|| CF Correspondent ||

Captain Mosaddek Hossain Saikat fought hard but lacked proper support from the colleagues as Sylhet Thunder tasted their third straight defeat in the special edition of BPL when Dhaka Platoon handed them a 24-run defeat at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Mosaddek was not out on 60 off 44, with six fours and two sixes as Sylhet was restricted to 158-7, after Dhaka put on 182-4, a score that is so far the highest total of this season.

Anamul Haque Bijoy led the charge for Dhaka with brilliant 42 ball-62 while Tamim Iqbal, fresh from his 53 ball-74 made 31.

They gave the side a platform of a big score, combining for 85-run in the opening stand.

The partnership seemed to be bigger but Sylhet captain Mosaddek Hossain halted the march, breaking it finally by removing Tamim for 31. Tamim’s 28-ball knock included five boundaries.

Anamul also returned to the dressing room after hitting eight fours and one six in his knock when pace bowler Delwar Hossain got the better of him.

The dismissal of two openers in quick succession didn’t dent the mood in Dhaka tent as youngster Jaker Ali Anik kept the flow, with 12 ball-20, studded with two sixes.

Nayeem Hasan for a while stalled Dhaka’s progress by dismissing Jaker before Thisara Perera and Wahab Riaz came up with lusty blow in the death overs to push Dhaka’s innings past 180.

Perera’s 11 ball-22 not out included one four and two sixes while Wahab Riaz struck two sixes in his 7 ball-17 not out.

Despite losing Andre Fletcher in just second over for 10, Sylhet made a whirlwind start as the scoreboard read 47 in just three overs. Johnson Charles and Rony Talukdar were key in manic start but one shot too many caused the dismissal of Rony for 14  before Charles who made 8 ball-19 was trapped in run out.

Dhaka’s young pacer Hasan Mahmud worsened Sylhet’s situation further by taking out Shafiqullah for 2.