Fariha stars on opening day

Fariha Islam was the star performer in the opening match of the 9th Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games cricket event, which got underway at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday. The left-arm pacer picked up six wickets for 14 runs in her 10-over spell as Bangladesh Blue defeated Bangladesh Red by 10 wickets. The National team, Under-19 and the Emerging team players have been divided into three teams -- Bangladesh Red, Bangladesh Blue and Bangladesh Green – to take part in this round-robin league format tournament.