Mithun sparkles for Gazi Tank
MOHAMMAD MITHUN...169
The young stars continued their domination in the Premier Division Cricket League, as Mohammad Mithun hogged the spotlight yesterday with a blazing hundred to guide Gazi Tank to an 81-run victory over Partex at BKSP.
The 19-year old Mithun shaped his aggressive style of batting to hit the highest score in the league. The right-hander smote seventeen fours and seven sixes during his 169-run vigil to script his side's third win in five games.
The fifth round saw an amazing run fest from the young batters as it was the fourth ton in this round after Rokibul Hasan, Shamsur Rahman and Imran Ahmed who followed the footsteps of Rony Talukdar and Arman Hossain in earlier rounds.
In the day's one-sided affairs, Surjo Torun secured their fourth win with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over BKSP at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium to share the second spot along with Old DOHS and Abahani.
Shuvagoto Hom hit an unbeaten 76 as Cricket Coaching School (CCS) posted a six-wicket victory over Young Pegasus. With the third victory, the newcomers have improved their tally to six points.
GAZI-PARTEX
Pacer Ariful Haque claimed two quick wickets after Gazi decided to bat first but his team's joy was short lived as Mithun joined national opener Imrul Kayes to change the whole scenario.
Recovering from 18-2, Gazi posted a daunting total of 295-5 thanks to a 176-run third wicket partnership between Imrul and Mithun. Wicketkeeper batsman Mithun outshone his senior partner striking the ball all around the park but Imrul also contributed handsomely as the left-hander scored 64 off 94 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and a six.
The total could easily have crossed the three hundred mark but Nayeem Islam failed to make some quick runs, as he was unbeaten on 29 off 41 balls.
In reply, Mehrab Hossain (41) and Saiful Alam (60) made a confident start as they shared 87 runs in the opening stand but nobody could accelerate the run rate, as Partex was restricted to 214-6.
Mushfiqur Rahim scored 43 off 66 balls.
SURJO TORUN-BKSP
BKSP made a disastrous start by losing two wickets for seven runs and they failed to recover from the early hiccup before being bundled out for 141 runs.
Mominul Haque top scored with 36 off 73 balls that featured four boundaries.
Sanjamul Islam and Saklain Sajib picked up two wickets each.
In reply, Surjo Torun comfortably reached to the target scoring 145 for three in 39 overs thanks to an unbeaten half-century by Rajin Saleh who struck six boundaries in 85 balls.
CCS-PEGASUS
Pacer Ashraful Haque started the carnage by removing two openers for 18 runs and then left-arm spinner Elias Sunny took the initiative to wrap up Pegasus for a paltry 147 runs.
Sunny claimed three wickets conceding 29 runs in 9.2 overs.
A little resistance came from captain Abul Bashar who top scored 47 off 98 balls that contained three boundaries.
In reply, CCS rode on Shuvagoto's unbeaten 76 to reach the target of 148-4. Shuvagoto smashed 14 boundaries during his 105-ball essay.
BRIEF SCORES
GAZI TANK: 295-5 in 50 overs (Imrul 64, Mithun 169, Ashraful 3, Nayeem 29 not out, Mukter 10 not out, extras 19; Iqbal 2-46, Ariful 2-47)
PARTEX: 214-6 in 50 overs (Mehrab 41, Saiful 60, Mushfiqur 43, Ariful 25, Rezaul 22 not out, extras 10; Saju 2-37, Ashraful 2-40).
Result: Gazi Tank won by 81 runs.
BKSP: 141 all out in 49.2 overs (Sarker 28, Mominul 36, Zabid 16, Imamul 25, Anamul 10, extras 13; Sajib 2-16, Sanjamul 2-26).
SURJO TORUN: 145-3 in 39 overs (Sandeep 25, Hannan 22, Rajin 50 not out, Anisur 25 not out, extras 14; Rifatuzzaman 1-27, Imammul 1-23, Asif 1-19).
Result: Surjo Torun won by seven wickets.
PEGASUS: 147 all out in 48.2 overs (Ruvin 28, Bashar 47, Iftekhar 23, extras 12; Ashraful 2-18, Sunny 3-29).
CCS: 148-4 in 36 overs (Uttam 15, Shuvagoto 76 not out, extras 13; Mamun 1-37, Jubair 2-24).
Result: CCS won by six wickets.
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