The 24th edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), the main first-class event in the country, started Monday without most of the star performers.

The players of the national team are busy playing a tri-series in New Zealand and other top players are gearing up to travel to India to play against Tamil Nadu.

Nabil Samad and Sumon Khan shone with the ball on the first day for Sylhet and Dhaka against Chattogram and Rangpur, respectively. Both of them took a five-wicket haul each.

Most of the batters' performances were lacklustre. Tamim Iqbal, who is playing in the first round of NCL, scored 31 runs for his native team Chattogram. Mohammad Naim, who is leading Dhaka Metro against Khulna, made a duck.

Barishal vs Rajshahi

Barishal produced the best performance of the day with the bat, scoring 269-9 for nine against the home side Rajshahi. Wicketkeeper-batter Abu Sayem Chowdhury hit 59 and Shohag Gazi 56.

For Rajshahi, Nahid Rana picked up four wickets and Sunzamul Islam two.

Chattogram vs Sylhet

The home side Chattogram were bowled out for 141. Tamim was the highest run scorer for them. For Sylhet, Nabil bagged five wickets while Nayeem Ahmed took three wickets.

Sylhet scored 15 without the loss of any wicket in reply.

Dhaka vs Rangpur

Rangpur scored only 92 for nine wickets while batting first against Dhaka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Akbar Ali, Rangpur captain, made a golden duck. Nasir Hossain scored one. Sumon bagged five wickets for Dhaka.

In reply, Dhaka scored 122 for five to end day one. Mushfik Hasan took three wickets for Rangpur.

Dhaka Metro vs Khulna

The home side Khulna subsided to 131 all out while batting first against Dhaka Metro. Nahidul Islam was the top scorer for them (42).

For Dhaka Metro, Manik Khan bagged four wickets. Kazi Anik Islam and Md Sharifullah took two wickets each.

In reply, Dhaka Metro lost three wickets scoring 37 runs at the end of the day. Ziaur Rahman took two wickets for Khulna.