Rain played spoilsport on Friday afternoon, delaying the day's first match in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
In the first match of the day from 1.30pm, Sylhet Sunrisers were scheduled to take on Fortune Barishal. But an hour of showers have delayed the match.
Both teams had arrived at the Shere Bangla National Stadium and even got out to do a bit of warm-up, but shortly before the toss, it began to rain.
Sylhet had lost four of their five matches before Friday and are placed at the bottom of the table with three points from six matches.
Barishal, meanwhile, would rue these two points after finding the rhythm in recent matches in Chattogram. Barishal now lead the table with nine points from seven matches. Captain Shakib Al Hasan has been on fire for them, starring with allround performances in two consecutive matches against Khulna, in Chattogram last week.
In the second match, Comilla Victorians were scheduled to take on Minister Group Dhaka at 6.30pm. After Friday’s play, the teams will travel to Sylhet where six matches will be played on February 7, 8 and 9. A total of 34 matches will be played in BPL, and 18 have already taken place.
Comilla are at the top of the points table, with eight points from four wins in five matches they have played so far. Barishal have also the same amount of points, but they are slightly behind Comilla in run-rate.
