Dhaka Division clinched the four-day Tier-1 National Cricket League (NCL) title with one match to spare beating Sylhet Division by 52 runs on the 4th and final day of the 5th round at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday.
Dhaka Division, which earned nine points from five matches with four wins and one draw to assure the first class league crown, will play their remaining match with Dhaka Metro scheduled for November 16-19 in Cox's Bazar.
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This is the 7th national crown for Saif Hasan-led Dhaka Division after losing the title to Rangpur Division in the last season.
Dhaka Division scored 266 runs in the first innings featuring a century by Mahidul Islam and were all out for 154 runs in the 2nd innings.
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Sylhet Division, having 211 runs in the first innings, resumed the 2nd innings Sunday morning with overnight total 39 for 4, eyeing on a winning target of 210 runs on the final day, but were all out for 157 runs in 71.2 overs to concede the defeat.
Later, Mahidul Islam, who scored his maiden century in first class cricket, was adjudged the player of the match.
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The day's other Tier-1 NCL match between Rangpur Division and Dhaka Metro ended in a draw on the 4th and final day at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Sunday.