Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League
DOHS, Kalabagan stroll
Old DOHS rode on their overseas players to beat Mohammad Ashraful-led Cricket Coaching School (CCS) by 64 runs in one of three Premier League matches yesterday.
Bilal Hossain’s half-century and a five-wicket haul from veteran Rashed Hanif ensured a perfect start for the two-time former champions who thwarted a significant force in their first game.
The other two matches went according to the pecking order as Kalabagan easily crushed BKSP by nine wickets and Gazi Tank beat Victoria Sporting Club by 39 runs.
DOHS-CCS
Bilal’s strokeful 86-ball 77 laid the platform for DOHS who hardly looked in trouble after being put into bat by CCS captain Ashraful. After Bilal, it was the other Pakistani, Hanif, who struck five boundaries and a six in his 43 off 50 balls that carried DOHS to 251-7 in 50 overs at the BKSP ground.
CCS made a bright enough start to their chase with the left-right combination of Amit Mazumder and Shahbaz Butt adding 64 for the first wicket. After both openers fell in the 40s, it was up to Ashraful to lead the batting but Mehrab Hossain ended the former national captain’s patient 25 off 37 balls with a direct hit from short third-man.
After Ashraful’s departure, Tapash Ghosh and Nazmul Hossain added 35 for the fifth wicket but once that stand was broken by Hanif’s left-arm spin, DOHS quickly wrapped up the tail and CCS were bowled out in the 46th over for 187 runs.
GAZI TANK-VICTORIA
A four-wicket haul from Sanjamul Islam and a fine spell of fast bowling from Al-Amin Hossain made sure Victoria fell well short of Gazi Tank’s 233-run target at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.
Al-Amin’s two-wicket burst at the top, removing in-form Fazle Rabbi and Myshekur Rahman, was vital in Gazi Tank’s bowling effort. Sanjamul’s left-arm spin subsequently ran through the middle-order and also picked up the last wicket to fall, finishing with figures of 4-50 from 9.4 overs at his home venue.
Earlier, Alok Kapali’s 62-ball 50 and Kaushalya Weeraratne’s six boundaries (20-ball 32) took Gazi Tank to a competitive 232-8 in 50 overs.
KALABAGAN-BKSP
At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, Kalabagan strolled to a nine-wicket victory over BKSP, with 29.4 overs in hand.
Two wickets each from Shahadat Hossain, Mohammad Sharif, Arafat Sunny and Mahmudul Hasan ensured the sports institute was bowled out for just 118 in 42.5 overs.
Kalabagan took just 20.4 overs to reach their target. Nazmus Sadat struck a six and six Boundaries in his 63-ball 53 while fellow left-hander Nasiruddin Faruque was unbeaten on 48 off 45 balls.
SCORES IN BRIEF
OLD DOHS: 251-7 in 50 overs (Bilal 77, Tanvir 34; Waqas 2-33, Ashraful 2-43)
CCS: 187 all out in 45.5 overs (Shahbaz 44, Amit 41; Hanif 5-33, Shafiul 3-27)
Result: Old DOHS won by 64 runs.
GAZI TANK: 232-8 in 50 overs (Kapali 50, Sabbir 39; Kamrul 4-41, Monir 2-31)
VICTORIA: 193 all out in 49.4 overs (Mominul 61, Tarek 52; Sanjamul 4-50, Al-Amin 2-16)
Result: Gazi Tank won by 39 runs.
BKSP: 118 all out in 42.5 overs (Abid 25, Shoumya 21; Mahmudul 2-14, Arafat 2-23)
KALABAGAN: 121-1 in 20.4 overs (Sadat 53, Faruque 48 not out; Zakaria 1-18)
Result: Kalabagan won by nine wickets.
