Gazi Group Cricketers made up of Habibur Rahman Sohan, Anisul Islam Emon and Ruel Miah, who lost to several big teams including Mohammedan, would lose to City Club, a team at the bottom of the league table, there was very little chance.
Maybe none of the big city club fans around the Pallavi ground in Mirpur thought that. However, the Legends of Rupganj camp was still full of hope. Mashrafe Bin Mortuza and Muminul Haque’s fortunes would have opened up if City Club won.
Then Legends of Rupganj would have the possibility of playing Super League as the number 6 team after Abahani, Shinepukur, Mohammedan, Sheikh Jamal and Prime Bank. If City Club wins today, the points of Gazi Group and Legends of Rupganj would be equal to 12 in 11 games. But in reality it didn’t happen anymore.
The youthful Gazi Group Cricketers have made it to the Super Six as the No. 6 team by getting 14 points from 11 games, beating City Club (in a huge and easy win by 8 wickets). Prime Bank and Gazi Group are equal in point collection (14 in 11 games) but Prime Bank (0.643) has better net run rate than Gazi Group (0.473).
In-form left-arm pacers Ruel Miah (3/19), Habib (2/23), Ghaffar Saqlain (2/51), Moeen Khan (2/29) and Mahfuzur Rabi (1/20) set the stage for victory in the first session. Gazi Group. City Club’s innings ended with 180 runs in their bowling.
Gazi group did not have that much problem to top this run. Gazi Group reached the target of victory in just 24.1 overs with the batting of top order Habibur Rahman Sohan and opener Anisul Islam Imon.
Anisul Islam Emon was dismissed for 61 runs off 50 balls with 10 boundaries and 1 six, but Habibur Rahman Sohan came back as a winner with a match-winning century. Habibur Rahman Sohan remained unbeaten on 101 runs with 6 huge sixes and 10 boundaries off 81 balls.
Short score
City Club: 180/10 in 49.3 overs (Hasan 38, Shahriar Kamal 11, Ashiqul 18, Ryan Rafsan 25, Ripon 15, Rafsan Al Mahmud 37, Irfan 12, Naimur Rahman Nayan 14; Ruel Miah 3/19, Habib 2/23, Ghaffar Saqlain 2/51, Moeen Khan 2/29, Mahfuzur Rabi 1/20)
Ghazi Group: 181/2 in 24.1 overs (Mehdi Maruf 13, Anisul Islam Imon 61, Habibur Rahman Sohan 101 not out; Moinul Islam 2/86)
Results: Gazi Group Cricketers won by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: Habibur Rahman Sohan (Gazi Group).
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