Bangladesh Domestic Cricket: Roundup of National Cricket League One – Day 2010/2011
The One Day National Cricket League is the principal limited overs domestic cricket competition in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747. The One Day league was inaugurated in 2000 with the first season taking place in 2000-2001. The format is similar to the National Cricket League
where six teams play each other, home and away once in a league.
Barisal Division vs. Khulna Division
The league's first round started from 26th October 2010 with three matches being played on the first day. The day started off with a clash between Barisal Division and one time One Day league winners Khulna Division. The match was played at the Shaheed Chandu
Stadium, Bogra which saw Barisal Division win by 19 runs. Barisal Division’s Raqibul Hasan toned up a century to help score 252 for 50 overs. The right hand batsman showed his excellent form ahead of the Zimbabwe series. He hit seven boundaries and two sixes.
Raqibul was aptly supported by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arafat-Salahuddin-c45318 with whom he added 85 off 95 balls.
The Khulna Division had a shaky start when they lost two wickets in the first 5 overs. The experienced and aggressive striker Tushar Imran held his ground firmly and drove Khulna Division to a mighty 200 which brought his team back into the game. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 was
caught by Nafees in the 40th over which brought life into a lacklustre bowling attack of Barisal. They took the last six wickets for only 33 runs. Barisal’s paceman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamrul-Islam-Rabbi-c70150 took four wickets. The player of the match was undoubtedly Raqibul
Hasan who drove his team to a win.
Chittagong Division vs. Rajshahi Division
2003-2004 seasons’ champions had a humiliating defeat from the hands of Rajshahi Division when they won by 151 runs. The Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur was resounded with excellent innings by Rajshahi Division. Chittagong Division chose to field
first and it might not have been a good idea as Rajshahi hit 281 for 50 overs. Even though Rajshahi Division started off with losing three wickets for 55 runs, they bounced back with top order batsman and part time off spinner Naeem Islam’s 113 not out. His
partnership with Mushifiqur Rahim added 212 runs when Mushifiqur was caught by Faisal Hossain. Mushifiqur was just shot of seven runs for making a century when Nazmul Islam dismissed him for 93 runs off 111 balls.
Chittagong Division was bowled out for 130 runs from 38.5 overs. Rajshahi’s Sabbir Rahman took three wickets for 13 runs along with two wickets taken by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeem-Islam-c2053 each drove their team to a fantastic win. The player of the match was Naeem
Islam whose century and two wickets contributed greatly to the victory.
Sylhet Division vs. Dhaka Division
At the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi, Dhaka Division won by seven wickets with 116 balls to spare. Dhaka Division won the toss and chose to field first. Leg spinner Noor Hossain played a very important role in dominating Sylhet from the very start
of their innings. He snared three wickets of all middle order batsman for 33 runs. Pacer Mohammad Sharif and Left arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Elias-Sunny-c55863 took two wickets each. Sylhet Division’s batsmen stumbled throughout the match and were bowled out for 150 runs.
Dhaka Division’s Shamsur Rahman garnered a half century when he was caught by bowler Alok Kapali. The win came easy for the Dhaka Division as Mohammad Ashraful smashed an unbeaten 66 off 52 balls. The right hand batsman’s quick fire 66 was made possible
by smashing seven boundaries and two sixes. His innings would surely assist his bid to be a part of the Zimbabwe’s squad. After a stuttering international career, he is already including in the “preliminary squad” for the ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. The selectors
now would have a clear idea about the player of the match’s form as he gets ready to be scrutinized in the training camp starting from October 31st.
The second round of the One Day League would take place on the 29th October 2010.
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