Hasan heroics stun Abahani

Bangladesh's former under-19 captain Mahmudul Hasan put in a fabulous all-round performance to help Kalabagan Cricket Academy shock Abahani in the seventh round of the Dhaka Premier League in Fatullah yesterday.

The 25-year-old scalped three wickets and then scored a decisive century to help his side overcome Abahani's 282. This was Kalabagan's first win of the league and they are now placed in 11th position.

The defeat also means that Abahani now share the seventh spot with Brothers Union and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club with all the three teams tied at six points each. Brothers and Sheikh Jamal however are favourites to hop past Abahani as they have a match in hand.

While Abahani seem to be in hot water at the moment, it did not seem like the match was destined for such an ending at the start of the day.

Riding on their in-form openers, they cruised to 88 for no loss in 17 overs after electing to bat first. Tamim smashed two sixes and three fours during his 52-ball 48. He was dismissed by Mahmudul in the 18th over and the other opener Avishek Mitra took over from there. Mitra scored 63 off 82 balls. They received some good impetus from their middle order batsman. Their Indian recruit Manoj Tiwary scored 40 off 50, while Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Mosaddek Hossain smacked 37 and 42 respectively to help them go past the 280 mark.

IMTIAZ HOSSAIN ... 88

After the exchange, Kalabagan lost early wickets with Abul Hasan removing both openers by the eighth over. They were struggling at 48 for two. However, a 77-run stand between Jatin Saxena and Mahmudul for the third wicket brought them back in the game.

After Jatin's fall in the 20th over however, they suffered a mini collapse and from 125 for two crumbled to 163 for five. Mahmudul was stuck at one end and needed some support and that came from the number seven Taposh Ghosh who hit a useful 47 off 44 balls. Mahmudul, who hit three sixes and eight fours, reached his century with a single in the 41st over and got to the mark off just 102 balls. By the time he got out in the 45th over Kalabagan just needed 16 runs to win and it was a target the lower order batsmen achieved quite easily.

The day's other games were more one-sided. Nurul Hasan scored his first List A century to lead Prime Bank Cricket Club to a 60-run win over the Legends of Rupganj at the BKSP.

Batting first, Prime Bank finished on 299 for 9. Nurul's 112-ball 108, which included two sixes and seven fours turned out to be the key for Prime Bank. He was well supported by Mehedi Maruf's 77-ball 75.

In reply, Rupganj were bundled out for 239 in 45.5 overs.

At the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Mohammedan suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Prime Doleshwar. Batting first, Mohammedan were bundled out for just 188. It was a target which Doleshwar, courtesy of a stroke-filled 88 from Imtiaz Hossain, reached in 41.3 overs.  

SCORES IN BRIEF 
ABAHANI: 282 for 7 (Avishek Mitra 63, Tamim 48, Manoj Tiwary 40; Mahmudul 3-52, Noor 1-47)
KALABAGAN CA: 286 for 7 in 46.5 overs (Mahmudul 106, Taposh 47, Jatin 43; Abul 3-47, Saqlain 1-44)
Result: Kalabagan Cricket Academy won by three wickets. 
PRIME BANK CC: 299 for 9 (Nurul 108, Mehedi 75; Nahidul 2-38, Alauddin 2-45, Asif 2-49, Mosharraf 2-52)
LEGENDS OF RUPGANJ: 239 all out in 45.5 overs (Jalaj 52, Asif 47, Mosharraf 25; Sachin Rana 4-37, Rubel 2-24, Nazmul 2-44)
Result: Prime Bank Cricket Club won by 60 runs. 
MOHAMMEDAN SC: 188 all out in 47.4 overs (Naeem 100; Farhad 3-26, Al-Amin 3-34, Reajul 2-24) 
PRIME DOLESHWAR SC: 192 for 4 in 41.3 overs (Imtiaz 88, Nasir 37 not out; Ariful 2-34, Enamul 1-36)
Result: Prime Doleshwar won by six wickets.