Khulna Division v Rajshahi Division - National Cricket League - Final - Day 1 Update
Khulna Division 212 v Rajshahi Division 135/2 - Khulna Division won the toss and chose to bat
In the final of the National Cricket League, Rajshahi Division are in a dominating position against Khulna Division in the five-day match being played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur after they bowled-out their opponents on 212 runs and then smashed 135 runs for the loss of two wickets at stumps.
The day was intense as both sides went against each other the moment they came on the field, giving fans plenty to cheer about.
Things for Khulna went awry right from the start as after choosing to bat first on winning the toss, they lost their first wicket with only a run on the board, as opener Soumya Sarkar was trapped in front of stumps on nil by Farhad Hossain.
Next to go was star opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imrul-Kayes-c64265, as he failed to rise to the occasion in the first innings of the finale, faltering on a small total of three runs.
With the two openers already back in the pavilion, middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sheikh-Tushar-Imran-c89942 tried desperately to forge a potent partnership.
However, the plan soon came to an end, as Haque became the third casualty of the day after playing an innings of 17 runs. At the time of his demise, Khulna had amassed only 34 runs.
Imran and 22-year-old, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Mithun-Ali-c77089, then put up an impressive show as the batsmen halted Rajshahi Division’s bowling onslaught.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 was then the first to depart after smashing a well tamed half century, while Ali stayed on the crease long enough to bolster a knock of 83 runs as he helped his side reach a total beyond 200 runs.
However, Rajshahi bowlers Farhad Hossain and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saqlain-Sajib-c88745 halted the batting side from going any further as they shared three wickets each to bowl-out the opposition.
Rajshahi also did not have a great start to their innings as they lost two early wickets of openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mizanur-Rahman-c76420 with only five runs on the board.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749 (71) took charge and prevented the demise of any more wickets till stumps.
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