Masters Cricket Carnival begins today
The tourist hub of Cox’s Bazar is eagerly waiting to welcome the former cricket stars Akram Khan, Minjahul Abedin Nannu, Khaled Masud, Mohammad Rafique and many more as the Masters Cricket Carnival begins today (Thursday) at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium.
The local match organizers completed all the preparations to make the competition a success.
A total of six teams, split into two groups, will compete in the meet. All the group phase matches will be held in 18 overs, but the semifinals and final will be held in 25 overs play. The semifinals will be held at the same venues on September 3 while the final is slated on September 6 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at Mirpur under the flood light.
Six team squad:
Lanka Bangla All Stars Masters – Rokibul Hasan (mentor), Selim Shahed (captain), Hasibul Hossain Shanto, Ashanul Haque Sejan, Javed Omar Belim, Talha Jubayer, Azam Iqbal, Masudur Rahman, Anisur Rahman, Lavlu Rahman, Syed Adil Ahmed, Sohel Hossain Pappu, Niaz Morshed Nahid, Baki Billah Himel, Fahim Muntasir and Mahbub Anam.
Ispahani Chittagong Masters – Azhar Hossain, (mentor), Akram Khan (captain), Minhajul Abedin, Enamul Haque Moni, Tareq Aziz Khan, Aftab Ahmed, Touhidul Hossain Shamol, Humayun Kabir, Anwar Hossain Monir, Jubair Ishtiak Ahmed, Fazle Rabbi Khan Rubel, Nurul Abedin Nobel, Afzal Khan, Fazle Hasan Khan and Mir Akter Uddin Ahmed.
Renaissance Rajshahi Masters – Shanewaz Kabir Shanu (mentor), Khaled Masud Pilot (captain), Alamgir Kabir, Rafiqul Islam Khan, Saifullah Khan Jem, Hannan Sarkar, Abdullah Khan Biplob, Trikul Islam, Morshed Ali Khan Suman, Gazi Alamgir, Mushfiqur Rahman Babu, Jahangir Alam, Shariful Haque Plabon, Umar Sharif Khan and Akter Ahmed Sipar.
Jemkon Group Khulna Masters – Umar Khalid Rumi (mentor), Habibul Bashar Sumon (captain), Monjurul Islam, Hasanuzzaman Jhondu, M Selim, Jamal Babu, Mahmudul Hasan Rana, Murad Khan, Ali Imran Rajan, Harunur Rashid Liton, Shafiuddin Ahmed Babu, Tasrikul Islam Totam, Touhidul Islam Chapal, Zesan Hasib and Mizanur Rahman Patwari.
JB Group Dhaka Masters – Ishtiaque Ahmed, (mentor), Naimur Rahman Durjoy (captain), Sanowar Hossain, Shahriar Hossain Bidyut, Mehrab Hossain Opi, Saiful Islam Khan, Monirul Islam Taj, Shahnewaz Kabir Shuvo, Rashedul Haque Sumon, Sajjad Kadir, Zakir Hasan, Dipu Roy Chowdhury, Anisur Rahman, Jalal Younus and Abu Haider Ripon.
Confidence Group Dhaka Metro Masters – ASM Farque (mentor), Khaled Mahmud Sujan (captain), Mohammad Rafiq, Niamur Rahman Rahul, Nasir Ahmed Nasu, ASM Moniruzzaman, Imran Parvez Ripon, Anisul Hakim, Iqbal Hossain, Imran Hamid Partho, Mir Ziauddin Ahmed, Sabbir Khan Shafin, Tanveer Ahmed Timir and Ashfaq Rahim.
Fixture:
September 1: Renaissance Rajshahi Masters vs Confidence Group Dhaka Metro Masters (grounds 1) Judge Dhaka Division Masters vs Ispahani Chittagong Masters (ground 2) at 2 pm
September 2 : Jemkon Group Khulna Masters vs Ispahani Chittagong Masters (ground 1) and Lanka-Bangla All Stars Masters vs Renaissance Rajshahi Masters (ground 2) at 9 am.
September 3: 1st semifinal group A (ground 1) and 2nd semifinal (ground 2) at 9.30 am
September 6: The final at SBNCS at Mirpur at 7 pm.
