Dhaka – Shinepukur Cricket Club moved one step up in the table from the 4th spot with the 4th victory in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as they managed a one-wicket win against Legends of Rupganj in the 7th round game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity got the 6th spot moving up from 8th after a three-wicket victory against Brothers Union in another league match on the day at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.Shinepukur vs Legends of Rupganj Shinepukur reached the target scoring 272 for 9 in 50 overs, replying to Legends of Rupganj’s 268 for 3 in 50 overs.Shinepukur’s innings was spurred by the 4th pair contribution of 121 off 23.5 overs by two half centuries by man of the match Shadman Islam (95 off 116b; 8×4) and Uday Kaul (61 off 70b; 4×4; 1×6). Afif Hossain was another notable scorer adding 29 runs for the side.Mohammad Shahid got three wickets for 50 runs while Parvez Rasool (2/37), Mosharraf Hossain (2/44) and Naeem Islam (1/49) shared five wickets for Legends of Rupganj. Mohammad Naim (93 off 130b; 8×4; 1×6) fell short by seven runs for a century as he was caught behind by Uday Kaul off Raihan Uddin on 232/3 in 45.1 overs after sharing a partnership of 97 off 13.1 overs with Parvez Rasool who played an unbeaten innings of 88* off 66 balls, including 11 boundaries and two sixes, for Legends of Rupganj.Skipper Naeem Islam (38 off 64b; 2×4) and opener Abdul Mazid (25 off 32b; 5×4) were two other notable scorers for the side.Shuvagata Hom (1/21), Naeem Islam Jr (1/35) and Raihan Uddin (1/51) shared three wickets for Shinepukur who elected to field first after winning the toss.Khelaghar vs Brothers Khelaghar chased down a target of 188 for 7 in 49.3 overs after restricting Brothers to 187 for all in 46 overs.Man of the match Ashok Menaria (55 off 77b; 3×4; 1×6), opener Sadikur Rahman (35 off 41b; 5×4), Rafsan Al Mahmud (30 off 71b; 1×4; 2×6) and Moinul Islam (22 off 46b) were the notable scorers for the winners.Mehedi Hasan Rana (2/42) and Suhrawardi Shuvo (2/18) shared four wickets while skipper Alok Kapali (1/24), Shakhawat Hossain (1/28) and Khaled Ahmed (1/38) shared three wickets for the losing side.Sent in to bat first, Brothers were struggling from the beginning losing two wickets — Mizanur Rahman and Myshukur Rahaman – for 18 in 7 overs. Skipper Alok Kapali (66 off 83b; 6×4; 1×6) was the big hitter in his number five place while Suhrawardi Shuvo (33* off 46b; 1×4) played unbeaten innings. Junaid Siddique and Debabrata Das added 21 runs each to be other notable scorers for the side.Hasan Mahmud (3/24), Moinul Islam (2/ 48), Masum Khan (1/20) and Mohammad Saddam (1/30) took seven wickets for the winners.
League table after 7th round
Position Team Match Win Loss Tied Points Nrr
1 Abahani Ltd 7 6 1 0 12 1.330
2 Prime Doleshwar 7 4 2 1 9 -0.129
3 Shinepukur CC 7 4 3 0 8 0.518
4 Legends of Rupganj 7 4 3 0 8 0.372
5 Sk Jamal DC 7 4 3 0 8 0.115
6 Khelaghar SKS 7 4 3 0 8 -0.485
7 Mohammedan SC 7 3 3 1 7 -0.033
8 Prime Bank CC 7 3 4 0 6 0.111
9 Brothers Union 7 3 4 0 6 -0.329
10 Kalabagan KC 7 2 5 0 4 -0.338
11 Agrani Bank CC 7 2 5 0 4 -0.521
12 Gazi Group Cricketers 7 2 5 0 4 -0.583,UNB news agency
