Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League
Mohammedan clinch a consolation win to end Dhaka League
Mohammedan Sporting Club beat Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League by 25 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
In the rain-hit game, which was reduced to 13-over a side, Mohammedan batted first and posted 103 runs for five in 13 overs, with Parvez Hossain Emon hitting the highest of 26.
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For Prime Doleshwar, Enamul Haque junior bagged two wickets.
Under the DLS Method, Prime Doleshwar needed to score 107 in 13 overs to seal the game. But they only managed to score 81 for all wickets and lost the game by 25 runs.
For Mohammedan, Ruyel Miah bagged five wickets conceding 21 runs in 2.4 overs, his best bowling figures in T20s.
It was the only win for Mohammedan in the Super League stage of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, which is all set to end on Saturday.
In the initial part of the league, Mohammedan won six matches out of 11. They had marched to the Super League as the fifth out of six teams.
Shakib Al Hasan led Mohammedan in most part of the initial part of the league. But before the Super League takes place, Shakib went on a leave. Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, the all-rounder, led Mohammedan later.
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Parvez Hossain, the left-handed top-order batsman, scored 330 runs, most by any Mohammedan batsman, from 14 matches with one fifty, while Asif Hasan and Abu Jayed were the best bowlers for this team taking 12 wickets each.
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