Abahani completed a three-peat of the Dhaka Premier League with a commanding six-wicket victory over rivals Mohammedan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.
The weather, however, predicts bad news for Mohammedan, with forecasts of rain throughout the day potentially disrupting the match.
It's not just the board that's been caught napping. Hridoy’s own attitude throws up red flags about a wider issue.
Mohammedan Sporting Club captain Towhid Hridoy’s suspension saga took a new turn yesterday after he was handed one demerit point for showing dissent after being given out during their Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match against Gazi Group Cricketers in Mirpur.
The situation, both on and off the field, is disheartening. The national team’s struggles, coupled with ongoing match-fixing allegations and administrative chaos in the domestic arena, mirror the dysfunction of the previous regime Faruque promised to reform.
Nasum Ahmed’s unbeaten 13-ball 21 earned Mohammedan Sporting Club a thrilling four-wicket win over Gazi Group Cricketers in their penultimate Super League match in Mirpur on Saturday and also pushed the title race of the ongoing edition of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) to the final day.
While Bijoy's return may look like a one-off decision, it appears the selectors are willing to give this chapter a few more pages.
Hridoy’s suspension, and the confusion surrounding his premature return to the field after serving just one game of a two-match ban, has sparked controversy and raised questions about administrative irregularities within domestic cricket.
The Mohammedan captain was initially handed a one-match suspension and four demerit points for his first offence in altercating with on-field umpires. Later, his criticism of umpiring led to another sentence of three demerit points, which should equate to seven demerit points and two match suspensions.
Gazi Group Cricketers batter Anamul Haque Bijoy achieved an unprecedented career milestone by scoring his 50th century in recognised cricket, becoming the first Bangladeshi to do so, as he played a match-winning knock during a Dhaka Premier League match against Legends of Rupganj at the BKSP-4 ground on Sunday.
Mohammedan Sporting Club’s captain Towhid Hridoy was recently handed a two-match ban but returned to the field today in his side’s Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match against Agrani Bank Cricket Club, with multiple stakeholder providing various explanations on how it was allowed.
Abahani Limited, Legends of Rupganj, and Gulshan Cricket Club emerged victorious in their respective rain-curtailed encounters.
Mohammedan Sporting Club will miss several of their top cricketers in the Super League phase of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL), but are still hopeful of becoming champions.
Towhid Hridoy believes the intensity and emotional weight of “a few matches in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL)” push players to give more than they often do in international cricket, after Mohammedan triumphed by 39 runs over their arch-rivals Abahani in a high-stakes DPL fixture on Saturday.
Mohammedan Sporting Club tasted their first List-A victory over arch-rivals Abahani Limited since 2016 when they beat the reigning champions by 39 runs during their final league phase match of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
For the first time since suffering a major heart attack, former Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal set foot in a stadium as he came to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today to watch the high-voltage Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited.
Perennial rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club will face off in Mirpur while Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Prime Bank Cricket Club will vie for the final spot in the Super League as the 11th and final round of the first phase of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) commences today.
Every year, the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) begins with unwavering commitments from authorities to make it even more competitive than the previous years.
Pacer Shoriful Islam was the standout performer with the ball, claiming a career-best 6 for 40 to restrict Brothers Union to 260-9 in 48.4 overs. The match was cut short by rain, ensuring Legends of Rupganj's victory.
