Prime Bank CC maintain top slot beating Partex SC

UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Bank Cricket Club maintained their top spot in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) after beating Partex Sporting Club by a massive 134 runs in their 9th round match, spurred by a century by opener Soumya Sarkar at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
With the day’s result, Prime Bank CC moved to 16 points with eight wins and a single loss to secure the top slot. Abahani Ltd is in the second position, ahead of the Kalabagan Cricket Academy by virtue of net run rate, both bagging 12 points with six win and two loses from their eight matches. Defending champion Legends of Rupganj is in sixth place bagging 10 points with five wins and four losses.
In the day’s match, batting first after winning the toss, Prime Bank CC scored a fighting total of 251 runs for 8 in stipulated 50 overs.
Prime bank started well as the opening stand partner Soumya Sarker and Saikat Ali (26) able to contribute 75 runs for 1 in 18.4 overs, before Saikat was caught by Zain Abbas off Nuruzzaman.
Soumya Sarker made his century scoring team highest of 127 runs off 147 balls with 14 fours and two sixes, before he fell run out. Later, Soumya took one wicket for his side conceding 17 runs in 5 overs to be adjudged man-of-the match.
After the dismal departure of number three Brendan Taylor (2) at 79 runs for 2 in 19.4 overs, Soumya continued his run-composer partnering with skipper Mahmudullah (25) to contribute 69 runs in 17.4 overs, in the third wicket stand, till the dismissal of Mahmudullah who was caught by Abdur Rahman off Mohammad Azim at 148 runs for 3 in 37.2 overs.
In the 4th wicket stand, Soumya Sarker pairing with number five Shuvagata (30) contributed another 73 runs in 8.3 overs, before Shuvagata was caught by Riazul Karim off Mohammad Azim. Taskin Ahmed (not out 10) was the other double digit scorer for Prime Bank Cricket Club.
Nuruzzaman grabbed four wickets for 23 runs in 10 overs while Mohammad Azim took two wickets for 59 runs in eight overs. Riazul Karim took one wickets for 18 runs in 6 overs.
Chasing a target of 252 runs, Partex SC were all out for 117 runs in 42 overs.
Number six Riazul Karim (24), opening batsman Abdullah Al Mamun (23), Mehrab Hossain Jr (21), Nuruzzaman (not out 20), Zain Abbas (12) were the double digit scorers for Partex SC.
Taskin Ahmed grabbed four wickets for 16 runs in 8 overs; Shuvagata Hom bagged three wickets for 11 runs in 5 overs while Enamul Haque Jr took two wickets for 26 runs in 8 overs.