Sammy stunner eliminates Vikings, takes Kings a step closer to BPL final
Tue, Dec 6, '16
Darren Sammy's blistering knock of 55 runs from 27 balls led Rajshahi Kings to a three-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings, taking his team a step close to the summit clash of Bangladesh Premier League 2016. Courtesy this loss in the Eliminator played on Tuesday (December 6), Chittagong Vikings have been knocked out. Rajshahi Kings will now face the loser of the qualifier clash between Dhaka Dynamites and Khulna Titans.
In a match that changed course every half-quarter, anticipating a winner was as tough as it gets. Vikings had lost Dwayne Smith for a five-ball duck early in the first innings, but what followed was a brutal 74-run stand between Tamin Iqbal and Chris Gayle, who interestingly batted at number three in this game to allow Smith to open. Having carted two fours and five sixes in his 30-ball 44, Gayle spooned a slower delivery from James Franklin to long on, to allow Kings some control in the game.
