2024-03-02 11:24:16
Comilla Victorians opened the account of runs with Sunil Narine’s four in the second ball of the innings. The Windies gave away the catch in the third ball, another Windies McCoy dropped an easy catch. In the same over, it was McCoy who sent Narine back to the dressing room with a great catch.
Fortune Barisal, who got off to a great start with a wicket in the first over, maintained the lead till the half over of the innings. After winning the toss and fielding on Friday, Barisal picked up four wickets of Comilla in the first 10 overs. After Narine, Tawheed Hriday, Liton Das and Johnson Charles returned one after the other.
After Narine’s departure, Hridoy came to the crease and gave a glimpse of a stormy innings. He picked up 10 runs off 4 balls. But the day was not of the heart. After scoring 15 runs off 8 balls, Hridoy was caught by Mahmudullah at third man while hitting Fuller. 15 runs from 10 balls came from his bat.
Despite the departure of Hriday, Lytton gives glimpses of fluent play at one end. All four have scored great shots. New partner Charles on the other end was starting slowly. That’s when the danger increases. Liton was caught by Mahmudullah while cutting Fuller’s ball. 16 runs from 12 balls came from Lytton’s bat.
When Lytton departed, Mahidul Islam joined Charles at the crease. Both were progressing well. Six were also seen in Charles’ bat. But he had to stop after scoring 15 runs off 16 balls. He was caught by Tamim. As of writing this report, Comilla’s run in 10 overs is 67 runs for 4 wickets. Drawing and Moin Ali are leading the team.