Nazmus Sadat and Angelo Mathews’ unbeaten 148-run fifth wicket partnership steered Brothers Union Limited to a 6 wicket win over Victoria Sporting Club, Gazi Tank Cricketers edged Kalabagan Krira Chakra by eight runs and Prime Bank Cricket Club thrashed Cricket Coaching School by 152 runs in yesterday’s Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League matches.
Brothers vs Victoria
After being put in to bat at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, defending champions Victoria scored 213/9 from their 50 overs. Victoria were in trouble early on after losing a wicket without a run on the board and then four more wickets for just 11 runs but Jubayer Ahmed and captain Nasir Hossain did well to salvage the innings. The pair put on 47 runs before Nasir was bowled by Sanjamul Islam for 35 off 49 balls (four fours, two sixes)
Jubayer continued vigilantly and added 80 runs with Mohammad Sarif. He eventually made 50 from 86 balls with five fours. With Enamul Haque and Monir Hossain putting on an unbroken 45 run partnership for the last wicket, Victoria were able to reach a respectable score.
Imtiaz Hossain, Azhar Mahmood and Angelo Mathews all took two wickets for Brothers.
In reply, Brothers were left staggering after Tamim Iqbal departed for 19 and three other wickets fell in the space of five runs to leave the side at 66/4. Nazmus Sadat and Sri Lankan Angelo Matthews however, saw the side home with an unbeaten 148-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Matthews was 56 not out from 76 balls (four sixes) and man-of-the-match Nazmus scored 82 not out from 97 balls (10 fours, two sixes) at the end.
Gazi Tank vs Kalabagan
Gazi Tank opted to bat first after winning the toss at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium. With captain Mahmudullah scoring 50 off 60 balls (two fours, two sixes), Tarik Usman making 50 from 87 balls (two fours, two sixes) and useful contributions from Rakibul Hasan (39), Scott Styris (34), Hamidul Islam (23) and Imrul Kayes (21), Gazi posted a total of 244/8.
Naeem Islam picked up three wickets and Jehan Mubarak took two for Kalabagan.
Chasing a target of 245, Kalabagan were all-out on 236 with three balls to spare. Sri Lankan Jehan top scored with 65 from 83 balls (three fours, one six) and his countryman Kapugedara Chamara made 60 from 53 balls (five fours, two sixes). For the bowling side, Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny and Mahmudullah each picked up two wickets.
Prime Bank vs Cricket Coaching
Batting first, Prime Bank scored 249/8 on the back of Zimbabwean Brendan Taylor’s 86 (seven fours, two sixes). A solid half-century opening stand between all-rounder Ziaur Rahman (18) and Saykat Ali (28) set the platform for Prime Bank and in addition to Taylor, there were useful contributions from Jeevan Mendis (22), Taiabur Parvez (22 not out) and Taposh Boishya (20).
Bishwant Halder claimed three, while Sujeet Parbatani and Imamul Mustakim bagged two apiece for the bowling side.
In reply, Cricket Coaching were bundled out 97 in 36.3 overs, with Asif Ahmed top scoring with 27 while Amit Majumdar made 24.The most successful bowler was Jeevan Mendis, who returned figures of 4-31 and he was ably supported by Enamul Haque Jr. and Mahmudul Hasan, both of whom claimed two wickets.
Brief Scores
Brothers Union Vs Victoria SC
Victoria: 213/9 in 50 overs Jubayer 50, Imtiaz 2/7 Brothers: 214/4 in 43.5 Nazmus 82*, Mathews 56*, Sajeewa 2/35 Brothers Union won by 6 wickets
Prime Bank CC Vs CCS
Prime Bank: 249/8 in 50 overs Taylor 86, Bishwant 3/43 CCS: 97/10 in 36.3 overs Asif 27, Jeevan 3/43 Prime Bank won by 152 runs
Gazi Tank Vs Kalabagan KC
Gazi: 244/8 in 50 overs Tarik 50, Mahmudullah 50, Naeem 3/44 Kalabagan KC: 236/10 in 49.3 overs Jehan 65, Mahmudullah 2/13 Gazi Tank won by 8 runs
