<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>In a thrilling encounter in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Avishka Fernando of Chattogram Challengers played a stellar innings, scoring an unbeaten 91 off 50 balls against Fortune Barishal in Sylhet on Saturday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Avishka's brilliant performance guided Chattogram Challengers to a formidable total, proving too challenging for Barishal, who ultimately lost the match by 10 runs.</div><div><br></div><div>The Barishal bowlers struggled to contain Avishka's onslaught, with Curtis Campher adding to the onslaught with a quickfire 29 off 9 balls.</div><div><br></div><div>In response, Barishal fought valiantly, with Ahmed Shehzad's aggressive 39 off 17 balls and Mehidy Hasan Miraz's explosive 35 off 16 keeping the contest alive.</div><div><br></div><div>However, Curtis Campher's exceptional bowling, claiming four crucial wickets, tilted the game in favor of Chattogram Challengers.</div><div><br></div><div>All of Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Tamim Iqbal failed to impress in this match. The Barishal batting line is heavily reliant on them. While Tamim posted a slow 33, Mushfiqur posted 23, and Mahmudulla scored only 3.</div><div><br></div><div>This defeat marked Barishal's third consecutive loss in four matches played so far, while the Challengers secured their third win in the same number of matches. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas&nbsp;</div>