Khulna Royal Bengals downs Barisal Burners

Khulna Royal Bengals beat Barisal Burners by six runs in Mirpur in an encounter at the Bangladesh Premier League.

West Indies All-Rounder Dwayne Smith smashed an unbeaten 58 while compatriot Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 27 and former Srilanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya chipped in with useful 23 runs as Khulna chased down Barisal's 125 with 16 balls to spare.

Earlier, Barisal, who have dangerous Chris Gayle, were restricted to a below-par score by seamer Shafiul Islam, Spinners Shakib al Hasan and Jayasuriya, who bagged two wickets apiece. Gayle announced his arrival in Bangladesh with a blazing ton in the first game departed for a mere two runs.

 
Smith was adjudged Player-of-the-Match for his impressive innings.

Match Summary:

Barisal Burners: 125 (20/20 overs) (Shafiul Islam 2/7)

Khulna Royal Bengals: 131/3 (17.2/20 overs) (Smith 58*, Chanderpaul 27*)

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CLARKE TO MISS LANKA CLASH

Australia will be without skipper Michael Clarke for Friday’s CB Series match against Srilanka, after he suffered a hamstring injury against India.

The 30 year-old suffered a low grade right hamstring strain in the four-wicket defeat by India in Adelaide on Sunday.

Australia team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: "He had scans today (Monday) that confirmed the low grade nature of the injury.

"He will not recover in time to play in Australia's next Commonwealth Bank Series game on Friday but I will assess him later this week and decide on his availability for the game in Brisbane on Sunday 19 February against India."

The Australia squad for match against Sri Lanka is due to be named on Tuesday.
Clarke's injury means that ‘Mr.Cricket’ Michael Hussey will get a chance in the middle against the Sri Lankans. Hussey was rested in the match against India on Sunday.

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