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 DHAKA: Dhaka Gladiators won the Bangladesh Premier League 2012 appellation acquisition Barisal Burners by eight wickets with 26 assurance actual in the final actuality at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday.

Chasing a bashful absolute of 141 runs, the Gladiators fabricated 144 for two in 15.4 overs afterwards a big additional wicket affiliation of 110 runs amid opener Imran Nazir and Anamul Haque.

Imran accursed 75 from 43 assurance with six aerial sixes and as abounding fours while Haque gave him
acceptable abutment with an best 49. He hit bristles fours and a six in his 38-ball innings.

Earlier, the Gladiators captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the bung and put Barisal Burners into bat who fabricated 140 for seven in the allotted 20 overs.

Barisal openers Ahmed Shahzad and Hodge gave a 43-run alpha afore Shahzad was bent by Saeed Ajmal off Shahid Afridi for 28.

Then three quick wickets fell to Afridi and Saeed Ajmal and Barisal was on 49-3 in 6.2 overs.

However, Hodge repaired the Barisal innings captivation one end as wickets were falling with approved intervals at the added end.

Hodge remained not out on 70 which he fabricated off 51 assurance with four aerial sixes and as abounding fours.

Afridi accomplished on three for 23 while Rana Naved-ul-Hasan claimed two for 24 and Saeed Ajmal took one wicket.

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