Barisal exact revenge
Barisal had an eye for an eye when they won their maiden National Cricket League one-day title yesterday by virtue of a better head-to-head record against Rajshahi.
On the final day of the six-team competition, Barisal suffered a 21-run defeat to Dhaka but finished level in the points table with Rajshahi, who recorded a four-wicket victory against Khulna.
Both Barisal and Rajshahi finished on 14 points but Barisal had won both their ties against the men from the north.
The roles have been reversed in the limited-overs competition after Rajshahi clinched the first-class crown also by virtue of a better head-to-head record against Barisal after both ended level on points.
The final round, however, only had academic interests as Barisal's title was ensured after their previous round victory.
The southerners just failed to put the icing on the cake when they skittled out for 130 in reply to Dhaka's paltry 151-9 at the Fatullah Stadium.
The victory helped Dhaka avoid a bottom-table finish due to superior head-to-head record against Sylhet as both teams finished on six points.
Rajshahi survived a scare from 5-wicket spinner Murad Khan to beat Khulna in a low scoring match at BKSP when the runners-ups reached 75-6 after booking Khulna for just 71 with Sohrawardi Shuvo bagging five for six runs in a 7.1-over spell.
Chittagong, meanwhile, finished third when Mukter Ali and Mahmudul Hasan shared seven wickets to give them a 50-run win over Sylhet at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium.
Mukter took 4-23 and Hasan 3-15 to shape Chittagong's sixth win as they stopped Sylhet for 98 after scoring 148.
SCORES IN BRIEF
DHAKA: 151-9 in 50 overs (Rashedul 33, Mehrab 20, Marshal 28, Nadif 17, Monwar 1-23, Arafat 1-23, Tariqul 1-28, Ariful 2-23, Nasir 3-27)
BARISAL: 130 all out in 46.2 overs (Shaheen 22, Nasir 23, Arafat 43*, Shahadat 2-30, Niaz 3-23, Elias 1-15, Rezaul 1-30, Marshal 1-11).
Result: Dhaka won by 21 runs
KHULNA: 71 all out in 30.1 overs (Tarikuzzaman 15, Taibur 15, Shafaq 2-28, Sanjamul 1-16, Shuvo 5-6, Sajib 1-3)
RAJSHAHI: 75-6 in 18.5 overs 9Hamidul 14, Sabbir 16*, Shakil 1-12, Murad 5-29).
Result: Rajshahi won by 4 wickets
CHITTAGONG: 148 all out in 45 overs (Ashraful 32, Nafees 10, Tariq 12, Hasan 34, Mukter 21, Monir 3-23, Nabil 1-34, Abul 2-17, Tapash 2-16, Sharifullah 2-17)
SYLHET: 98 all out in 23.5 overs (Imtiaz 19, Saikat 11, Rahman 26, Mukter 4-23, Younus 1-25, Hasan 3-15, Newaz 1-8, Raihanuddin 1-14).
Result: Chittagong won by 50 runs.
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