Old DOHS maintained their impressive run in the Premier Cricket League when they snatched a five-run win against Surjo Torun in the second round yesterday while BKSP and Cricket Coaching School (CCS) both recorded their first wins in the competition.
Although spring had started smiling weeks ago, a sudden rain and chill on the final day of winter shortened all three matches.
Like the DOHS-Torun match, BKSP also stole a last-over thriller by one-wicket against Victoria but newcomers CCS cruised to an eight-wicket win over all-losers City Club.
DOHS-SURJO TORUN
Surjo Torun captain Khaled Mashud asked the opposition to bat in a 37-overs match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, where fireworks from Imtiaz Hossain led DOHS to 183 for nine in the stipulated overs, enough for their second successive win.
The DOHS opener smashed five boundaries and three sixes in his 63-ball 58 while Mahmudullah Riyad notched a quickfire 35 off 33 balls with four fours.
Rajin Saleh was the pick of the Surjo Torun attack with his part-time leg-breaks, taking 4-28 while Delwar Hossain topped and tailed to grab three for 37.
Despite a rollicking start, Surjo Torun lost their way towards the end, managing 178-7 for their first defeat. Indian batsman Sandeep Sharma, who hit half-dozen boundaries in his 58 off 88 balls, put on 45 with fellow opener Junaid Siddique (23 off 25 balls) in less than eight overs.
Hannan Sarkar (24 off 23), Rajin (24 off 36) and Anisur Rahman (22 off 25) all got fine starts but Sharma's dismissal after reaching 121-2 in the middle of the 27th over seemed to bring bad luck.
After Sharma holed out to Fazle Rabbi at long-on off Mehrab Hossain's left-arm spin and Rajin was run out, Abul Bashar came back for a fiery second spell to swing the match DOHS's way.
The pacer, adjudged man-of-the-match, sent back Anisur, Delwar Hossain and Mashud in quick succession to put pressure on the Surjo Torun tail, which -- needing 20 from the last two overs -- managed just 15 runs.
VICTORIA-BKSP
In a 32-overs affair at the Fatullah Stadium, the youngsters of BKSP recovered from early and late collapses to score 173-9 with four deliveries to spare after Victoria had put on 168-9 on board.
It was Tanvir Haider whose heroics salvaged BKSP from a precarious 99-7. The number seven batter who shared two significant partnerships, 47 for the eighth wicket and 27 in 14 deliveries for the unbroken last wicket, cracked five fours and two sixes in an explosive 55 not out off 41 balls.
Earlier, Arman Hossain top scored 42 for the inserted Victoria, who failed to bank on a 72-run opening stand between Arman and Amit Majumder (31).
CCS-CITY CLUB
At BKSP, Pakistani opener Shahbaz Butt hammered an unbeaten 79 off 81 balls with nine fours and one six to help CCS race to 144-2 in reply to City Club's 141 all out. The match was shortened to 40-overs a-side.
SCORES IN BRIEF
Old DOHS: 183-9 in 37 overs (Imtiaz 58, Wasim 18, Riyad 35, Ejaj 27, Delwar 3-37, Rajin 4-28)
SURJO TORUN: 178-8 in 37 overs (Sharma 58, Junaid 23, Hannan 23, Rajin 24, Anisur 22, Mashud 11, Hasan 3-36, Mehrab 2-33)
Result: Old DOHS won by five runs.
VICTORIA: 168-9 in 32 overs (Amit 31, Arman 42, Ashraful 28, Sharifullah 10, Tapash 20*, Rifatuzzaman 2-37, Furkan 2-38, Mominul 2-24)
BKSP: 173-9 in 31.2 overs (Saikat 13, Mominul 28, Zabid 12, Furkan 20, Haider 55*, Riaz 21, Aslam 2-19, Sharifullah 3-46)
Result: BKSP won by one wicket.
CITY CLUB: 141 all out in 36.5 overs 9Rasel 37, Raisul 31, Saif 24, Mayshekur 13, Monwar 3-41, Elias 2-21)
CCS: 144-2 in 26.3 overs (Uttam 13, Shahbaz 79*, Elias 32, Shuvagata 13*, Shafaq 1-38, Lalmon 1-20)
Result: CCS won by eight wickets.
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