2024-05-07 07:42:09
8 wickets for just 23 runs. Although it seems unbelievable to read, Prime Bank pacer Rezaur Rahman Raja came to the last day of Dhaka Premier League and gave such an incredible bowling gift. Shakib Al Hasan’s team is also against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.
Sheikh Jamal was all out for just 71 runs off Raja’s bowling ball. Batting first at Fatulla, Prime Bank lost all wickets and scored 270 runs. Chasing the target, Sheikh Jamal lost the match by 199 runs to Raja’s devastating bowling.
Raja holds the record for the best bowling among Bangladeshi bowlers in List ‘A’ cricket with 8 wickets for 23 runs. Earlier, pacer Yasir Arafat took 8 wickets for 40 runs for Mishu Gazi Group Cricketers against Abahani in 2018.
Sheikh Jamal’s first two wickets were taken by another pacer Hasan Mahmud. Raja comes in to bowl as the third bowler. Bowling in the tenth over, he got the taste of the wicket with the first ball. Fazle Mahmood Rabbik out. Shakib was the victim of Raja on the last ball of that over. Shakib is caught by Sabbir at deep backward point for zero runs.
Returning in the next over, Raja took the wicket of Kazi Nurul Hasan Sohan with the first ball. He created the possibility of a hat-trick. But Taibur Rahman blocked his ball. But after one ball, his victim is the left-handed batsman. In the 14th over, Raja got a taste of Fifer by taking the wicket of Ripon Mandal.
The right-arm pacer was flying after getting 5 wickets in the first 3 overs. Then 3 more wickets in his pocket in the next 3 overs. In all, the fast bowler got 8 wickets in 6.3 overs. No one could stand in front of his bowling. Yasir Ali Chowdhury scored maximum 16 runs for Prime Bank. Besides, 12 runs came from Saikat Ali’s bat. All others were in single digits.
Earlier Prime Bank batted on the invitation of Sheikh Jamal and got a big collection with the bat of Mushfiq and Zakir Hasan. Zakir scored 85 runs off 95 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes. Mushfiq scored 78 runs off 94 balls. Besides, Tamim and Hasan Mahmud were unbeaten on 22 and Nazmul Apu on 15 runs.
Shafiqul, Shakib, Arif and Taibur got 2 wickets each for Sheikh Jamal. Shakib took 2 wickets to cross the milestone of 400 wickets in List ‘A’ cricket after Razzaq and Mashrafe. But his achievements were eclipsed by the king’s cannon. This pacer got the man of the match award.