In the eighth round of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL), two rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club came to a test of strength. However, Abahani has had the last laugh in the battle between the two traditional clubs. Mohammedan did not pay attention to them on Tuesday. The last champion team can be continued as the national team. The day continued the winning streak by restricting Mohammedan to 190 runs before 90 balls to win by 8 wickets.
Abahani took on Mohammedan in the eighth round at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. The azure-blue jersey holders have not lost any of the previous 7 matches. On the other hand, arch rival Mohammedan was at number two in the points table, losing only one out of 7 matches. They had an opportunity to give the rival club a taste of defeat. But after 2015, Mohammedan could not beat Abahani till now. Even today, the team formed by Naeem-Taskin-Bijoy-Saifuddin maintained the previous continuity.
Mohammedan set Abahani a target of 195 runs by batting earlier on Tuesday. Abahani defeated the opener Enamul Haque Vijay by 16 runs for the team. After that, Naeem Sheikh and Zaker Ali Anik shared a 106-run partnership for the second wicket. Abahani found the way to victory in this pair. Naeem returned to Sajghar after scoring 67 runs off Nasum. Abahani’s opener finished his innings with 5 fours and 3 sixes off 62 balls. After that, Zaker and Afif made an unbroken partnership of 73 runs for the third wicket to ensure the victory of the team. Zaker was unbeaten on 78 off 90 balls and Afif on 39 off 38 balls. Standing on the innings of these two men, Abahani reached the port of victory after losing 2 wickets in 35 overs.
Abu Haider and Nasum Ahmed took one wicket each for Mohammedan.
Earlier, after losing the toss and being invited to bat, the club of Motijheel Para went down with the bat. Mahmudullah fought alone with the bat. Even after his half-century, they managed to score 190 runs against Abahani. The highest innings of 54 runs came from the bat of Mahmudullah. Besides, Ariful Haque scored 33 runs. In the end, 22 runs came from the bat of Abu Hydari Roni. Based on his innings, Mohammedan can build a collection of 190 runs.
Tanjim Hasan Shakib took 3 wickets for Abahani with 31 runs. Taskin Ahmed took two wickets.
Meanwhile, CCDM postponed two matches of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) today due to traffic jam. The match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club vs Legends of Rupganj was supposed to be played at ground number 3 of Bangladesh Sports Education Institution (BKSP) in Savar. Prime Bank’s opponent in BKSP’s field number 4 was Pertex Sporting Club. Both matches did not take place today.
An oil tanker overturned after Hemayetpur, CCDM sources said. The car immediately caught fire in this accident. The oil also fell on some cars nearby, which also caught fire. As a result, five-seven kilometers of roads get jammed. The cars of the players could not reach the ground at the specified time. Because of which BKSP’s two matches today have been postponed.
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