Dhaka – Opener Saikat Ali’s century of 115 runs helped Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club back on the win track in the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as they routed holders Gazi Group cricketers by a huge 95 runs in the 7th round match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Friday.Batting first after winning the toss, Sk Jamal scored 265 for 8 in 50 overs before restricted Gazi Group on 170 for all in 42.4 overs.
Man of the match Saikat was retired hurt from opener spot, playing an innings of 118 balls to fire six boundaries and five sixes, on 218 off 42.4 overs.Before being retired out, Saikat shared in the three partnership stands — 86 off 20.4 overs with Hasanuzzaman in the opening stand, 72 off 12.4 overs with Sohag Gazi in the 4th and 59 off 9.3 overs with skipper Elias Sunny.Hasanuzzaman (45 off 59b; 6×4; 1×6), Sohag Gazi (42 off 40b; 7×4) and Elias Sunny (33 off 49b; 3×4) were the other double digit scorers for Sk Jamal.Nayeem Hasan (2/49) and Kamrul Islam Rabbi (2/64) equally shared four wickets while Mahedi Hasan (1/38) and Gurkeerat Singh (1/50) shared two wickets for Gazi Group.Gazi Group’s top-scorer Gurkeerat Singh (67 off 77b; 7×4) was caught and bowled by Elias Sunny on 161/7 in 38.5 overs. Mahedi Hasan (36 off 44b; 6×4), Nadif Chowdhury (20), Asif Ahmed (13) and Mominul Haque (10) were other double digit scorers for the side.Sajedul Islam (2/14), Kazi Kamrul Islam (2/29), Sohag Gazi (2/30) and Elias Sunny (2/38) equally shared eight wickets while Jalaj S Saxena (1/25) and Robiul Haque (1/19) shared two wickets for the winnings team.With the day’s results, Sk Jamal collected eight points from seven outings, recording four wins and three losses, while penultimate-runner Gazi Group earned four points with two wins against five defeats.Mohammedan vs Doleshwar A mediocre side Mohammedan Sporting Club (286/10 in 49.5 overs) held upper-run Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club (286/9 in 50 overs) to share the match points in another league match also on Friday at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah where wicketkeeper batsman Liton Kumar Das polished a century of 129 runs for Doleshwar.Man of the match Mohammad Azim captured six wickets for 67 in 10 overs for Mohammedan Sporting Club, which wicking the Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club’s innings where Liton Kumar Das featured eight boundaries and two over boundaries off 122 balls for his century while Farhad Hossain played run-a-ball-52 to fire three boundaries and one six.
Qazi Onik got three wickets for 51 runs to be another wicket taker for Mohammedan.Mohammedan opened the innings with bat and saw three half centuries hit by skipper Shamsur Rahman (75 off 93b; 3×4; 3×6), Raqibul Hasan (72 off 60b; 1×4; 5×6) and Bipul Sharma (53 off 31b; 3×4; 3×6). Opener Jony Talukdar (37 off 53b; 3×4) was another notable scorer for the side.Farhad Reza (3/66) and Mamun Hossain (2/52) were notable wicket takers for Doleshwar.After the day’s results, the 2nd slot holders Doleshwar bagged nine points from seven matches, having four wins, two losses and one tie match while Mohammedan placing the 5th with seven points, registering three wins, three losses and one tie match.UNB news agency
