The final of the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held on Thursday. On this day, Sylhet lost the toss and batted first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Batting earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim and Nazmul Hossain Shantor lost 7 wickets and scored 175 runs. Chasing the target, Comilla secured the title with 4 balls in hand. John Charles played a stormy inning of 79 runs from 52 balls in the team’s victory. But this Caribbean batsman was supposed to return to the dressing room in 8 runs. Caught by Johnson Charles at midwicket in a slog sweep. It was an easy catch, but Rubel Hossain could not keep it even after two attempts.

Charles played the match-winning innings with 8 runs. Sylhet would have had a chance if he had been returned to the dressing room at that time! Not only that! Comilla needed 52 runs to win in the last 4 overs. Sylhet was in the match at that time too. But in the 17th over, Johnson Charles and Moin Ali collected 23 runs by hitting Rubel Hossain for three sixes and a boundary. Sylhet was knocked out of the match as Rubel spent 23 runs in that over. They could not return to the game after that. That’s why Mashrafis lost.