Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Chittagong Kings advanced to the "qualifier" of the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Cricket beating league leader fortune Barisal by 24 runs at the floodlit Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Saturday evening.

After the day's last league match, both Chittagong Kings and Rangpur Riders have secured 16 points each from 12 matches, but Chittagong Kings (1.395) finished 2nd to reach qualifiers by virtue of better net run rate while Rangpur Riders (0.596) became 3rd to play in the eliminator.

Despite the day's 3rd defeat, Fortune Barisal (1.302) maintained their top slot intact securing 18 points from all 12 matches and will play 2nd ranked Chittagong Kings again in the qualifier- 1 at 6:30 pm on Mon...