Rain hampers NCL third round

None of the teams in the two tiers were able to find a win as round three of the 19th National Cricket League (NCL) ended Monday. At end of the round, Khulna are on top of the tier 1 points table with a victory and 12 points, followed by Dhaka and Rangpur with six points each. In tier 2, Rajshahi are leading the table with one win and 12 points, followed by Chittagong and Dhaka Metropolis with six points each. The game ended in a draw at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna after Dhaka Metro captain Marshall Ayub registered his maiden century of the season. With the ball, Rajshahi left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam starred with his 12th five-wicket haul in the format, as the game only saw a little more than two innings of action. Dhaka resumed their first innings on the final day of the tie and stretched their score from 106 runs for the loss of three wickets to 329/9 declared, riding on Marshall’s 131-run innings. Mehrab Hossain Jr added 89 to the tally.

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Sanjumul led the Rajshahi attack with five wickets conceding 124. Later, Rajshahi batted out three overs to add 11 before the umpires removed the bails to end the game in a draw. Despite having dominated the game, Dhaka could not suppress Khulna to a defeat. Dhaka based on their mammoth total in the first innings had Khulna under pressure, imposing the follow on. Holder Khulna on the final day of the game resumed their second innings on seven without loss and survived the day losing only four wickets to push the game to a draw. Veteran cricketer Tushar Imran scored 63 to lead the Khulna innings while Mohammad Mithun was unbeaten on 37 and opener Anamul Haque added 35 to the board as Khulna ended the day on 180. Dhaka spinners Mosharraf Hossain and Shuvagata Hom picked up two wickets each.BRIEF SCORESTier 1Dhaka 519/9d drew with Khulna 247 & 180/4 (f/o) in 90 overs (Tushar 63, Mithun 37*)Rangpur 61/1 drew with BarisalTier 2Rajshahi 220 & 11/1 in three overs (Shanto 6, Dollar 1/10) drew with Dhaka Metro 326/9d in 120 overs (Marshall 131, Mehrab Jr 89)Sylhet v ChittagongMatch abandoned POINTS TABLETier 1Team M W L D NR PtsKhulna 3 1 0 2 0 12Dhaka 3 0 0 3 0 6Rangpur 3 0 0 3 0 6Barisal 3 0 1 2 0 4Tier 2Team M W L D NR PtsRajshahi 3 1 0 2 0 12Chittagong 3 0 0 2 1 6Dhaka Metro 3 0 0 2 1 6Sylhet 3 0 1 0 2 2