Premier Cricket: BKSP stun Prime Doleshwar

Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) stunned Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club by two runs in super over in the Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.

Prime Doleshwar won the toss and chose to bat first. They lost two wickets in five runs. Their struggle in the middle continued as they tumbled for 111 for nine wickets in 20 overs.

Mohammad Arafat (29), Mahmudul Hasan (41) and Taibur Rahman (17) were the only three batsmen to reach double digit scores.

Right-arm pacer Sumon Khan bagged three wickets for BKSP while Makidul Islam took two.

Chasing a small target, BKSP suffered batting collapse as they lost four wickets just in 16 runs. The match was tied when BKSP also tumbled for 111/10 in 20 overs. But in the super over, BKSP won the match by two runs.

Right-arm pacer Manik Khan recorded a hat-trick in his T20 debut. He bagged two wickets in the fifth and sixth ball of the first over and took another one in the first ball of third over.

Shamim Hossain (45) and Akbar Ali (42) were the only two batsmen to reach double digits for BKSP.

They needed 11 runs in the last over. Arafat Sunny conceded 10 runs and the match went to super over where Farhad conceded six for Doleshwar. They failed to chase it while and managed to score four.

Manik Khan was adjudged man of the match for taking four wickets for 12 runs in four overs.

Brief score:

Prime Doleshwar: 111/9 (20 overs) Shykat Ali 1, Mohammad Arafat 29, Saif Hassan 1, Marshall Ayub 4, Mahmudul Hasan 41, Taibur Rahman 17;
Sumon Khan 3/18, Mukidul Islam 2/38, Abdul Kayium 1/10, Naushad Iqbal 1/17;

BKSP : Fahad Ahmed 0, Ratul Khan 3, Parvez Hossain Emon 0, Aminul Islam 7, Shamim Hossain 45, Akbar Ali 42; Manik Khan 4/12, Farhad Reza 1/16, Taibur Rahman 1/3

Result: BKSP won by two runs.UNB