Gazi Tank rebound
All-rounders Forhad Hossain and Forhad Reza combined to put in a spirited performance for Gazi Tank Cricketers to inflict a thumping 115-run defeat on Cricket Coaching School (CCS) in their second match of the Premier League Cricket at Fatullah yesterday.
The victory in a way also lifted the gloom from over the powerhouse following their shock defeat in the first match.
On the other hand, it was a complete reversal for CCS after they had easily won their first match against Partex. Hapless Partex, however, couldn't get out of the losing fold as they went down to Kalabagan by five wickets at BKSP, while Biman continued their fine run with a comfortable five-wicket victory over Old DOHS at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.
Gazi Tank, who were utterly disappointing in their first game of the season, played a ruthless game as they saw their star batsmen finding their feet in this match. Hard-hitting opener Nazimuddin scored 31 runs while left-hander Shahriar Nafees, batting at number three, scored an excellent 65 with six boundaries and two over-boundaries. Gazi Tank skipper Alok Kapali, who didn't play in the first game, got out without scoring.
However, it was the Forhads, Hossain and Reza, who took care of the CCS bowlers. Hossain scored 45 well compiled runs while Reza blasted 42 off just 21 balls including four huge sixes as Gazi posted 245 before being all out in 49.4 overs.
And then the two Forhads made sure that they had an easy victory as they shared six wickets among them to bowl CCS out for 130 runs in 39.2 overs. Reza started the rot ousting both the openers cheaply including that of skipper Uttam Sarker who had scored an unbeaten century in the previous game. Hossain later came in to bowl and took four quick wickets to cap off a memorable day. One-down batsman Taposh Ghosh played a lone hand for CCS as he scored 56 runs in a losing cause.
Meanwhile Kalabagan Krira Chakra got their first win of the campaign as they ran comfortably home with a five-wicket win over Partex. Partex were asked to bat first and made a good start with their openers putting on 79 runs before being separated. Gazi Salauddin scored 52 while Mahbub Alam made 43. But then came in Kalabagan spinner Rockybul Hasan and turned things around with a masterly spell of 6-27 to reduce Partex to 215 all out in 49 overs.
Contributions from most of the Kalabagan batters turned the 216-run target into an easy chase as they ran home with five wickets in hand and 2.2 overs to spare. Javed Omar played a captain's knock as he remained unbeaten on 67 to guide his side home.
Biman barely had to break a sweat as they comfortably chased down a paltry target of 160 losing just five wickets and sparing more than nine overs to record a 5-wicket win over Old DOHS.
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