Fortune Barishal grabbed another win in the BPL 2022, courtesy of some fine bowling from the unit against Chattogram Challengers after they were bowled out for 135 in the final over while chasing 150.
They lost an early wicket after Will Jacks was dismissed for a five-ball duck but Afif Hossain and Shamim Hossain did the rebuilding job with a partnership of 70 runs before Afif departed for 39 off 32.
His dismissal was followed by a flurry of wickets as the Challengers reduced to 96/7 to eventually get bundled out.
Mehidy Hasan tried to chip in with a few runs as he scored a 13-ball 26 but his efforts weren't really enough as the side fell short by 14 runs eventually.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman produced some brilliance with the ball after he returned with figures of 3/9 in 4 overs while Shakib Al Hasan also bagged a three-fer for 23 runs in 4 overs.
Earlier, the Barishal side also had a disappointing start to the proceedings but fifty from Shakib and valuable contributions from Gayle and Towhid Hridoy helped the side put 149 on the board before getting all out in just over 19 runs.
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury picked up four wickets for 12 runs in 2 overs. On the other side, Shoriful Islam also scalped a couple of wickets for 9 runs in 2.1 overs.
"From the last game, I'm feeling bit more confident. The team is shaping up, they know what they need to do, so relaxed. Batting well upfront in the powerplays and not finishing the game with the bat we still have issues - these are the two areas we are looking to improve. The good thing is we are still winning without playing our best cricket," Shakib said after the match.