e_Paper (23 December 2016)

Sport 25
DT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2016
Khulna at the
NCL summit
• Tribune Report
Khulna moved to the top of the
Tier 1 points table with 36 points after
winning their round four game
by 10 wickets within the third day
against Barisal in the ongoing 18th
National Cricket League.
Khulna v Barisal, BKSP 3
Khulna bagged a convincing win
chasing down their target of just 12
runs. Barisal resumed the day with
10 runs on the board in their second
innings. But they managed to
post only 211 runs before losing all
of their wickets.
Later, Khulna chased down
their target with ease in 1.4 overs.
Ashiquzzaman was adjudged player
of the Match for his nine wickets
in the game.
Dhaka v Dhaka Metro, Fatullah
Dhaka recorded a five-wicket win
over Dhaka Metro in what turned
out to be a low-scoring affair at
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium.
Dhaka Metro started the day from
their overnight score of 27/4 but
failed against a joint bowling effort
by Dhaka. Dhaka Metro posted 125
runs in their second innings and set
Dhaka a 105-run target.
In reply, Dhaka reached their
destination in 31.5 overs with five
wickets intact.
Chittagong v Rangpur, Sylhet
Rangpur, backed by their mammoth
total in the first innings, are
on track for a big win against Chittagong.
Replying to Rangpur’s 450
runs, Chittagong were all out for
182. With the port city outfit 268
runs behind in their first innings,
Rangpur decided to impose the follow-on
and at the end of day three,
Chittagong trailed by 119 runs with
a day and six wickets to spare.
Rajshahi v Sylhet, Bogra
Chasing 330 runs, Sylhet required
another 302 runs with a day and
nine wickets remaining. •
18TH NCL, RD 4,
DAY 3
DHAKA METROPOLIS 166 & 125 in
55.5 overs (Mehrab Jr 39, Sharif 3/24)
lost to DHAKA 187 & 106/5 in 31.5 overs
(Joyraj 30, Rony 4/42) by five wickets
BARISAL 171 & 211 in 46.3 overs
(Monir 70, Ashiquzzaman 6/57) lost to
KHULNA 371 & 15/0 in 1.4 overs (Mehedi
11*, Hasanuzzaman 0*) by 10 wickets
RAJSHAHI 204 & 344 in 92.5 overs
(Farhad 132, Junaid 78) lead SYLHET
219 & 28/1 in 11 overs (Imtiaz 18*, Muktar
1/10) by 302 runs
RANGPUR 450 lead CHITTAGONG
182 in 58 overs (Irfan 47, Saddam 3/36)
& 149 in 56 overs (Pinak 45, Yasir 39*)
by 119 runs
Jasmin Akter participates in the women’s 100m hurdles during the ongoing National Athletics Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday
Tigers suffer three-wicket
loss against NZ XI
• Tribune Report
Visiting Bangladesh cricket team
started their New Zealand tour on
a losing note as the hosts beat the
Tigers by three wickets in a rain-affected,
43 overs per side practice
game at Cobham Oval, Whangarei
yesterday.
Despite the loss, fast bowling
sensation Mustafizur Rahman had
a fruitful outing, bagging two wickets
in his return to competitive action.
This was his first match in five
months after recovering from his
shoulder surgery.
Batting first, Bangladesh XI
posted 245/8 in 43 overs with opening
batsman Imrul Kayes, out-ofform
Soumya Sarkar, BPL 4 man of
the tournament Mahmudullah and
wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur
Rahim all registering starts.
Mushfiq top-scored with 45 off
41 balls, hitting two fours and a six
while Soumya must have been a
relieved man after scoring 40 off 47
deliveries. Imrul Kayes made a brisk
29-ball 36 and added 55 runs for the
second wicket alongside Soumya.
Mahmudullah on the other
hand gave the opportunity to the
others for some time in the middle
as he retired after scoring a 46-ball
43. Shakib added 23 off 35 balls,
Sabbir Rahman made a 20-ball 11
while Tanvir Haider scored 10 off
nine balls.
Captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza
was not out on a 19-ball 21 but
opener Tamim Iqbal missed out,
making only one off five balls.
Shawn Hicks and Brett Hampton
shared four wickets between
themselves.
In reply, Ben Horne remained
unbeaten on a 53-ball 60, featuring
five fours, as New Zealand XI
reached their target in 41.4 overs.
Horne received valuable support
from opener Ben Smith (50) and
Bharat Popli (45).
Mustafizur picked up the wickets
of Ryan Duffy (four) and Henry
Shipley (24) while Shakib bagged
three wickets. Leg-spinner Tanvir
Haider was expensive, leaking 59
runs without success in nine overs.
Bangladesh will travel to
Christchurch today for the first of
their three ODIs against the Black
Caps, scheduled to be held on Boxing
Day. The second and third ODI
will be held at Saxton Oval, Nelson
this Thursday and next Saturday
respectively.•
Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar awaits his turn to bat during their practice
match against New Zealand XI at Cobham Oval in Whangarei yesterday COURTESY
SCORECARD
MD MANIK
BANGLADESH XI R B
Tamim c Horne b McPeake 1 5
Imrul c McEwan b Hampton 36 29
Soumya c Smith b Shipley 40 47
Mahmudullah retired not out 43 46
Shakib c McEwan b Hicks 23 35
Mushfiq c Duffy b Patel 45 41
Sabbir c Bharat b Hampton 11 20
Tanvir run out (Patel) 10 9
Mashrafe not out 21 19
Miraz c Horne b Hicks 3 6
Taskin not out 1 1
Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 6) 11
Total (8 wickets; 43 overs) 245
Fall Of Wickets
1-7, 2-62, 3-96, 4-155, 4-160, 5-205, 6-220,
7-226, 8-235
Bowling
McEwan 4-0-35-0, McPeake 6-1-32-1,
Hampton 8-0-44-2, Shipley 6-0-28-1,
Patel 9-0-48-1, McConchie 4-0-23-0,
Hicks 6-0-30-2
NEW ZEALAND XI R B
Duffy c Mushfiq b Mustafizur 4 8
Smith b Shakib 50 67
Bharat c Tamim b Shakib 45 48
McClure run out (Imrul) 10 16
McConchie c Tamim b Shakib 0 3
Horne not out 60 53
Hicks c Rubel b Mahmudullah 15 16
Shipley c Sabbir b Mustafizur 24 19
Hampton not out 29 21
Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 4, nb 1) 10
Total (7 wickets; 41.4 overs) 247
Fall Of Wickets
1-6, 2-94, 3-108, 4-108, 5-128, 6-154, 7-199
Bowling
Mashrafe 5-0-29-0, Mustafizur 7-0-39-2,
Rubel 6-0-29-0, Tanvir 9-0-59-0, Taskin
3.4-0-19-0, Shakib 7-0-41-3, Miraz 2-0-12-
0, Mahmudullah 2-0-14-1
New Zealand XI won by three wickets
(D/L method)