West Indies T/20 captain……….Carlos Brathwaite……played only a minor role but it helped his  team  the  Khulna Titans…..beat  early  leaders   Sylhet Sixers  by  six  wickets with  12  balls  to  spare  in  the  Bangladesh  T/20 Premier  League.

Chasing 136  for  victory…..the  titans….who  were  securing  their  first  points  of  the  tournament,  handed  the Sixers  their  first  defeat   in  four   matches.

Braithwaite  who  hit  2  sixes  in  his  unbeaten  knock  of  23  from 16 balls…..shared  in  an  unbroken  5th  wicket  partnership  of  45 to  guide  his  team  to  victory  at  138 for 4.

This after they recovered from 43 for 3 in the 7th over.

Australian Michael klinger top-scored with an unbeaten 47 in a 50-run 4th wicket stand with captain Mahmudullah who made 27.

Earlier, Brathwaite went wicket-less as the Sixers, sent to bat posted 135 for 5 off their 20 overs, with skipper Nasir Hossain top-scoring with an unbeaten 47 from 35 deliveries.

West Indies batsman, Andre Fletcher, with 147 runs from his three previous innings, failed for the first time after making just 4.

Barbadian all-rounder, Jofra archer grabbed 2 for 25.

Final scores Sylhet Sixers 135 for 5….. Khukna Titans 138 for 4.