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DHAKA: Chris Gayle’s clap aeon and Ahmed Shahzad’s chatty half-century fabricated Barisal Burners batter Sylhet Royals by ten wickets in the countdown Twenty20 bout of the Bangladesh Premier League actuality at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on Friday.

Chasing a bashful ambition of 166 runs, both openers showered a rain of fours and sixes to complete the
achievement in aloof 13.1 overs.

Gayle, the West Indian batsman fabricated an best 101 from alone 44 assurance with ten sixers and seven fours while Shahzad was 56 not out from 35 assurance with nine boundaries and a six.

Earlier, Sylhet Royals denticulate 165 runs for four wickets in the allotted 20 overs afterwards actuality put into bat by Barisal Burners.

Captain Peter Trego (62) and Bangladesh all-embracing batsman Alok Kapali (56) were the capital scorers for the Roylas while Pakistan’s paceman Yasir Arafat was the best acknowledged bowler for the Burners with 2-33.

Super showed the bout alive from Mirpur.

The additional bout of the clash will activate from 5-30 amid Chittagong Kings and Duronto Rajshahi at the aforementioned ground.