da lvbet： Dhaka, Kulna and Rajshahi registered wins in the Bangaldesh domestic limited overs championship
Wisden Cricinfo staff23-Dec-2003Dhaka 72 for 3 beat Chittagong 71 (Mahmud 3-10, Arafat 4-17) by seven wickets with 31.1 overs to spare
ScorecardArafat Sunny turned in a matchwinning performance, scalping 4 for 17, as Dhaka beat Chittagong comfortably by seven wickets. Put in to bat, Chittagong could not resist the mediumpace of Khaled Mahmud (3 for 10), who accounted for the first three batsmen with just 32 on the board. From there it was all downhill. Mohammad Rafique (3 for 13 from 9 overs) got rid of Faisal Hossain (20), the top-scorer and Chittagong slid to a paltry 71 all out in 32.3 overs.Things happened in such an unseemly haste, that GM Nowsher Prince, a national selector, arrived slightly late, and missed the fall of the first six wickets. He was in time, however, to witness the fall of the first two Dhaka wickets, Al Sahariar and Fahim Muntasir, with just 15 on the board. From there on, though, it was smooth sailing for Dhaka, who reached their victory target in 19.5 overs.Khulna 238 for 4 (Bashar 81, Tushar 69) beat Barisal 157 (Ahmed 49, Bashir 5-32) by 81 runs
ScorecardHabibul Bashar (81) and Tushar Imran (69) powered Khulna to a sizeable total of 238 for 4 from 50 overs after they were put in to bat by Anisur Rehman, the Barisal captain. The two hit three fours and two sixes apiece, and shared a 93-run partnership for the third wicket.Barisal’s run chase got off to a reasonable start when Imran Ahmed (49), added 43 runs with Rashedur Rehman for the first wicket. The fall of Rehman, caught and bowled by Abdur Razzaq, however, triggered off a slide. Wickets fell at regular intervals, and only Nahidul Haq, with 43, provided any substance to the total. Tamim Bashir helped himself to 5 for 32 as Barisal slumped to 157 all out.Rajshahi 223 for 8 (Siddique 43, Rehman 54) beat Sylhet 171 (Parvez 76) by 52 runs
ScorecardAnisur Rehman’s 54, coupled with Junaid Siddique’s 43, was enough to see Rajshahi to 223 for 8 from 45 overs. This ended up being a matchwinning score against Slyhet. Siddique struck five boundaries in his 63-ball stay at the wicket. Sylhet used as many as seven bowlers, but only Tapash Baisya, with 2 for 44 and Enamul Haque Jr, with 2 for 39, troubled the batsmen.Parvez Ahmed, the Sylhet captain, waged a lone battle, making 76 off 90 balls at number three. He struck five boundaries in his innings, more than the rest of his team put together. Wickets were shared all around for the Rajshahi bowlers, but that was not a concern, as Sylhet were all out for 171 in the 43rd over, and lost by 52 runs.