Khulna win on third day
Rajin Saleh's first century of the season went in vain as hosts Khulna beat Sylhet by 35 runs on the third day of their first round National Cricket League match at the Birshreshtha Matiur Rahman Stadium yesterday.
The Sylhet captain was the lone ranger in a side ravaged by the departure of Alok Kapali, Golam Mabud and Tapash Baisya, who left to play in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Away at Fatullah, the Dhaka-Chittagong game finally started after the first two days were washed out due to a wet outfield.
In Rajshahi, Barisal took a lead of 207 runs with six wickets in hand as the hosts failed to take a firm grip on the match.
KHULNA-SYLHET
Resuming the 292-run chase on 18 for two, Sylhet lost overnight batsmen Imtiaz Hossain and Saikat Ali and Mohammad Mithun in the space of thirteen balls with the score on 34.
But the experienced Rajin withstood the pressure from the Khulna pacemen, who took a vice-like grip on the match. Rajin only found assistance from his deputy Mohammad Sharifullah, who scored 38 off 93 balls. The two added 86 for the sixth wicket before Sharif fell to Rabiul Islam in the 44th over.
Seven-wicket man Shuvashish Roy gave Rajin some more support and they added another 132 for the ninth wicket.
Rajin became the ninth wicket to fall, caught behind off Ziaur Rahman, who took four for 63. Rajin scored his runs 229 balls and the innings had eight hits to the rope.
Rabiul completed his first five-for of the season, taking 5 for 60.
But it was Sylhet's Nabil Samad who was adjudged the man-of-the-match for his outstanding 13-wicket haul.
DHAKA-CHITTAGONG
Left-arm spinner Mohammad Younus took the seventh five-wicket haul of the first round as Chittagong bowled out Dhaka for 210 in the first innings of the delayed game.
Nafis Iqbal brought portly Younus in the eighth over and he rewarded his captain, by removing Anwar Hossain for just six.
The Cox's Bazar player later took four more to bring up the bowler's 'century' as Dhaka struggled to make an impact.
Later, the Chittagong openers remained unscathed as they negotiated 19 overs to score 48.
RAJSHAHI-BARISAL
Mohammad Shahzada's 40 gave Rajshahi some precious time and cut down Barisal's first innings lead to just 58 runs.
Nasiruddin Faruque later scored a very patient 45 off 166 balls as Barisal took a lead of over two-hundred runs.
Under-19 players Nasir Hossain and Rony Talukdar must now play matured knocks if Barisal are to start off their NCL campaign on a positive note.
BRIEF SCORES
KHULNA: First innings 178 and second innings 187.
SYLHET: First innings 74 and second innings 256 all out 79.4 overs (Rahman 2, Imtiaz 5, Nazmul 0, Saikat 10, Mithun 2, Rajin 135, Sharifullah 38, Abul 0, Nabil 0, Shuvashish 33, Tushar 1 not out; Ziaur 4-63, Dollar 1-14, Robiul 5-60).
Man-of-the-match: Nabil Samad.
Result: Khulna won by 35 runs.
BARISAL: First innings 273 all and second innings 149-4 in 70 overs (Uttam 35, Hannan 0, Faruque 45, Imran 17, Nasir 30 not out, Rony 11 not out; Shafaq 1-20, Alamgir 1-21, Suharwardi 1-30, Farhad 1-42).
RAJSHAHI: First innings 215 all out in 71.5 overs (Shakil 42, Jahurul 8, Farhad 5, Anisur 18, Mashud 19, Mushfiqur 34, Sabbir 18, Suharwardi 0, Shahzada 40, Alamgir 4, Shafaq 10; Sajidul 6-51, Talha 2-66, Nasir 1-12, Arafat 1-44).
DHAKA: First innings 210 all out in 72.4 overs (Omar 43, Anwar 6, Shamsur 5, Nadif 3, Marshall 36, Mominul 22, Nazmul 45, Arafat 8, Imon 6 not out, Al-Hamim 6, Niaz 0; Tareq 4-44, Younus 5-59, Kamrul 1-39).
CHITTAGONG: First innings 48 for no loss in 19 overs (Salahuddin 26 not out, Nafis 13 not out).
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