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- Updated: December 8, 2016
Tournament overview Most often, either captain Mahmudullah delivered or Khulna Titans fell away in their first season as a BPL franchise. He scored 396 runs, a whopping 193 more than the next highest scorer, Ariful Haque, and was the only consistent performer for the team.
Khulna couldn’t find a rhythm in the tournament: they didn’t win more than two matches in a row and always had to wait for their captain to power them. In a team game, it is unfair to rely on the captain.
Mahmudullah started the tournament by bowling those two amazing last overs in which he successfully defended seven and six runs against Rajshahi Kings and Chittagong Vikings respectively. In the other wins, Shafiul Islam and Junaid Khan played important roles too, but they were regularly required to defend low totals.
Khulna tried seven different opening partnerships in 14 matches but …
