Tamim Iqbal Smashes 86* in Dhoni-Style Finish, Sparks BPL Boundary Debate

Tamim Iqbal Lights Up BPL With Explosive Knock

Tamim Iqbal turned up the heat in the Bangladesh Premier League 2024-25, putting on a clinic for cricket fans with a blistering unbeaten 86 from 48 balls. Fortune Barishal needed a commanding performance to chase down Durbar Rajshahi's total of 168, and Tamim delivered with style. His innings, packed with 11 boundaries and three massive sixes, wasn't just about the numbers—it was about the swagger. He finished the chase by smashing a six that had shades of MS Dhoni finish, leaving the crowd roaring and the Barishal dugout ecstatic.

Chasing 169, Barishal found themselves in a comfortable rhythm thanks to a 112-run partnership between Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim. Mushfiqur’s quickfire 76 from 45 balls made sure Rajshahi’s bowlers never got a grip on the match. They barely broke a sweat, sealing the game with 15 balls to spare—a rare luxury in high-pressure T20 contests.

Big Hitting, Bigger Questions: Boundary Size Sparks Debate

This game wasn’t just about runs and wickets. Tamim’s post-match comments turned plenty of heads. While he reveled in his own free-flowing batting, he didn’t hold back about the BPL 2024-25 tournament’s reduced boundary sizes. He asked what everyone’s been wondering: Are these smaller boundaries turning matches into slugfests and skewing the contest between bat and ball?

Numbers don’t lie. Across the opening matches of this BPL season, 196 sixes have already been hammered, setting a new record for the tournament’s first phase. Fans love the fireworks, but purists and players like Tamim Iqbal are starting to question if things are getting a little too easy for batters.

On the other side of the ball, Rajshahi tried to post a challenging score. Anamul Haque’s 39 and Yasir Ali’s 30 held the innings together, but they never shifted into top gear. It took Shaheen Afridi’s late strikes to keep Barishal’s chase in check, but by then, the damage was done.

This was Barishal’s second win, and it shot them up to third on the points table. The team’s performance is beginning to look dangerous, especially with Tamim finding his rhythm and Mushfiqur firing alongside him. The strike rates of both batters underline the kind of self-assured approach that thrives on confidence—and, apparently, short boundaries.

Whether the BPL will tweak things further or stick to this big-hitting formula remains to be seen. For now, the cricket is electric, and every match feels like it could swing on a single epic stroke, much like Tamim’s Dhoni-esque six that finished it all in style.