Brothers Union refused to play as Cricket Coaching School (CCS) arrived five minute late for their match yesterday at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in the Walton Dhaka Premier League (DPL) yesterday.
In the other two matches of the day, Kalabagan CA’s Nuruzzaman’s unbeaten 85 helped his side to a 52 run win over fellow Kalabagan KC at the BKSP-3 ground, while in-form Prime Doleshwar fell to a second successive defeat against Khelaghar SKS, for whom Nizam Uddin Ripon snatched five wickets, at the Shaheed Chandu stadium.
Cricket Coaching School were five minutes late for their match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, and Brothers declined to play the match while insisting that they receive full points for the non-existent encounter. “We came to the field right on time but we did not see our opponents CCS as they came to the field at 9.15. According to the by-laws, both team have to report on the field by8.45 am,” said Amin Khan, the manager of Brothers Union.
Match referee Samiur Rahman, who came to the ground with the CCS team bus, waited for almost half an hour for the toss as Brothers skipper Sohrawardi Shuvo remained absent.
CCS official Iqbal Yusuf Chowdhury said that his team came late because of an incident in Jatrabari. “There was some problem on the roads in Jatrabari, so it took some time for us to reach the ground. Brothers team had already given the player list but why they did not play, I have no idea,” said Iqbal.
Meanwhile Jalal Yunus, the chairman of CCDM, said he would discuss the matter with match officials today. “We have received a letter from Brothers Union and also from the match referee. We will sit with everyone tomorrow (today) and later take a decision,” he said.
Kalabagan CA v Kalabagan KC
Askedto bat first, Kalabagan CA were made to struggle from the start. Middle order batsman Nuruzzaman’s unbeaten 85 helped them to recover and along with Zakaria Masud’s 32, allowed the batting side to reach 189/9 from their 50 overs.
For Kalabagan KC, Syed Rasel, Shaju Datta, Rakibul Hasan and Tasamul Haque took two wicket each.
Kalabagan KC in their reply kept losing wickets regularly. Opener Mithun Ali struck 43 and Forhad Hossain added 44, but the batting side were bowled out for 137 in 39.2 overs to lose the game.
Asif Hasan took three wickets and left arm spinner Nazmul Apu claimed two for Kalabagan CA.
Prime Doleshwar v Khelaghar
Khelaghar SKS opted to bat after winning the toss and Ariful Haque’s 69, Nizamuddin’s 39 and Al-Mahumudul’s 33 were at the heart of the team’s total of 215/7 from 50 overs.
Doleshwar skipper Forhad Reza took three wickets and Taijul Islam two for the bowling side.
In reply, Doleshwar were bowled out for 168 in 46.1 overs. Opener Arman Hossain made 30 to follow top scorer Sabbir Rahman’s 37, but it was not enough as the in-form side slid to their third loss in the tournament.
Nizamuddin Ripon returned figures of 5/16 for Khelaghar and was named man-of-the-match.
Brief Scores
Kalabagan CA v Kalabagan KC
Kalabagan CA 189/9 in 50 over
Nuruzzaman 85, Zakaria Masud 32
Tasamul Haque 23/2, Rakibul Hasan 25/2
Kalabagan KC 137/10 in 39.2 over
Forhad Hossain 44, Mithun Ali 43
Asif Hasan 37/3, Nazmul Apu 19/2
Kalabagan CA won by 52 runs
Prime Doleshwar v Khelaghar
Khelaghar SKS 215/7 in 50 over
Ariful Haque 69, Nizamuddin 39
Forhad Reza 35/3, Taijul Islam 27/2
Doleshwar 168/10 in 46.1 over
Sabbir Rahman 37, Nizamuddin Ripon 16/5
Khelaghar won by 47 runs
