Last-over drama drowns Abahani

Prime Doleshwar pulled off an exciting three-run win against pioneers Abahani in a Dhaka Premier League diversion at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. 

Abahani required 10 keeps running from the last six conveyances to topple Prime Doleshwar's 232 for 9. Ariful Islam, who alongside Mohammad Mithun took the diversion to the wire, scored six keeps running off the initial three conveyances including a limit off the second ball from left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, who however had the last giggle by having Ariful (21 off 16 balls) got off the penultimate conveyance with Abahani requiring four hurries to arrange an amazing turnaround. It was Abahani's second thrashing in nine diversions. However, despite everything they lead the 12-group table with 14 focuses. 

Bright completed with 3 for 15. In any case, it was experienced right-arm medium pacer Forhad Reza who designed the energizing triumph with an overall show. He rejected a menacingly balanced wicketkeeper-batsman Mithun in the penultimate over, decreasing Abahani to 219 for 9. Mithun hit a run-a-ball 60 preceding being played by Forhad, who completed with 3 for 42 from his ten overs. Forhad likewise scored a key 28 off 26 balls in Doleshwar's battling all out which was worked around half hundreds of years from one-down Fazle Mahmud (68) and Farhad Hossain (63). 

With this win Doleshwar moved to the second position, behind Abahani on 11 focuses. 

Away at the BKSP in Savar, holders Gazi Group, who are frantically attempting to escape the feared transfer zone, recorded a far reaching seven-wicket win against Prime Bank because of a fine century from their skipper Jahurul Islam. 

Jahurul struck 103 as Gazi, pursuing Prime Bank's 257 for 9, dashed to 258 for 3 out of 48.5 overs. The right-hander additionally included in an imperative 121 keeps running for the fourth wicket with Asif Ahmed after they were diminished to 63 for 3. Jahurul pounded eight fours and three sixes in his 113-ball thump. Asif, then again, struck an unbeaten 91 off 105 balls. 

Prior, Prime Bank's battling all out was worked around Indian Yousuf Pathan's vigorous unbeaten 72. The huge hitting right-hander pounded four sixes and the same number of limits in his 60-ball thump. Youthful right-arm off-spinner Nayeem Hasan got four wickets for 53 keeps running for Gazi. 

Gazi are currently on eight focuses, equivalent to five different groups, and behind fifth set Mohammedan, who recorded a 38-run win against promotees Shinepukur Cricket Club at the Khan Shahed Osman Ai Stadium in Fatullah. 

Mohammedan blossomed with four burly half hundreds of years to post 306 for 6, their second 300 or more score and the association's third. Rony Talukder struck a 73-ball 70, captain Shamsur Rahman hit 60 and Raquibul Hasan scored a 52-ball 55. Yet, it was Saeed Sarkar's tornado 25-ball 58 down the request that guaranteed Mohammedans huge aggregate. Saeed struck five sixes and two or three limits in his undefeated thump. 

A young Shinepukur however were never truly in the pursuit notwithstanding Shuvagata Hom's 32-ball 52 and Mohammad Saifuddin's 68. They were in the long run played out for 268 out of 48.1 overs. 

SCORES IN BRIEF 

PRIME DOLESHWAR V ABAHANI 

PRIME DOLESHWAR: 232-9 of every 50 overs (Fazle Mahmud 68, Farhad 65, Reza 28; Manan 4-44, Sobuj 2-29, Mashrafe 2-47) 

ABAHANI: 229-10 of every 49.5 overs (Mithun 60, Nasir 53, Anamul 34; Reza 3-42, Sunny 3-51, Sharfuddin 2-36) 

Result: Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club won by 3 runs. 

MOHAMMEDAN V SHINEPUKUR 

MOHAMMEDAN: 306-6 of every 50 overs (Rony 77, Shamsur 60, Saeed 58 not out; Saifuddin 3-55) 

SHINEPUKUR: 268-10 of every 48.1 overs (Saifuddin 68, Shuvagata 52, Fardeen 34; Azim 4-45, Taijul 3-64) 

Result: Mohammedan Sporting Club won by 38 runs. 

GAZI GROUP V PRIME BANK 

PRIME BANK: 257-9 out of 50 overs (Pathan 72 not out, Zakir 44, Al-Amin 37; Nayeem 4-53) 

GAZI GROUP: 258-3 out of 48.5 overs (Jahurul 103, Asif 91 not out, Fawad 29*; Enamul 2-52) 

Result: Gazi Group Cricketers won by 7 wickets.