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Sylhet Sixers secured an emphatic 9 wicket win against Dhaka dynamites in the opening match of the fifth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Upul Tharanga and Andre Fletcher hammered a half century each for the victorious team.
Earlier, after winning the toss and deciding to bowl first, Shakib Al Hasan-led Dynamites collected 136 for 7 in 20 overs.
The second wicket stand of 54 off 6.5 overs between Kumar Sangakkara and Evin Lewis helped the Dynamites to the moderate total.
Sangakkara top-scored 32 off 28 balls, including three boundaries and one six.
West Indian left-hander Lewis scored 26 out of 24 balls including three fours and one six.
Sylhet chased down a target of 137 for 1 in 16.5 overs where man of the match Tharanga and Fletcher shared an innings of 125 off 15.3 overs in the opening stand, says a UNB report.
Sri Lankan left-hand batsman Tharanga played unbeaten innings of 69* off 48 balls, including five boundaries and two sixes, while the West Indian batsman Fletcher was out with 63 off 51 balls, including five boundaries and three sixes.