Tanjid's team ended the opening day of the National League
Tanjid Hasan Tamim scores a brilliant 141 runs as his team ends the opening day of the Bangladesh National Cricket League in a strong position. Read more about his performance and the match highlights
141 of Tanjid getting 'life' for the first time
The first ball of the new season of the National Cricket League. At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Khulna pacer Al Amin Hossain's ball was going far outside the off stump. Rajshahi's opener Tanjid Hasan took the catch at third slip, trying to slip the ball through slip and gully. Mehdi Hasan dropped the easy catch. Tanzid, who got life on the first ball of the match, returned after 132 balls, scoring 141 runs.
Tanjid's team ended the opening day of the National League 2024-25 season with 385 for 4. Experienced batsman Farhad Hossain finished the day unbeaten on 91 runs and Shakhir Hossain on 61 runs.
On the first day of the 26th National Cricket League, the entire game was played only at the Sylhet International Stadium. 44 overs were played in the Dhaka Metropolitan and Barisal division match which started late at the nearby academy ground as the outfield was wet due to bad weather. Mahanagar ended the day with 102 runs for 1 wicket. Due to rain, not a single ball was played in Rangpur-Chittagong in Bogra and Sylhet-Dhaka division match in Khulna.
Tanjid, who got 'life' from the first ball in Sylhet, scored his fourth century in first-class cricket. The left-handed opener of the national team was unbeaten on 126 runs after scoring his third century against Khulna two years ago. Hitting 19 fours and 4 sixes, Tanjid would have reached his highest innings in this edition if he had got another boundary. Tanjid scored 145 runs against Dhaka Metropolitan in the National Cricket League in 2021-22 season. It was his first century in first-class cricket.
Tanjid today made a partnership of 44 runs with Sabbir Hossain (18) for the first wicket. Habibur Rahman (13) left him after 28 runs. Then Tanjid's 105-run partnership with Pritam Kumar. Wicketkeeper batsman Pritam returns with 46 runs off 62 balls. Tanjid, who scored a 40-ball fifty and a 101-ball century, then added 84 runs for the fourth wicket with Farhad as the fourth batsman. The pace bowler returned with a catch behind the wicket, the wicketkeeper Mohammad Mithun took the catch from Abdul Halim.
Farhad and Shakhir added 134 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket after losing Tanjid before the tea break. The pair could have broken in 89 runs. When Farhad was on 67 runs, he was caught by Nahidul Islam. This time the name of the unfortunate bowler Al Amin Hossain!
Short score
Rajshahi-Khulna, Sylhet
Rajshahi 1st innings: 385/4 in 90 overs (Tanjeed 141, Farhad 91*, Shakhir 61*, Pritam 46; Mehdi 2/107, Halim 1/60, Al Amin 1/81).
Dhaka Metropolis-Barisal, Sylhet Academy
Dhaka City 1st innings: 102/1 in 44 overs (Anisul 36, Imranuzzaman 35*, Aich 26*; Ruel 1/29).
