Chittagong Kings' Naeem Islam delivered with bat and ball to help his side to a 111-run win over Durbar Rajshahi in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 group-stage fixture in Chattogram on Monday (Jan 20).
Naeem smashed three sixes and five fours for his 41-ball 56 to propel Chittagong to 191-8 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and then returned figures of 2-6 from three overs to help bundle out Rajshahi for 80 in 14.2 overs.
Naeem opened the batting for Chittagong and put together an 84-run stand for the second wicket with Graham Clark (28-ball 45) after Usman Khan got dismissed in the second over. Mohammad Mithun (20-ball 32) and Haider Ali (14-ball 25) produced quickfire cameos to help Chittagong past the 180-mark.
Rajshahi skipper Taskin Ahmed – the tournament's highest wicket-taker – extended his tally to 20 after picking up two wickets.
With the ball, all seven of Chittagong's bowlers picked up wickets, with Shoriful Islam and Naeem scalping two each.
