Sk Jamal win thriller
Iftekhar Sajjad captured four wickets after Junaed Siddique hit a hundred as Brothers Union upset Mohammedan Sporting Club by 129 runs in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at BKSP yesterday, while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club pulled off an exciting two-wicket victory against Prime Bank Cricket Club to keep their Super League hopes alive at the other BKSP venue.
Left-handed Junaed scored 110 off 123 balls with the help of eight fours and shared a 100-run partnership with Alok Kapali for the third wicket as Brothers made 276 for eight in 49 overs. Kapali hit 51 off 48 balls with seven fours.
Mohammedan lost Shamsur Rahman early in their chase, but Saikat Ali took charge and made 70 off 66 balls, a knock that featured four boundaries and five sixes. However, it was not good enough to save face as Sajjad claimed four wickets for 19 runs.
It was Brothers' fourth win while Mohammedan suffered their fourth defeat, which makes their chances of qualifying for the Super League difficult.
In an exciting chase of 271 runs, Mahmudul Haque smashed a boundary off the penultimate ball of the innings to propel Sheikh Jamal to a two-wicket victory with one ball to spare, but credit must go to Elias Sunny who, along with Mahmudul, added 64 runs for the eighth wicket to chase down the challenging total.
Sheikh Jamal required ten runs from the last six balls and Sunny smashed a boundary off the first ball from Ariful Haque. But the bowler took his revenge off the very next ball by dismissing him. Mahmudul then picked up one run and, after Shahadat Hossain managed one off the fourth ball, he regained strike. Off the penultimate ball, Ariful smote a boundary, taking his side to the target.
For his 44 off 47 balls with three fours and a six, Sunny received the man of the match award.
It was Prime Bank's third defeat and the win saw Sheikh Jamal keep their Super League hopes alive with a sixth win.
SCORES IN BRIEF
MOHAMMEDAN V BROTHERS
BROTHERS: 276-8 in 49 overs (Junaed 110, Rubel 36, Kapali 51; Sajedul 2-62, Taijul 2-41, Enamul 2-52)
MOHAMMEDAN: 147 all out in 35.4 overs (Saikat 70, Avishek 29; Nihaduzzaman 2-31, Kamrul 2-31, Sajjad 4-19)
Result: Brothers Union won by 129 runs.
Player-of-the-match: Junaed Siddique.
PRIME BANK V SHEIKH JAMAL
PRIME BANK: 270 for 9 (Maruf 61, Zakir 34, Easwaran 54, Al-Amin 42, Asif 31; Shahadat 2-43)
SHEIKH JAMAL: 271 for 8 in 49.5 overs (Fazle 36, Chopra 48, Gazi 54, Ziaur 34, Elias Sunny 44, Mahmudul 27 not out; Ariful 4-75)
Result: Sheikh Jamal won by two wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Elias Sunny.
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