The top order Zimbabwean
batsman, Hamilton Masakadza, has caught the media attention after signing with
one of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchises, Sylhet Royals,
during the player auction held in Dhaka. This hard
hitter batsman has been signed for $30 000.
He has become the third
Zimbabwean player after national team skipper Brendan Taylor and former Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Ervine who will play in the
second edition of the BPL. Their presence in the second edition of the tournament
will add Zimbabwean flavor.
The 29-year-old player has
lost many opportunities in several Twenty20 (T20) leagues, including the
inaugural Bangladesh Premier League last year. Finally, he has got his
breakthrough this time around.
While Masakadza is going
to make his appearance for the first time in the BPL, both Taylor and Ervine
will make their second appearance after making debut in the inaugural season
last year.
His performance in the
shortest format of the cricket game is good. Playing 22 T20 international
matches, he has scored 585 runs at an average of 26.59 including 5
half-centuries with a career best 79 runs.
His inclusion in the
second edition of the EPL is the recognition of his form with the bat during
the unofficial T20 tri-series that was held in June. This tri-nation series
also featured Bangladesh and South Africa.
With scoring more than
hundred runs than his nearest rival, Hamilton Masakadza became the top run
scorer in that competition. He compiled four consecutive half-centuries and a
hundred in the warm-up match.
It has been come to know
from various reports that the player will get 30% whereas 10% will go to Game
On, the event management firm who has taken all the responsibilities for
organizing the tournament.
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