Abahani and Kalabagan Cricket Academy continued to impress while Old DOHS capitulated to yet another defeat in the ninth round of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League yesterday.
Abahani registered a comfortable 69-run win over Brothers Union, Kalabagan CA beat fellow namesake Kalabagan Krira Chakra by 37 runs while Victoria posted a six-wicket victory against bottom side Old DOHS.
Abahani v Brothers Union, Fatullah
Due to early-morning fog, the match was reduced to 42 overs-per-side but Abahani were hardly affected by the disruption as they maintained second position in the 12-team points table.
Sent in to bat first, Abahani put up 191 runs on the board losing nine wickets in their allotted overs. Opener Liton Kumar Das scored 40 off 42 balls while the other opening batsman, Abdul Majid, chipped in with 37. The opening pair added 84 runs in 16 overs.
The traditional Sky Blues lost their remaining nine wickets for 107 runs and were it not for Saqlain Sajib (31*) coming in at No 9, they would have been restricted to a much lower total.
However, it did not make any difference as Brothers were skittled out for 122 with four balls remaining. Nasir Hossain scalped three wickets while Saqlain and Nazmul Apu shared four wickets between them.
Kalabagan CA v Kalabagan KC, Mirpur
The much-anticipated derby did not live upto its billing as Kalabagan CA, third in the points table, overcame Kalabagan KC, who tasted their seventh loss of this campaign.
Asked to bat first, Kalabagan CA were dismissed for 215 in 49.2 overs. National cricketer Sabbir Rahman was the highest scorer with 73 from 67 deliveries, his knock featuring half a dozen boundaries and two sixes.
Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak (3/40) gave a timely reminder of his credentials while Nasum Ahmed also accounted for three wickets.
In reply, Kalabagan KC were bundled out for 178 with 26 deliveries of their innings still to be completed.
Middle-order batsman Tasamul Haque’s unbeaten 60 was inadequate as the Kalabagan CA bowlers – Imtiaz Hossain (3/24), Mehedi Hasan Miraz (2/19) and Bishwanath Halder (2/41) – ran the show.
Victoria v Old DOHS, BKSP 3
Although the match was curtailed to 34 overs, the light at the end of the tunnel continued to desert promoted side Old DOHS. Victoria coasted to the win with their openers – Mahbubul Karim (68 off 58 balls) and Jasim Uddin (48) – putting on 124 runs on the board, in pursuit of 160 for victory. Victoria cantered to their target with six wickets intact and 33 deliveries remaining.
Earlier, Old DOHS scored 159/6 in their stipulated overs with skipper Nehaduzzaman blasting an unbeaten 54 off 43 balls. The total proved insufficient at the end as Old DOHS suffered their ninth defeat in as many matches.
