http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 National Cricket League- commanding victory for Rajshahi Division
Rajshahi Division won against Dhaka Division by an innings and 157 runs in the National Cricket League. Mizanur Rahman smashed 176 runs for Rajshahi Division. The match was played from 22nd to 25th April, 2011 at Shaheed Chandu Stadium,
Bogra.
Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat first with the anticipation of posting a healthy total on the board. The decision did bounce back badly, as they lost three quick wickets when the score board reflected just 21 runs.
Captain Mosharraf Hossain and Mehrab Hossain put their heads down and assembled a valuable 75 runs for the fourth wicket, till Mehrab was dimissed for 42 runs.
Taibur Rahman joined Mosharraf and produced another vital partnership of 81 runs for the fifth wicket and took the score to 177 runs. Taibur left back after scoring 36 runs and Musharraf followed him after posting 69 runs once the total reached 187 runs.
Small partnerships were witnessed later on in the innings but only one late order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arman-Hossain-c45456, contributed a solid 65 runs, as the whole team was bowled out at 294 runs in 126.2 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naeem-Islam-c2053 shared two wickets each.
Rajshahi Division came out with a concrete reply when the openers Mizanur Rahman and Avishek Mitra punished the bowlers and a built a towering partnership of 231 runs for the first wicket.
Avishek was the first one to be sent back after scoring 61 runs, as Mizanur was going great guns at the other end. He was the second success for Dhaka Division but not before he smashed 176 runs off 217 balls, aided with 26 fours.
The fourth wicket was lost at 319 runs when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anisur-Rahman-c44788 and Dhiman Ghosh produced another mammoth partnership of 184 runs for the fifth wicket. Anisur was the fifth batsman sent back to the pavilion after scoring 89 runs.
Dhiman thrashed an unbeaten 101 runs off 125 balls with two sixes and 13 fours when the innings was declared at 532 runs for the loss of six wickets in 127 overs.
Mohammad Sento and Mosharraf took two wickets each from Dhaka Division, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mehrab-Hossain-c75570 and Abdul Mazid claimed a wicket each.
Dhaka Division was put under lot of pressure, by Rajshahi Division’s first innings lead of 238 runs, when they went into bat in their second innings. They had a terrible start since they lost their initial four wickets for just seven runs, and their fifth
wicket fell at 20 runs. Mehrab gave some resistance to aggressive bowling by scoring 35 runs but the whole team was sent back reeling at 81 runs.
Delwar and Shahzada ran through the batting by taking three wickets each, Saqlain took two wickets and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Farhad-Hossain-c56786 claimed one wicket.
Rajshahi Division won the match in a heroic way by an innings and 157 runs, Mizanur was declared ‘Player of the match’ for his stunning knock.
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