Dhaka Division scored 253 runs for 4 in 71 overs against Chittagong Division on the first day of the four-day 15th National Cricket League at Rangpur Cricket Garden on Thursday.
In the day’s other matches, Dhaka Metro scored 252 for 6 in 90 overs in the against Sylhet Division at BKSP ground 3; Rajshahi Division scored 291 runs for 8 in 89.2 overs against Barisal Division at Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi while Khulna Division scored 321 runs for 5 in 90 overs against Rangpur Division at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Thursday.
At Rangpur Cricket Garden, Dhaka Division’s skipper Mohammad Sharif decided to bat first after winning the toss and scored 253 runs for 4 in 71 overs against Chittagong Division.
Brief Score: Dhaka Division first innings- 253 for 4 in 71 overs, Shuvagoto Hom batting 65, Abdul Majid 61, Rony Talukdar 42, Raqibul Hasan 41, Nadif Chowdhury batting 5, Aftab Ahmed 2/20.
At BKSP ground 3, Dhaka Metro skipper Mehrab Hossain Junior batted first after wining the toss to score 252 for 6 in 90 overs against Sylhet Division in the first innings on the first day.
Brief score : Dhaka Metro first innings: 252 for 6 wickets in 90 overs; Mehrab Hossain Jr 54, Abu Bakker Siddique 48, Tasamul Haque 42, Sahagir Hossain batting 26, Sharifullah batting 22, Nabil Samad 3/91.
At Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi, sent into bat first, Rajshahi Division scored 291 runs for 8 wickets in 89.2 overs against Barisal Division.
Brief Score: Rajshahi Division first innings: 291 for 8 wickets in 89.2 overs; Hamidul Islam 83, Taijul Islam 64, Jubair Ahmed 48, Junaid Siddique 43, Muktar Ali batting 10, Kamrul Islam 3/54, Nuruzzaman 2/44.
At Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, Khulna Division opened the first innings and scored 321 runs for 5 in 90 overs against Rangpur Division.
Brief Score: Khulna Division first innings: 321 for 5 wickets in 90 overs; Tushar Imran batting 86, Nazmus Sadat 57, Ziaur Rahman 54, Nizamuddin Ripon batting 51, Soumya Sarker 45, Suhrawardi Shuvo 2/71.