Noakhali Express have secured their back-to-back wins in Bangladesh Premier League with a dominant 41-run victory over Dhaka Capitals in Sylhet.
Opening the batting after Noakhali chose to bat first, Eisakhil anchored the innings with a superb 92 off 60 balls, striking seven fours and five sixes. Showing maturity beyond his years, the young batter held the innings together from start to finish and fell just short of a deserved century.
Eisakhil found excellent support early on from Soumya Sarkar, who played a fluent knock of 48 off just 25 deliveries. The pair added a century stand, putting Noakhali firmly in control during the powerplay and middle overs.
Soumya’s dismissal at 101 in the 10th over marked the first breakthrough for the bowling side.
After a brief wobble in the middle order, Eisakhil was joined by his father Mohammad Nabi, creating a special father-son moment in the BPL. The duo added a valuable 53-run partnership off 30 balls, steadying the innings and accelerating towards the death overs. Nabi contributed a brisk 17 off 13 balls before departing in the 18th over.
Eisakhil continued to attack but was finally dismissed for 92 in the 19th over, drawing applause for a standout knock that formed the backbone of Noakhali’s innings.
Late contributions from Jaker Ali and Mehedi Hasan Rana ensured Noakhali crossed the 180-run mark.
In response, Dhaka Capitals struggled against tight bowling from Noakhali. Hasan Mahmud and Ihsanullah were exceptional with the ball, picking up 2 wickets each while keeping the run rate under control.
Dhaka managed 143/10 in 18.2 overs, falling short by 41 runs. Top-order collapses and the inability to accelerate in the middle overs cost them the match.
