Sadman corrects Abahani's course

21-year-old Sadman Islam scored his maiden List A century to lead holders Abahani to a thumping 107-run win against Prime Bank Cricket Club at the BKSP yesterday in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League.

After the departure of the national players, Abahani found life a bit difficult, losing two out of their last three games. However, their win against Prime Bank, considered to be the strongest team in the league sans the national players, will definitely give them a boost.

Batting first, Abahani were bowled out for a strong 305 in 49.2 overs. It was their brilliant start that set the roadmap of the 107-run win. Their openers, Liton Das and Sadman put on 119 runs in 19.5 overs with Liton scoring 65 off 63 balls with three sixes and four fours before getting out.

Saif Hassan then joined Sadman and put on another century stand. The duo shared a 101-run partnership before Saif was dismissed for 51 in the 36th over.

Sadman, who hit three sixes and nine fours, soon reached his century before being caught off Ariful Haque.

A few hits from Shuvagata Hom and Nazmul Hossain towards the end helped them cross the 300-run mark. However, they would have scored more had they not lost wickets at regular intervals.

After the exchange, Shuvagata, who had taken four for 19 in his last game, scalped a five-wicket haul and was the key reason behind Prime Bank's collapse. Salman Hossain, who scored an unbeaten 61 was the only batsman who scored a half-century as Prime Bank were bundled out for 198 in 44.5 overs.

In the other game at the BKSP, Legends of Rupganj made amends for their pathetic display in the last game when they were bundled out for 84 on a good batting track, by chasing down Victoria's 155 without any headaches.

SHUVAGATA ... 5 for 47 & ABHISHEK ... 95

Batting first, Victoria were bundled out in just 45.3 overs courtesy of Raza Ali Dar's three for 13 and Mosharraf Hossain's two for 36. In the second innings, Pinak Ghosh scored a cautious 62 off 110 balls to lead them to a much-needed six-wicket win in 45.3 overs. Mosharraf, who promoted himself to four, scored 21 while Naeem scored an unbeaten 29 to support Pinak.

At the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Mohammedan's Abhishek Mitra scored 95 to help his team chase down Prime Doleshwar's 228 with six wickets to spare.

Batting first, Doleshwar rode on Abdul Majed's 50 and a late blitz from Forhad Reza and Habibur Rahman to post 228. They were struggling at 153 for seven and that is when Forhad and Habibur shared a 64-run stand for the eighth wicket and helped them cross the 200-run mark.

However, that was not enough as a resolute Abhishek, who hit two sixes and three fours, saw them through in 47.4 overs. He was well supported by skipper Rakibul Hasan's 49 off 60 balls. 

SCORES IN BRIEF

ABAHANI V PRIME BANK CC 

ABAHANI: 305 all out in 49.2 overs (Sadman 103, Liton 65, Saif 51; Al-Amin 3-47, Ariful 3-58, Salman 2-38)

PRIME BANK: 198 all out in 44.5 overs (Salman 61 not out, Mehedi 31; Shuvagata 5-47, Manan 2-41)

Result: Abahani won by 107 runs.

Player of the match: Sadman Islam

PRIME DOLESHWAR V MOHAMMEDAN

PRIME DOLESHWAR: 228 for 9 (Majid 50, Forhad 46, Zakir 40; Charith 3-29, Sajedul 3-30)

MOHAMMEDAN: 232 for 4 in 47.4 overs (Abhishek 95, Rakibul 49 not out; Imtiaz 1-7, Sunny 1-60)

Result: Mohammedan won by six wickets.

Player of the match: Abhishek Mitra

LEGENDS OF RUPGANJ V VICTORIA SC

VICTORIA: 155 all out in 45.3 overs (Uttam 35, Rubel 28; Raza 3-13, Mosharraf 2-36)

RUPGANJ: 156 for 4 in 45.3 overs (Pinak 62, Naeem 29; Arafat 1-16, Rubel 1-17)

Result: Legends of Rupganj won by six wickets.

Player of the match: Pinak Ghosh.