2024-04-07 14:40:55
Saif Hasan touched the magic figure of three for the ninth time in his List ‘A’ career by sending Alak Kapali out of bounds in the backward point region. Ziaur Rahman-Yasir Ali Rabi brought a big goal to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by standing on the foundation built by him in the century.
On Saturday (April 6), Prime Bank Cricket Club won the toss and sent Sheikh Jamal into bat. Earlier Sheikh Jamal came down to bat and scored 293 runs without Shakib Al Hasan after losing 5 wickets at the end of the scheduled over.
Pacer Hasan Mahmud bowled brilliantly in the last over. Yasir-Zia returned the duo with just 3 runs. Otherwise the Dhanmondi club could have reached three hundred. However, the duo took control of the match with a pair of 65 runs. Zia scored 39 off 32 balls and Yasir scored 27 off 22 balls.
Sheikh Jamal had a great start. 91 runs from the opening pair. Saikat Ali’s 43 run out broke the pair. Another batsman, Fazle Mahmood Rabi, came back for 42 runs, but Saif at the other end was steadfast. He stopped by scoring a century. Scored a century with 107 balls. The maximum run from his bat is 115. The innings was studded with 12 fours and 3 sixes.
Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan was unsuccessful with the bat. He returned with 7 runs from 11 balls. However, the team did not have to face any problem as the other batsmen scored runs. Meanwhile, Shakib did not play today despite playing regularly for Sheikh Jamal before the second Test against Sri Lanka. The audience could not see the Shakib-Tamim fight in the Dhaka League.
Despite bowling well in the last over, Hasan was in Kharuche. He took the maximum 3 wickets with 64 runs in 10 overs. Rezaur Rahman Raja-Rubel Hossain took 1 wicket each.