Sylhet upbeat to stop Comilla juggernaut for maiden BPL trophy

BSS, Dhaka :
Led by an inspirational Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the most successful Captain of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket, Sylhet Strikers remain hopeful of clinching their maiden trophy when they will take on Comilla Victorians at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur today.
The much-anticipated final will start from 6.30pm and will be aired live on Nagorik Television.
As a Captain Mashrafe has not only an envious record in International cricket, he has also a record to cherish in BPL. The paceman led the different sides to BPL champions for highest four times-in fact all of the four titles led by him came in the first five editions.
Mashrafe led Dhaka Gladiators twice (2012, 2013) clinched the coveted trophy and then he won it for Comilla Victorians (2015) and Rangpur Riders (2017). Imrul Kayes were the only other Captain to have won the title twice with Comilla Victorians in 2018 and 2022. Shakib Al Hasan led Dhaka Dynamites were BPL Champions in 2016,while Andre Russell is the only foreign Captain hoisted the title for Rajshahi Royals in 2019.
Mashrafe however didn’t loss any final and so Sylhet franchise who would play the BPL final for the first time, stayed upbeat to lift it.
Sylhet moreover were more hopeful due to how Mashrafe’s captaincy itself helped the side move to the final when everyone wrote them off after the Players’ draft.
They were in fact formed with some aged players and young players who haven’t had the reputation to stand tall in the big tournament. But Mashrafe’s magic tough turned those youngsters a match-winner one, with Towhid Hridoy, Zakir Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib playing the crucial role in taking the side to the final.