Bangladesh National Cricket League

Bangladesh National Cricket League

Rangpur won by 273 innings, Dhaka metropolis also won

In the first round of the 26th National Cricket League, the match with the latest start was the first to finish. The Rangpur-Chittagong match played in the third session of the second day at the Shahid Chandu Stadium in Bogra ended today in the second session of the fourth day. Rangpur beat Chittagong by an innings and 81 runs. Dhaka Metropolis also won the first round, beating Barisal by 8 wickets. The other two matches were drawn.

Rangpur hero bowlers

In the match which started late due to bad weather, Rangpur declared the innings with 273 runs for 9 wickets. The Rangpur bowlers then showed their dominance in the Bogra match. Chittagong, who followed on by being all out for 103 runs in the first innings, was bundled out for 89 runs in the second innings.

Chittagong started the second innings this morning. In the first session, the team lost 8 wickets for 57 runs. The team's two tail batsmen Ifran Hossain (15) and Yasin Arafat (26) then delayed the expected loss only a little.

Rangpur's 6 bowlers shared the wickets. The captain of the team, medium pacer Abdullah Al Mamun took the maximum 3 wickets with 10 runs in 8 overs. Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan, another pacer who took 2 wickets in both innings, became man of the match. Bangladesh Under-19 team player became man of the match on debut in first class cricket.

Short score
Rangpur: 273/9 d.
Chittagong: 103 and 89 in 32.1 overs (Yasin 26; Al Mamun 3/10, Rizwan 2/19, Mukidul 2/21, Rishad 2/23).
Result: Rangpur won by an innings and 81 runs.
Man of the Match: Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan.
The victory of Mahanagar, the man of the match is Ashraful

Barisal set a target of 63 runs to Dhaka Metropolis at the Sylhet Academy ground. Mahanagar had 22 overs and an hour and a half to reach the target. Marshall Ayub's team reached the target after losing 2 wickets in 15.4 overs.

Follow-on Barisal started the day with 32 not out. The team was all out for 251 runs in the second innings. Tasamul Haque scored the maximum 62 runs. Young off-spinner Ashraful Islam took 5 wickets in the first innings and took 3 wickets in the second innings. Ashraful became the man of the match on his first class debut.

Short score
Dhaka Metropolis: 408/5 d. And 63/2 in 15.4 overs
Barisal: 219 and 251 in 87.1 overs (Tasamul 62, Moeen 42, Fazle 35; Shahidul 3/47, Ashraful 3/59, Aminul 2/44).
Result: Dhaka City won by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: Ashraful Islam

Khulna did not run behind the record

A target of 516 runs. Khulna had to score 396 runs by taking 10 wickets on the last day at Sylhet International Stadium. The team did not take any risk by running that way against Rajshahi. The team succeeded in avoiding losses by playing safe. After Khulna scored 311 runs for 7 wickets in the second innings, the two teams accepted the draw.

Opener Soumya Sarkar, who started the day with 80 runs, returned today by adding 9 runs. His partner Amit Majumdar also returned to the 80s in the opening partnership of 136 runs. Amit scored 87 off 257 balls, Soumya scored 89 off 116 balls.

Short score
Rajshahi: 426 and 283/D.
Khulna: 311/7 in 194 and 123 overs (Soumya 89, Amit 87, Mithun 30; Sanjamul 3/66, Mohr 2/65).
Result: Draw
Man of the Match: Sabbir Hossain

All three innings did not end in the Sylhet-Dhaka match

Sylhet, who started the day with 52 runs without a wicket in Khulna, scored 257 runs for 8 wickets in the second innings and the two teams accepted the draw. Dhaka division batted one innings in the match which started on the second day in rain.

Short score
Sylhet division: 257/8 in 146 and 106.2 overs (Pinak 62, Amit 61, Asadullah 50*, Taufiq 34; Nazmul Apu 4/88, Shakeel 2/37, Taibur 2/39).
Dhaka Division: 224
Result: Draw
Man of the Match: Mahidul Islam