2024-03-01 17:01:51
Comilla Victorians are four-time champions in BPL nine seasons. They are on the way to win the title in the tenth season as well. The team looks forward to another BPL final on Friday. Where their opponents are Fortune Barisal who are looking for their first title. Barisal got the ticket to the final after defeating Rangpur Riders in the second qualifier. Earlier these two teams played the final of 2022 BPL. Where Comilla won the match by just 1 run and lifted the title. What will happen now?
Comilla reached the final four times and won the title four times. They do not have the bitter experience of losing the final. However, Mushfiqur Rahim, an experienced cricketer of Barisal, does not want to believe that he has never lost and will not lose in the future. Mushfiq wants to win this year’s title for himself and Barisal’s first title.
After defeating Rangpur in the second qualifier, Mushfiq came to the press conference and said, ‘Let’s see, I have a desire (to win the trophy for the first time). Everyone has a wish, the rest is the wish of the superior. I have come so far… I will try to win the championship. Comilla never lost in the final. Who knows, maybe this will be the first time to lose!’
Comilla Victorians, this team has been a regular in the BPL since the third season. They had shared ownership of Sylhet Royals in the previous two seasons. But they are running the Comilla franchise under their supervision from the third season. Bajimat in the first season. Mashrafe bin Mortaza led Comilla BPL champions. Expected performances did not come in the next two seasons. In 2018, their home title again.
Comilla did not play in Bangabandhu T20 Cup in 2019. Then came back and became champion for two consecutive years. Now the team is waiting for hat trick title. Comilla has been named as the most successful team in BPL. Excluding the opening two editions and the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, Comilla has participated in six of the nine editions. They are champions in all four. This time also as expected in the finals.
On the other hand, Barisal’s team Barisal Bernas lost the first BPL final to Dhaka Gladiators. Same situation in 2015. The last time Fortune Barisal lost the BPL title was in 2022. Now they face the obstacle of Comilla again. As Barisal played from the league stage to the finals, Mushfiq said that they will follow the same process in the finals as well.
Talking about believing in ourselves, Mushfiq said, ‘I don’t know how much you believed, but we believed from the beginning that we will play the playoffs and play the final. I’m telling the truth. When there was a situation where we might have lost… but with our backs against the wall, it was the best time to perform. Because then there is nothing left to lose. Hopefully, there is one more match, whoever will be in the final, he can finish the match.’