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Shehzad ignites Burners to final

Sports Reporter
A big-hitting masterclass from Ahmed Shehzad shot the unlikely semifinalists Barisal Burners in the final of the BPL T20 yesterday. They beat favourites Duronto Rajshahi by eight wickets, with ridiculous ease.
The Pakistani opener struck a 49-ball 113 not out as he carried the big 185-run chase single-handedly giving the slowly-growing crowd a lot to cheer about at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
The 20-year-old batsman from Lahore, who was supposed to watch the match from the stands as Barisal were not expected to make it to the semifinals according to the bylaws of the tournament, stamped his signature on the tournament by hitting his first hundred after four half-centuries and in the process also became the leading run-scorer with458runs.
Man-of-the-match Shehzad hit sixsixes, including four in a row off Abdul Razzaq (who gave 26 in that over), and a dozen boundaries in his whirlwind knock that became the fourth fastest century in a 1Vventy20 innings. He added 103 runs in 7.5 overs for the first wicket with skipper Brad Hodge, who 1 came back from the airport to play the match and made his presence counted by scoring 33 runs off 23 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes.
Later on, surprising everyone with the ease of the chase, he added 74 runs for the second wicket with Phil Mustard, who also made 33 off 20 balls.
It was entirely Shehzad's day as he also survived two dropped chances on 23 (at mid wicket by Sabbir Rahman) and 71 (at deepsquare-leg byTaijul Islam). In fact, Hodge also got a few lives in an un-Rajshahi like display out in the field.
However, there shouldn't have been any shortage of motivation for Rajshahi who overcame a first-over burst to make 184-6 in 20 overs.
Yasir Arafat, the Pakistani seamer, removed Shahzaib Hasan, Junaed Siddiqui and the red-hot Marlon Samuels in the very first over of the game. Shahzaib miscued a pull and was caught at mid-on, Junaed was bowled but Samuels got a stinker when the ball easily went down the leg-side. He threw his bat in disgust as he walked back.
Rajshahi skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and Sean Ervine led the revival with a 111-run fourth wicket stand. The national captain made 58 off 33 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes while Ervine made 82 off 61 balls (eight fours and three sixes).
Razzaq put the garnish in the innings, hammering 32 off 19 balls with the help of three fours and a couple of sixes.
Yasir Arafat took 3-30 while also inflicting the run-out of Mushfiqur at a crucial time.
SCORES IN BRIEF
RAJSHAHI: 184-6 in 20 overs (Ervine 82, Mushfiqur 58, Razzaq 32; Arafat 3-30)
BARISAL: 189-2 in 16 overs (Shehzad 113 not out, Hodge 33, Mustard 33; Sabbir 1-9)
Result: Barisal won by eight wickets.
Man-of-the-match: Ahmed Shehzad.