Barisal bat strongly

Barisal were in a commanding position against Dhaka in their second phase National Cricket League match at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday.
At the end of the second day, Dhaka were precariously placed at 50 for three in reply to Barisal's first innings score of 438 runs. Skipper Shahin Hossain struck his first century of the season and later it was seamer Towhidul Islam who rocked the Dhaka top-order as Barisal took control.
Sylhet too were dominating Rajshahi after they had made 316 runs in the first innings.

BARISAL-DHAKA
The Shahin-Iftekhar Nayeem partnership took Barisal's total from 292-2 (overnight) to 308 runs before Nayeem was caught behind off Mohammad Sharif for 149 off 276 balls as the 196-run third wicket stand came to an end.
Shahin continued on from his 77 not out, scoring 104 off 196 balls with the help of thirteen boundaries, taking his side close to the 400-run mark.
And that job was done by their late-order batsmen as the Dhaka bowlers had to be patient. Mosharraf Hossain Rubel took three wickets while Sharif and Saju Dutta took two each.
Dhaka's batting started disastrously when Uttam Sarkar was removed for a duck in the third over by Towhidul, who also removed Anwar Hossain for 16.
Marshall Ayub and Mehedi Hasan were the not out batsmen when stumps were drawn for the day, Dhaka having a massive recovery work in their hands.

SYLHET-RAJSHAHI
Sylhet added just 48 runs to their overnight 268 for six before being bowled out. Ijaz Ahmed finished on 63 while Nabil Samad hammered two sixes in his 45-ball 22 as Sylhet managed a competitive first innings total.
Rajshahi began well with Avishek Mitra hitting eight boundaries in his 60, also adding 64 for the first wicket and 52 for the third with Anisur Rahman. But once Avishek fell in the 44th over to left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed, Rajshahi lost the momentum.
They ended the day on 212 for seven with Mohymenul Islam and Mukhtar Ali the unbeaten batsmen as they trail by 104 runs in the first innings.
For Sylhet, Nasum took three wickets while Abu Jayed Rahi picked up two.

SCORES IN BRIEF
BARISAL: First innings 438 all out in 137.3 overs (Iftekhar 149, Shahin 104; Rubel 3-90)
DHAKA: First innings 50-3 in 25 overs (Anwar 16; Towhidul 2-14)
SYLHET: First innings 316 all out in 107.2 overs (Rajin 93, Ijaz 63; Taijul 4-87, Farhad 3-53)
RAJSHAHI: First innings 212-7 in 70 overs (Avishek 60, Anisur 58; Nasum 3-69)