All-round Afridi stars as Dhaka Dynamites enter BPL 2017 last

Shahid Afridi's overall show helped Dhaka Dynamites win the primary Qualifier of Bangladesh Premier League 2017-18 and seal a place in the last. Dynamites destroyed Comilla Victorians for only 96, in the wake of posting 191 for 9, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday (December 8).

Evin Lewis (47) proceeded with his noteworthy run and worked together with Joe Denly (32) to get the innings following Dynamites lost Mehedi Maruf at an early stage subsequent to selecting to bat. The 69-run second wicket stand laid the ideal stage for the center request batsmen to take the innings forward once Lewis was knocked down some pins by Shoaib Malik.

Kieron Pollard (31 off 18) and Denly took the group past the 120-run check however speedy wickets hurt Dynamites as they slipped to 144 for 5 attempting to quicken. Nonetheless, it was Afridi's innings that propped up the side in the passing overs as he went ahead to crush an unbeaten 30 off 19. Hasan Ali gave away only 16 keeps running from his four overs for three wickets while Dwayne Bravo got two wickets yet not before spilling 45 keeps running from his four.

With a lofty pursue in front of them, Victorians were scratched right off the bat by Mosaddek Hossain and Shakib al Hasan. While Hossain rejected Litton Das, Shakib disposed of the risky Jos Buttler to leave the group wobbling at 8 for 2.

The Dynamites bowlers continued fixing the noose as the Victorians neglected to recoup from the early blows. Lessened to 55 for 4, Afridi expelled Tamim Iqbal (31) to leave the group reeling at 55 for 5 and end any expectations of a dig out from a deficit win. The allrounder additionally represented Bravo as he was caught in front for a four-ball duck.

Completing with figures of 3 for 16 from his four overs, including a lady, Afridi guaranteed a smooth entry for his group to the finals. Victorians will now go up against Rangpur Riders in the second Qualifier and will would like to vindicate their misfortune in the extremely vital last.

Brief scores: Dhaka Dynamites 191/7 of every 20 overs (Evin Lewis 47; Hasan Ali 3-16) beat Comilla Victorians 96 of every 18 overs (Tamim Iqbal 31; Shahid Afridi 3-16) by 95 runs.