Sheikh Jamal clinch maiden DPL title

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club recovered from a precarious start to beat Abahani Limited by four wickets and they confirmed their maiden title of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports BSS.
Knowing that a victory would help them clinch the maiden DPL title with a match to go, they didn't give up the hopes despite having a poor start. Rather they showed a spirited mentality, led by Nurul Hasan Sohan to fulfill their aspiration.
After the victory, they amassed 24 points from 14 matches while their close rivals Legends of Rupganj who also won their Tuesday's game against Gazi Group Cricketers by 196 runs, put up 20 points in the table from same number of matches.
So, Jamal remained four points clear of Legends ahead of the final round which will be held on May 29 (Friday).
They will in fact take on Rupganj in the fifth round of Super League phase but the outcome of the match won't matter now as even if Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club loss the game, they will still ahead of two points by Rupganj.
Abahani Limited who were the defending champions and were trying to clinch their hat-trick title now lost three out of four matches in the Super League phase. The Dhanmondi outfit posted 229-6 after opting to bat first but Jamal showed a spirited performance to race to the victory with 232-6 in 47 overs.
Jamal's chances to clinch the title on Tuesday looked slim when they were five down for 78 runs in 25 overs but Nurul Hasan Sohan played his most memorable knock in DPL to help the side cruise to the victory finally.
Sohan, who gave the talismanic touch to finish off the game, remained not out on run-a-ball-81, hitting eight fours and two sixes.
In another match, Shakib Al Hasan lit up the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) finally hitting List A cricket's third fastest half-century among the Bangladeshi batters during his side Legends of Rupganj's match against Gazi Group Cricketers at BKSP-3 ground on Tuesday.
He finally struck 26 ball-59 that was instrumental to Rupganj's 196-run victory over Gazi Group Cricketers.
Opting to bat first, Rupganj racked up a gigantic 293-9 after which their bowlers led by Chirag Jani's 5-15 wrapped up Gazi's innings for just 97 in 29.2 overs. Apart from Shakib's whirlwind 59, Sabbir Rahman continued his rich vein of form, hitting, 90 off 83.