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Dhaka Dominators were thrashed by Chattogram Challengers in their third Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match on Saturday.

Chattogram won the match by eight wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, thanks to match-winning knocks from Afif Hossain and Darwish Rasooli.

Chattogram needed 39 runs in the final 24 balls to win the match. Darwish then took the field and smashed Al Amin Hossain for three sixes in the 17th over.

The Afghan batter hit Taskin Ahmed for two fours and one six in the next over, ensuring Chattogram's victory in style.

After winning the toss, Dhaka batted first. Mizanur Rahman scored 28 off 33 balls with three fours, but Usman Ghani's 33-ball 47 with two fours and four sixes was the foundation of Dhaka's innings.

In addition, Nasir Hossain and Ariful Haque scored 30 and 29, respectively, as Dhaka finished with a total of 158/6 in 20 overs. Nihaduzzaman was Chattogram's best bowler, taking two wickets for 23 runs.

Chattogram lost Al-Amin in the first over while chasing 159, but Usman Khan scored 22 off 21 balls.

Afif remained unbeaten on 69 off 52 balls, with seven fours and a six. Darwish scored a quick-fire 56 off 33 balls, with three fours and four sixes, to reach the target of 159 in just 17.4 overs.

Afif and Darwish had a 103-run stand in the third wicket partnership. Arafat Sunny took the only wicket for Dhaka.