DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan played the first game in T10 League in Sharjah Thursday (December 14) where his team Kerala Kings sealed win defeating the Bengal Tigers by eight wickets.

Shakib bowled only one over and gave five runs.

Tigers, led by Sarfraz Ahmed, had posted a total of 86 in its 10 overs of batting. Charles was the leading scorer with 33 off 27 to his name. Kings had only picked up one wicket, that too of Charles. Pacer Wahab Riaz finished with one wicket by giving away 11 runs in his two-over spell.

In reply, the Kings batted extremely well despite losing the early wicket of Walton. Paul Stirling scored an unbeaten 66 off just 27 balls, comprising three sixes and 11 fours. Both Aamer Yamin and Mujeeb picked up one wicket each

Stirling was named the player of the match for his impressive knock.

SCORE: Kerala Kings 90/2 in eight overs (Stirling 66*, Yamin 1/4) beat Bengal Tigers 86/1 in 10 overs (Charles 33, Fletcher 32*) by eight wickets

However, the T10 (10-over-a-side) aims to make the sport further entertaining. Kicked-off on Dec 14, the franchise-based contest will be played in the UAE till Dec 17.

BDST: 1140 HRS, DEC 15, 2017
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