2024-03-29 02:34:15
The two teams were tied until the sixth round. None of them won in the first five rounds of Dhaka Premier League. The winner of Thursday’s head-to-head will advance. Gazi Tires Cricket Academy picked up their first win in such a fight. The city club, reeling in defeat, tasted yet another defeat.
In BKSP, there was not much excitement in the match between the two teams. Gazi Tires won the unheated match. Batting first, they lost all wickets and collected 214 runs. In reply, City Club was stuck for 176 runs. The team that emerged from the first division won by 38 runs.
The hero of their victory is captain Tahjibul Islam. He scored 85 runs off 120 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes. Besides, 45 runs came from opener Ashiqur Rahman Shibli’s bat. Shamim Mia scored 25 runs. None of the rest could cross the twenties.
Mehdi Hasan and Moinul Islam took 3 wickets each for City Club. Irfan Hossain got 2 wickets.
Chasing the target, City Club lost 5 wickets before the century. Apart from Shahriar Kamal’s 40, no one could score a run in the top order. Captain Sajjadul Haque Shipon led the team with 50 in the middle order. But Sajjadul could not increase the innings after fifty. In the end, five of the six batsmen were out in single digits. Moinul scored 20 runs.
Spinner Aridul Islam Akash took 4 wickets for 33 runs for Gazi Tyres. Maruf Mridha got 2 wickets.