Overcast conditions added with drizzle throughout the day allowed none of the three ongoing matches of the National Cricket League roll on the field yesterday. Sylhet remained the only side to claim a win in the third round as they had beaten table toppers Dhaka division inside three days on Saturday.
Overnight rain earlier washed away the third day of the matches in Bogra and Rangpur and conditions did not improve on the final day yesterday as both the matches – Chittagong versus Khulna and Rajshahi versus Rangpur – had to be called off as a draw without any ball bowled.
Meanwhile, the match between Dhaka Metropolis and Barisal at the Fatullah Outer ground also ended as a draw with only three overs played on the fourth day. Metro resumed the day on 104 for four and lost overnight batsman Marshal Ayub (31) in the fifth delivery to left-arm spinner Monir Hossain. After a couple more overs the players had to run back to their dressing room with the drizzle getting heavier before the match was officially called off at 4.20pm. Metro’s right-handed batsman Asif Ahmed was named as the man of the match for his career best 200 in the first innings.