, we need to be sensible in the middle overs. That's where we lost the game. It'll take some time to know each other and know our game plans, but we need to gel quickly. Once you're under pressure, it gets difficult in T20 cricket.
Muhammad Burhan: "Hi Shashank Kishore, Why I can't see Vikings in the Teams Table?" You will see them, now that their first game has finished.
Jos Buttler: We didn't start well, but Rashid Khan and the other bowlers were superb to pull back the score. When we went out to bat, I wanted to capitalise on the first six overs. We had the run rate in check, the surface was playing well. Throughout the tournament, teams batting second have had an idea of what's needed.
5.20pm To sum up the result, Chittagong set themselves up for 200, ended up with 144 and that made the difference in the end. Amid performances of note, Saifuddin, who picked up three wickets for Comilla, stood out with his subtle variations in lengths and pace to cause a complete breakdown in momentum for Chittagong. On the face of some dew and cool conditions, where the surface seemed to have quickened up just a little, Chittagong needed early wickets. Once that didn't happen, it was always going to be a tough one to swallow.
The medium-pacers helped pull things back for Comilla Victorians after Chittagong had put on 80 in eight overs, before Jos Buttler and Marlon Samuels helped them chase 144