Towhid Hridoy believes the intensity and emotional weight of “a few matches in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL)” push players to give more than they often do in international cricket, after Mohammedan triumphed by 39 runs over their arch-rivals Abahani in a high-stakes DPL fixture on Saturday.
Mohammedan Sporting Club tasted their first List-A victory over arch-rivals Abahani Limited since 2016 when they beat the reigning champions by 39 runs during their final league phase match of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Perennial rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club will face off in Mirpur while Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Prime Bank Cricket Club will vie for the final spot in the Super League as the 11th and final round of the first phase of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) commences today.
The Abahani-Mohammedan game in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has lost quite a bit of its lustre with hardly any fans turning up on the ground for the clash in the recent past.
Captaining the star-studded Mohammedan Sporting Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) was probably the last thing Towhid Hridoy expected to do this year.
Mohammedan Sporting Club and Abahani Limited secured their first wins in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) today with dominant performances against Rupganj Tigers and Gulshan Cricket Club, respectively.
In their last meeting, Mohammedan edged past Abahani 1-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League, while the Sky Blues last beat the Black and Whites in the 2022-23 BPL season.
Title contenders Mohammedan SC handed a 1-0 defeat to archrivals Abahani to make it three out of three so far in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Shaheed Dhirendhranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla today.
Mohammedan Sporting Club finished the season as runners-up in the Bangladesh Premier League for the first time in 14 years after finishing runners-up in two club competitions. Alfaz Ahmed, the man behind the resurgence of the Motijheel outfit, spoke with The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman about the process of rebuilding Mohammedan and many other aspects.
With this outcome, the Sky Blues equalled Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club with 37 points from 15 matches each and set up a play-off clash to decide the title, according to the bylaws.
League leaders Mohammedan moved closer to reclaiming the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League title with a hard-fought 6-5 victory over Usha Krira Chakra in the penultimate Super Six phase match in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club broke league leaders Mohammedan's unbeaten run in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-2 win in a crucial Super Six match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday as the league resumeed following the Eid break.
Holders Mohammedan Sporting Club survived a scare to advance to the Federation Cup semifinals, defeating Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra 2-1 in the first quarterfinals in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
Prime Bank’s Tamim Iqbal struck an 83-ball 65 while in-form opener Parvez Hossain struck his third DPL ton this season, notching a 111-ball 110. Shabbir Rahman struck 39 as well but after the 122-run opening stand and the 96-run third-wicket stand, wickets fell regularly as Prime Bank managed 279 all out.
For Abahani, Rumman Sarkar scored a brace and Pushkar Khisa Mimo netted one goal
Bashundhara Kings ended their first round of matches in the Bangladesh Premier League om top of the table with a 1-1 draw against Sheikh Russel KC at the Bashundhara Kings Arena after country's traditional rivals Mohammedan SC and Abahani shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.
A second-half brace from Emmanuel Sunday powered defending champions Mohammedan to a 2-1 win over Abahani, thereby clainching the top spot in Group B, on the final match day of group stage of the Federation Cup at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
“I call the hockey league ‘Dhaka Olympics’, because it happens once every two-three years,” said veteran hockey player Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, poking fun at the irregular nature of the Premier Division Hockey League which is set to be held after a gap of over two years.
Mohammedan Sporting Club ended Bashundhara Kings' unbeaten home record with a 1-0 win in a fascinating Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
