2024-03-14 10:26:36
Legends of Rupganj and Brothers Union started the Dhaka Premier League with a win. Rupganj defeated Brothers Union by 6 wickets at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday (March 12). Batting first, Brothers Union was stuck at 202 runs. In response, Rupganj won in 36 overs. Pacer Al Amin Hossain was adjudged man of the match with 3 wickets on the day of easy victory.
Two Rupganj openers Taufiq Khan Tushar and Sadman Islam got fifty with the bat on this day. Rupganj confirmed full 2 points by showing power in 22 yards. On the day of Brothers’ batting failure, no one could take the lead for the team. Mahmudul Hasan scored the maximum 42 runs. Besides, Monir Hossain scored 37 runs. Maraz Mahbub Niloy (21) and Abu Zayed Rahi (29) have crossed the age of 20.
Al-Amin got 3 wickets for 43 runs. Another pacer Shahidul Islam got 3 wickets for 35 runs. Chowdhury Mohammad Rizwan took 2 wickets. Chasing the target, Rupganj got 94 runs in the opening pair. Two openers Tushar and Sadman picked up fifty. The two stopped in the house of sixty. Tushar scored 66 off 42 balls with 9 fours and 4 sixes. Sadman completed the innings of 67 runs off 88 balls with 7 boundaries.
After that, Rupganj quickly lost the wickets of Rizwan (8) and captain Muminul (16). But they had no problem getting the win as the target was within reach. Aminul Islam Biplab 21 and Shamim Hossain Patwari scored 11 runs to ensure the team’s victory and left the field.