Channel 9, Shamokal and Radio Today cruised into the quarter-finals of the Pran-Frooto BSJA Media Cup cricket with facile victories at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday.
Channel 9 scored 107 for three batting first and later restricted Channel 24 to 82 for three to win by 25 runs. Shamokal, who opted to field first, restricted Boishakhi TV to 64/5 and chased down the target for the loss of one wicket to register a four wicket victory. Radio Today restricted Channel i to 59/2 and sprinted to victory without losing a wicket.
In the other matches of the day, Independent (114/1) beat New Age (83/4) by 31 runs, Ittefaque (76/4) outplayed New Nation (67/5)by nine runs, RTV (41/0) outclassed Shakaler Khabor (37/5) by five wickets, RisingBD.com (121/5) overpowered Prothom Alo (69/4) by 62 runs and Kaler Kantho (49/0) routed Banglavision (43/2) by five wickets.
