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Soumya stars in Sixers rout

Sports Reporter
Discussions about playing Soumya Sarkar as an all-rounder in New Zealand's seam-friendly conditions took place right after the left-armer
was included in the preliminary squad forthe New Zealand series.
A question was raised with regards to Nasir Hossain's exclusion and chief selector Minhajul Abedin back then had said that there were many other players competing for the position that Nasir bats in, and Soumya was one of them.
It is still not certain if Bangladesh's fans will see Soumya, who had been opening for Bangladesh quite regularly until the last series against England, in a new role. However, his performance during Bangladesh's practice match against the Sydney Sixers at the North Sydney Oval yesterday would definitely encourage the team management to let the left-hander don the new role.
At first, Soumya took three wickets in one over and then came back after the exchange to score a nine-ball 20. His
performance helped the BCB XI start off their tour with a win as they thrashed the Sydney Sixers by seven wickets in a game that was curtailed due to the rain.
Batting first, the Sixers were restricted to 169 for seven. While Taskin Ahmed and Taijul Islam took two wickets each, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza recorded economical figures of one for29.
Bangladesh's target was reduced to 84 from 8 overs due to the rain. Thanks to Mahmudullah Riyad's 13-ball 28 which saw him hit three fours and two sixes, Soumya's 20 with three fours and a six and Mushfiqur Rahim's eight-ball 15, Bangladesh reached home in 6.4 overs.
Shakib Al Hasan andTamim Iqbal were rested for the game. Mustafizur Rahman, who is yet to play his first competitive game since his shoulder operation in August, also did not featureyesterday.
Perhaps the best part about yesterday's match, aside from the fact that the Tigers had gained plenty of confidence was that there was a huge group of Bangladeshi supporters cheering for the visitors.
Comments from the Sydney Sixers' webpage suggested that the visiting fans had outnumbered the hosts.
“Even though they cheered for our opposition, it was great to have so many Bangladeshi fans supporting cricket in Sydney! #smashemsixers,“ tweeted the Sixers during the game.
While the game was not televised yesterday, there were plenty of on-field videos from various Bangladeshi fans that made their way to youtube and other social media platforms. As a result, a large portion of the game could be seen by Bangladesh's fans at home.
Meanwhile, Rubel Hossain and Mehedi Maruf joined the national camp in Sydney yesterday. They could not go along with the main team since they were late additions and needed to sort out their travel documents.
Bangladesh will next play against the Sydney Thunders tomorrow.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SYDNEY SIXERS: 169 for seven (Hughes 47, Roy 42, Silk 35, Soumya 3-5, Taskin 2-38,Taijul2-38, Mashrafe 1-29)
BCB XI: 84 for three in 6.4 overs (Mahmudullah 28 not out, Soumya 20, Mushfiqur 15 notout)
Result BCB XI won by 7 wickets (D/L method)