Left-handed batter Shamim Hossain hit 108 off 66 balls to guide Abahani Limited to an 111-run victory against City Club in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Monday. Abahani batted first and lost five wickets for 138 runs. In the sixth wicket stand, Shamim and Jaker Ali added 171 runs on the board. Along the way, Shamim hit a ton and Jaker scored 65. Abahani ended up on 309 for five in 50 overs. In reply, City Club tumbled for 198 in 42 overs. For them, Ashik Ul Alam and Moinul Islam hit a fifty each. Arafat Sunny bagged five wickets for Abahani. Also read: Taskin overlooked IPL call for national duty In the other two matches of the day, Prime Bank beat the Legends of Rupganj by four wickets, and Gazi Group Cricketers beat Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity. Raqibul Hasan scored a century for Rupganj, while Shahadat Hossain Dipu hit a century for Prime Bank Cricket Club. Also read: Shakib to continue playing in SA despite family issues

In their second match of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, Mohammedan Sporting Club registered their maiden win beating Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity by five wickets on Saturday in Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. In their first match of the season, Mohammedan lost to Shinepukur Cricket Club at the same venu. On Saturday, Khelaghar batted first and posted a small total of 148 for all wickets in 49 overs. Captain Nadif Chowdhury was their best batter scoring 33 runs while number nine Iftekhar Sajjad scored the second highest of 24 runs. Read: SA vs BAN Series 2022: Confident Bangladesh Look for Historic Series Win in Johannesburg For Mohammedan, left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam Apu bagged four wickets conceding 18 runs in 10 overs while Mohammad Hafeez sclaped three and Shuvagata Hom took two wickets. In reply, Mohammedan chased down the target in just 40.1 overs with five wickets in hand. Left-handed batter Soumya Sarkar hit unbeaten 59 off 100 balls while opener Parvez Hossain Emon scored 30. Mohammad Hossain Ali was the best bowler for Khelaghar taking two wickets conceding only eight runs in 2.5 overs while Masum Khan Tutul also took two wickets conceding 16 runs. In the other match of the day, Tasamul Haque and Sikandar Raja guided Shinepukur to 280 for six against Brothers Union scoring 68 and 74 respectively while Anisul Islam scored 51 off 51 balls as well. Read: Team Tigers beat SA to create history Leg-spinner Aminul Islam Biplob bagged three wickets for Brothers conceding 60 runs in 10 overs. In reply, Imtiaz Hossain and Sadikur Rahman scored 159 runs in the opening stand and set a solid foundation for them to win the match. While Imtiaz posted 78, Sadikur scored 84 runs. Riding on their stunning start, Brothers won this match in 49.1 overs with three wickets in hand.

Zakir Hasan hit a ton for Rupganj Tigers on the opening day of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Tuesday to beat Abahani Limited by seven wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Abahaini batted first in this match and posted 255 for nine riding on the century of Mohamad Naim who posted 115 off 132 balls with 10 fours and two sixes. Mohammad Saifuddin was the second-highest runs scorer for them with 40 off 43 balls with five fours. Read:Dhaka Premier League cricket begins Tuesday Mukidul Islam, the right-arm pacer of Rupganj Tigers, scalped three conceding 51 runs in 10 overs while Farhad Reza bagged two wickets. In reply, Zakir Hasan and Mizanur Rahman added 166 runs in the first-wicket stand and set the foundation to upset the defending champions Abahani. Mizanur fell for 93, but Zakir ended up after hitting 117 off 116 with 15 fours and two sixes. Rupganj Tigers chased down the target in 42 overs with seven wickets in hand. In the other two matches of the day, Prime Bank Cricket Club beat City Club by 50 runs, and Legends of Rupganj beat Gazi Group Cricketers by 147 runs. Both of these matches took place in BKSP. Read:ICC 2022 Women’s CWC: Tigresses' Victory Over Pakistan Harks Back to 1999 World Cup Memory Prime Bank batted first to score 265 for eight wickets with the highest of 60 by Anamul Haque Bijoy. In reply, City Club, who are playing the Dhaka League after years, tumbled for 215. Mahadi Hasan bagged three wickets for Prime Bank. Riding on 92 of Naeem Islam, Legends of Rupganj scored 291 for seven wickets. In reply, Gazi Group only managed to score 144 for 10 and lost the match by a big margin.

The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) has decided to hold the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) 2019-20 from 31 May 2021. The previous season of the league was called off due to the surge of Covid-19 outbreak in the country after just one completed round of matches. The competition will now have a fresh start and will be played in a T20 format instead of the usual 50 overs. “The CCDM with the support of the BCB’s plan to organise the DPL from May 31,” CCDM Chairman Kazi Inam Ahmed was quoted in a media release sent by BCB on Sunday evening. “As decided earlier it will be a T20 event. Considering the busy international schedule and the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, we believe that T20 is the ideal format for the 2019-20 League,” he added. After the suspension of last year’s Dhaka League, BCB organized two makeshift events later last year— BCB President’s Cup and Bangabandhu T20 Cup. BCB had also started this year’s National Cricket League, but due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases, they opted to hold it temporarily. “The BCB president has given a clear direction on the importance of players’ safety during these times. The board has successfully completed two tournaments this season and has hosted the West Indies in Bangladesh. We will draw from these learnings and make plans for the Bangabandhu DPL accordingly. We know what this league means to the players and clubs and appreciate their support during the planning stage,” Kazi Inam further added.