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Sylhet still winless

BlSHWAJIT Roy from Chittagong
The Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Dhaka Gladiators outclassed winless Sylhet Royals by eight wickets to bounce back strongly in the race of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here yesterday.
Dhaka's win however did not come without a cost as opener Imran Nazir had to retire hurt after being hit by a Peter Trego bouncer behind his right ear. The severity of the blow magnified because he was batting without a helmet. The team management informed after the match that it was nothing serious.
Nazir was taken to a local clinic for some examinations as a precautionary measure. His franchise later issued a statement saying Nazir's head injury had no notable problem. The medical reports showed that the right-handed batsman suffered soft tissue damage only. He will be kept under observation for next 24 hours at a local hospital in Chittagong and the medical team is expecting a quick recovery by the Pakistani cricketer.
With the easy sail, Dhaka not only came back strongly from their defeat in the previous game against Khulna Royal Bengals but also improved their semifinals chances with eight points from seven matches while Sylhet continued their poor run in the tournament, suffering their seventh defeat in a row. Dhaka won their first-leg game against the same opponents by seven wickets.
Sent in to bat, Sylhet got off to a good start before Mashrafe removed Pakistani Kamran Akmal with the scoreboard reading 22 for one and after that pacer Azhar Mahmood dismissed Imrul Kayes and Sohail Tanvir in quick succession. And Sylhet, who missed the services of Alok Kapali due to fever, never really recovered from the early damage and were restricted to 128 for seven. Trego top-scored with 35 off 33 balls with four boundaries.
In reply, Nazir and Mohammad Ashraful laid the foundation for the emphatic victory, collecting 73 runs for the opening stand in quick time before the former left the field after hitting a 16-ball 31 that contained three fours and two sixes.
Ashraful raced to 40 off 33 balls with six boundaries as Dhaka rushed to 132 for two in 12.5 overs.
Sylhet were completely shattered as they dropped a few easy catches in the match.
“It was a very important game for us to keep our semifinals hopes alive. It was a must-win game and we are happy that we won the match quite comfortably," said Mashrafe.
The paceman was however disappointed with the turnout of fans. "The fans didn't respond to the tournament as expected and it's a bit surprising because the quality of the game has not been bad. I hope things will change in the semifinals and final.
“I think Sylhet's problems lie in their toporder failure. I had an expectation that the local players would take the opportunity but the foreign players actually are dominating the tournament,11 opined Mashrafe.
National team and Sylhet batsman Naeem Islam blamed the performances of their foreign recruits behind their poor showing in the tournament.
"Look at the other teams where the foreign cricketers are giving tremendous services but it didn't happen to us. And you know the local players are not getting enough opportunities to show their abilities in the tournament," observed Naeem while talking to the media in a postmatchbriefing.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SYLHET: 128-7 in 20 overs (Imrul 14, Trego 35, Naeem 28, Nur 13 not out;
Mahmood 2-22, Naved-ul Hasan3-18)
DHAKA: 132-2 in 12.5 overs (Imran 31, Ashraful 40, Mahmood 29, Pollard 22 not out; Nabil 1-39, Nur 1-21) Result: Dhaka Gladiators won by eight wickets.
Man-of-the-match: Azhar Mahmood.