Times of Islamabad

Shahid Afridi strikes hard in the BPL for Comilla Victorians

Shahid Afridi strikes hard in the BPL for Comilla Victorians

DHAKA – Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi spurred magic with the batonce again as he powered Comilla Victorians to a four-wicket win againstSylhet Sixers during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur,Dhaka.

The 38-year-old smashed 39 runs of just 25 balls with help of fiveboundaries and two maximums, while chasing a target of 128.

Opener Tamim Iqbal also scored 35 runs off 34 deliveries for the winningside.

Al-Amin Hossain and Sandeep Lamichhane claimed two wickets each for theSixers.

Earlier — batting first after losing the toss — Sixers posted 127 runs onthe board on loss of eight wickets.