Dhaka Division v Khulna Division – National Cricket League, 2012/13 – Match Update – Dhaka Division win by 5 wickets
Dhaka Division skipper Mosharraf Hossain led from the front with a fierce bowling performance which played a vital role in propelling his side to a 5-wicket win over table-toppers Khulna Division, in their first-class match in the ongoing National Cricket
League, played at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-c89347 Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi, from December 1 to 4. At number two, Dhaka Division are now just four points short of Khulna, who are currently residing at the top of the table.
The match kicked off with Dhaka Division winning the toss and choosing to field first. Player of the Match http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khondaker-Mosharraf-Hossain-c71365 (23-3-55-7) launched a furious assault, while Shahadat Hossain, Shuvagata Hom, and Nazmul Islam all picked up one wicket each. Together,
they managed to keep Khulna Division down to a low total.
Only four batsmen in total progressed beyond single-digit scores during Khulna’s first innings. Top-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imrul-Kayes-c64265 (43) were the main contributors, while Jobaydur Rahman (13) and Robiul Islam (23) failed to convert their
starts into substantial contributions. Opening batsman Soumya Sarkar found himself bowled on 4, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Mithun-Ali-c77089 scored just 8 each, and Khulna were eventually all out for a first innings total of 171.
Dhaka Division managed a comparatively better performance during their first innings, and gained a 58-run lead over Khulna, despite the efforts of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robiul-Islam-c86349 (20-4-85-3), and Al-Amin Hossain (21-3-46-2). Aided by steady contributions
from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raqibul-Hasan-c84039 (24), Dhaka Division managed to reach a first innings total of 229, before they were all out.
Khulna Division fought back in their second innings, and were led by centurion Imrul Kayes (104), in addition to a half-century from wicketkeeper skipper Mithun Ali (53). The rest of the batsmen, however, failed to rise to the challenge, and served as easy
pickings for Dhaka Division’s Mosharraf Hossain (32-5-76-3), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahadat-Hossain-c2480 (21.3-5-44-3), and Shuvagata Hom (19-3-53-2). On the third day of play, Khulna were all out at 268, setting Dhaka Division a 211-run target to chase.
Rony Talukder (57) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nadif-Chowdhury-c78440 (53*) then proceeded to lead Dhaka Division through a successful chase, and despite the efforts of Robiul Islam (14.2-1-73-4), managed to get the team up to 216, with 5 wickets still in hand.
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