Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Gemcon Khulna registered an easy 48-run win over Fortune Barishal in their fifth match of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city's Mirpur on Friday.

Sent into bat first, Gemcon Khulna piled up a mammoth total of 173 for the loss of six wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and then bowled out Fortune Barishal for 125 off 19.5 overs.

Khulna had an unhappy start as they lost their opener Jahurul Islam for just two runs when Khulna's score was 19.

Then opener Zakir Hasan and one-down Imrul Kayes contributed together 90 runs for the second wicket partnership before Kayes was caught by Tamim Iqbal off Kamrul Islam Rabbi when Khulna's total was 109 for the loss of two wickets....