CHITTAGONG: Khulna Royal Bengals snatched a thrilling two-run victory against Sylhet Royals in the 15th Twent20 match of the Bangladesh Premier League here at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing 172, Sylhet needed 11 runs in the final over to win for the first time in the tournament but it could make only eight runs losing two more wickets to finish at 169-6.
Opener Kamran Akmal was the top scorer with 84 runs. He smashed four sixes and eleven boundaries in his 41-ball innings.
Later, Scott Styris made an unbeaten 48 off 37 balls with four sixes and a four.
Earlier, put into bat by Sylhet, Khulna made 171 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Dwayne Smith top scored with 55 from 31 balls. He hit four sixes and three fours but it was late-order batsman Andre Russell who played a breezy innings of 35 not out with two towering sixes and three fours in only 14 balls.
For Khulna, captain Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Russell claimed two wickets each.
Russell was named man-of-the-match for his impressive allround performance.
The match was telecast live by cricket funzzgroup .
