Majid, Rony tons spur Dhaka Div to 360/2 against Dhaka Metro

 Two centuries by Abdul Majid and Rony Talukdar enabled table topper Dhaka Division to score 360/2 at stumps on the first day against Dhaka Metro in the second round of four-day match of Walton 16th National Cricket League at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Sunday.
In the day’s other fixtures on the first day, Khulna Division trailed by 198 runs against Barisal Division at BKSP Ground-2; Rangpur Division scored 297 runs for 6 at stumps in 90 overs against Sylhet Division at BKSP Ground-3; and Chittagong Division scored 209 runs for all in 91 overs against Rajshahi Division at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Dhaka Division vs Dhaka Metro
Sent into bat first, Dhaka Division in their first innings scored 360/2 with the opening stand of 314 runs in 73.1 overs contributed by the day’s two centurions Abdul Majid and Rony Talukdar.
Opener Majd remained unbeaten on 173 runs off 260 balls with 17 fours and a six while Rony Talukdar scored 163 runs off 224 balls with 18 fours and two sixes.
Number four Taiabur Parvez was batting on 14 runs while Rakibul Hasan (9) was the other scorer for the side on the first day. Shahid and Elias Sunny took one wicket each for 68 and 81 runs respectively. Brief Score: Dhaka Division first innings: 360/2 at stumps in 90 overs; Abdul Majid batting 173, Rony Talukdar 163, Taiabur Parvez batting 14, Shahid 1/68, Elias Sunny 1/81.
Khulna Division vs Barisal Division
Veteran national spinner Abdur Razzak’s 8 wickets for 100 runs helped Khulna Division to restrict Barisal Division at 271 runs in the firs innings.
Replying to Barisal’s 271, Khulna opened their first innings on the first day and trailed by 198 runs after scoring 73 runs for 2 in 32 overs as the bails were drawn for the day.
Amit Majumder and Robiul Islam Robi scored 30 and 26 runs respectively while Imrul Kayes (11) and Tushar Imran (1) were batting.
Mossaddek Hossain and Sohag Gazi took one wicket each for 12 and 22 runs respectively. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Barisal were dismissed for 271 in 62.3 overs with Fazle Rabbi scoring team highest 85 runs off 166 balls that featured nine fours and three sixes.
Number seven Al Amin scored 64 runs off 72 balls with eight fours and three sixes while opening batsman Shahriar Nafees scored 55 runs off 63 balls with 10 fours.
Apart from Abdur Razzak’s 8-wicket haul, Dollar Mahmud and Robiul Islam Robi took one wicket each for 22 and 66 runs respectively.
Brief Score:
Barisal Division first innings: 271/10 in 62.3 overs; Fazle Rabbi 85, Al Amin 64, Shahriar Nafees 55, Abdur Razzak 8/100.
Khulna Division first innings: 73/2 at stumps in 32 overs; Amit Majumder 30, Robiul Islam Robi 26, Imrul Kayes batting 11, Tushar Imran batting 1, Mossaddek Hossain 1/12, Shohag Gazi 1/22.
Rangpur Division vs Sylhet Division
Batting first after winning the toss, Rangpur Division opened the first innings and scored 297 for 6 in 90 overs on the first day.
Number three Tanvir Haider scored team highest 73 runs off 163 balls with nine fours while number six Mahmudul Hasan scored 60 runs off 129 runs with nine fours and a six.
Liton Kumar scored 49 runs off 72 balls with nine fours while Ariful Haque (37) and Dhiman Ghosh (27) were on batting and Tarik Ahmed added 35 runs.
Enamul Haque Jr grabbed four wickets for 90 runs and Rahatul Ferdous took two wickets for 82 runs.
Brief Score:
Rangpur Division first innings: 297/6 at stumps in 90 overs; Tanvir Haider 73, Mahmudul Hasan 60, Liton Kumar 49, Ariful Haque batting 37, Tarik Ahmed 35, Dhiman Ghosh batting 27, Enamul Haque 4/90, Rahatul Ferdous 2/82.
Chittagong Division vs Rajshahi Division
Batting first after winning the toss, Chittagong Division were all out for 209 runs in 91 overs to finish the first day.
Irfaan Sukkur scored team highest 55 runs off 139 balls with seven fours while skipper Nazim Uddin (36), Abdullah Al Mamun (33) and Nur Hossain (not out 27) were the other notable scorers for the side.
Forhad Reza grabbed five wickets for 45 runs while Saqlain Sajib and Shafiul Islam took 3 and 2 wickets respectively for 25 and 43 runs.
Brief Score:
Chittagong Division first innings: 209/10 in 91 overs; Irfaan Sukkur 55, Nazim Uddin 36, Abdullah Al Mamun 33, Faisal Hossain not out 27, Forhad Reza 5/45, Saqlain Sajib 3/25, Shafiul Islam 2/43.