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WATCH: David Warner and Tamim Iqbal’s brawl in Bangladesh Premier League

Dixit Bhargav
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David Warner and Tamim Iqbal's brawl

David Warner and Tamim Iqbal’s brawl: Both the opening batsmen were involved in a stoush during the Bangladesh Premier League.

During the 16th match of the ongoing sixth season of Bangladesh Premier League between Sylhet Sixers and Comilla Victorians at Sylhet, Sixers captain David Warner and Victorians batsman Tamim Iqbal were involved in a brawl which ended after the interference of the on-field umpires.

It all happened during the second innings after Iqbal (0) was pinned in front of the wicket by Sohail Tanvir. While the initiation of the quarrel remains unknown, it is worth stating that both the players were seen arguing with each other after the dismissal.

The scenes remain the highlight from the otherwise one-sided affair which saw the visitors registering an eight-wicket victory in only the 12th over.

Victorians captain Imrul Kayes won the toss and put the hosts in to bat. Being restricted to 5-15 inside the powerplay, Sixers’ innings never really got going as they ended up being bowled out on 68 in 14.5 overs.

Alok Kapali, who came in to bat at No. 7, top-scored for his team scoring 33* (31) with the help of four fours and a six. With bowling figures of 4-0-22-4, off-spinner Mahedi Hasan was the pick of the bowlers for Victorians.

Despite losing both their openers for a duck each, a 59-run partnership between Shamsur Rahman (34) and Imrul Kayes (30) sealed the chase for Victorians. Hasan was declared the ‘Man of the Match’.

Having won three out of two matches, Victorians are second (behind Dhaka Dynamites) on the points table. On the other hand, Sixers are reeling at the bottom of the table.

Watch the full video of Warner-Iqbal brawl:

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Dixit Bhargav

Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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