Abahani, Rupganj reach Super League

Doleshwar beat Sk Jamal in DPDCL

FE Team | Published: April 01, 2019 20:49:41

Defending champions Abahani Limited and Legends of Rupganj reached the Super League in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) after winning their eighth round matches on Monday, reports UNB.
Both Abahani and Rupganj obtained 14 points. But Abahani are top with a better run rate than Rupganj.
Abahani beat Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity on Monday by a big margin of 132 runs at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan in Savar while Rupganjs outclassed BKSP by five wickets in Fatullah.
In Savar, Khelaghar won the toss and sent Abahani to bat first. They accumulated 262 runs in 48.4 overs for all wickets.
Abahani lost two wickets in 57 runs. However, in the third wicket stand, Nazmul Hossain and Sabbir Rahman added 93 runs to accelerate the innings.
For Khelaghar, Robiul Haque was splendid with the ball as he recorded his third five-wicket haul in the match. The right-arm pacer bagged five wickets for 64 runs in 9.4 overs while Irfan Hossain bagged three wickets.
In reply, Khelaghar were 130 all-out in just 32.5 overs. They were clueless to bat against the spin attack of Abahani.
In the other match of the day in Fatullah, Rupganj won the toss and sent BKSP to bat first, who could gather just 189 for nine wickets in 50 overs.
BKSP started well as they passed the 100-run mark losing two wickets. But they disappointed in trying to capitalise on this. They lost the wickets on a regular basis and failed to post a challenging total.
Shamim Hossain was the only batsman of BKSP to show some courage with the bat. He struck 52 and was the best batsman of his team. There was no other batsman to show firmness in the middle for them.
Rupganj ensured the Super League berth by winning their seventh match in the league while BKSP suffered the fifth loss.
Meanwhile, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by one run in DPDCL on Monday.
It was Doleshwar's sixth win and Sheikh Jamal's fourth loss in the league's eighth round matches.