Mahmudullah XI beat Tamim XI

Mahmudullah XI beat Tamim XI by four wickets in the ongoing BCB President's Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday, keeping alive their dream of playing the final, reports UNB.

A defeat would have been sent them out of the competition.

Tamim XI won the toss and posted 221 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs. In reply, Mahmudul Hasan Joy (58), Mahmudullah Riyad (67) and Imrul Kayes (49) batted well to guide Mahmdullah XI to a dominating win.

They ended on 222 for six in 49.1 overs.

For Tamim XI, Mohammad Saifuddin bagged three wickets conceding 49 runs in 10 overs while Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam took one wicket each.

Earlier, Tamim Iqbal, the captain of Tamim XI, won the toss and opted to bat first. But they failed to ensure a good start losing four wickets in 17 runs. Thanks to two fifties by Yasir Ali and Mahidul Islam Ankon, they posted 221 runs.

In the fiery first spell, Rubel Hossain bagged three of his four wickets in the game.

Tanzid Hasan Tamim was the first to fall when he tried to cut a delivery by Rubel but only managed to send the ball to the slip cordon where Naim Sheikh took a brilliant catch.