Rishad fifer leads Rangpur
Rangpur Division leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and Khulna Division opener Anamul Haque shone on the first day of the third round of the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) yesterday. The third round of the NCL, originally scheduled to begin from October 24, commenced yesterday after the players and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) came to an agreement to end the players' strike which began on Monday and lasted three days.
Rishad bagged a fifer, helping Rangpur bundle out Rajshahi for a modest 201-run total in 71.4 overs. After the exchange, Rajshahi finished the day with 32 for two on the board after 16 overs.
Electing to bat, Rajshahi lost two of their top order batsmen inside 10 overs with just 29 runs on the board. Rishad then got in on the act, picking up the first of his five wickets on the day by removing opener Mizanur Rahman in the 25th over. Rishad returned impressive figures of five for 50 in 20 overs, which included the vital wicket of Rajshahi skipper Farhad Hossain, who scored 60 off 113 balls.
Rishad however was one of two leg-spinners for whom BCB president Namul Hassan replaced local coach Masud Parvez with Jafrul Ehsan for Rajshahi after the former did not field the 17-year old in the first NCL round.
Meanwhile, Anamul's 205-ball 112 helped Khulna Division score 290 for six in 91 overs against Dhaka Division before stumps in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
Anamul had laced his innings with nine boundaries and five maximums before retiring hurt after Tea.
The other two matches -- Barishal Division's game against Dhaka Metropolis in Bogura and Chittaging Division's match against Sylhet in Rajshahi -- were called off due to rain.
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