|| CF Correspondent ||

Sylhet Thunders made the biggest upset in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League as put up a clinical performance to brought down high-flying Khulna Tigers to earth through a massive 80 runs win at Chattogram on Saturday.

Opener Andrew Fletcher scored an unbeaten hundred while Johnson Charles made a blazing 90 to help them post massive 232-7 and later bowlers put up a combined effort to dismiss their opponent for 152 runs in 18.3 overs.

Krishmar Santokie picked 3- 37 while pacer Monir Hossain and Ebadat Hossain grabbed two wickets apiece to help Thunder earn their maiden win in the tournament on their fifth attempt.

It was the first loss for Khulna Tigers in the tournament.

‘’It was one of those days when nothing went right and the way they batted they deserve to win,’’ said Khulna skipper Mushfiqur Rahim in the presentation part

Fletcher and Johnson put up 150 runs for the second wicket to lay the foundation for the massive score.

Johnson 38-ball 90 comprised 11 fours and five sixes and just when he was looking set to reach the three digit mark Rangers pace bowler Shahidul Islam removed him by claiming him lbw as he paid the price of play a cross shot against a straight delivery of a medium pacer.

Fletcher made 103 from 57 balls and decorated it with 10 fours and five sixes and in the process provided their bowlers a substantial total against Thunders.

Khulna skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and decided to field and it seemed to backfire as the West Indian duo played a gem of a knock to enthrall the crowd who arrived to see some entertaining T20 cricket in their weekly holiday.

Khulna never looked to be in the right mode coming down to chase such a huge total against Sylhet as they failed to produce any partnership that was required to go forward in such cases.

Rille Rossouw made the highest 52 runs from 32 balls but hardly found any able partner to make any kind of plan to take the game till the wire as wickets fell at regular intervals from the other end.