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Rajshahi captain Jahurul Islam scored 79 while national discard Junaid Siddique and batsman Farhad Hossain added 77 and 60 to the tally. Seamer Mohammad Saifuddin bagged three wickets while pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana and spinner Iftekhar Sajjad Rony took two each for Chittagong. Chittagong got to bat only one over and scored one run in the second innings before the officials removed the bails to signal the end of the game. Chittagong batsman Yasir Ali Chowdhury was adjudged man of the match for his 94 in the first innings. Rain and soggy outfield allowed only around one and a half days of play, which eventually forced the game to a draw. Rangpur resumed their first innings on the final day and thanks to four half-centuries, scored 237 losing two wickets before declaring. Opener Saymon Ahmed retired on 63 while batsmen Jahid Javed, Suhrawardi Shuvo and Nasir Hossain added 53 retired, unbeaten 56 and 52 respectively. Later, courtesy opener Rony Talukdar’s 60, Dhaka scored 150 losing three wickets in 44 overs. Spinner Sohrawardi Shuvo picked up two wickets for Rangpur. The other game between Dhaka Metropolis and Sylhet in Cox’s Bazar was abandoned.BRIEF SCORESTier 1Khulna 444 & 216/7d beat Barisal 258 & 163 in 61 overs (Razzak 5/32, Moinul 3/19) by 239 runsRangpur 237/2d in 52.3 overs (Saymon 53, Sohrawardi 56*) drew with Dhaka 150/3 in 44 overs (Rony 60, Joyraz 45)Tier 2Chittagong 432 & 1/0 in one over (Imrul 1*, Mahbubul 0*) drew with Rajshahi 415 in 118.3 overs (Jahurul 79, Junaid 77) POINTS TABLETier 1Team M W L D NR PtsKhulna 2 1 0 1 0 10Dhaka 2 0 0 2 0 4Rangpur 2 0 0 2 0 4Barisal 2 0 1 1 0 2Tier 2Team M W L D NR PtsRajshahi 2 1 0 1 0 10Chittagong 2 0 0 2 0 4Dhaka Metropolis 2 0 0 1 1 4Sylhet 2 0 1 0 1 2
