A brilliant ton by Abdul Majid (142) guided Dhaka Division to post 375 runs against Dhaka Metro on the first day of a four-day 5th round match of the Walton 15th National Cricket League (NCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra Thursday, reports UNB.
Sent into bat first, Dhaka Division scored 375 runs for nine wickets in 90 overs at stumps on the day.
Opener Abdul Majid contributed 142 runs off 243 balls that featured 24 boundaries. Skipper Sharif scored 79 runs off 72 balls with eight fours and four sixes while another opener, Rony Talukdar, made 46 runs off 57 balls with nine fours.
Azim claimed three wickets for 61 runs in 13 overs while Saikat Ali and Elias Sunny took two wickets each for 52 and 65 runs respectively.
In another match, Khulna Division scored 274 for all in 91.4 overs against Rajshahi Division at Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.
Nizamuddin Ripon scored 83 runs off 172 balls with 14 boundaries while Mithun Ali made 61 runs off 89 balls with nine fours and two sixes and lower order Nahidul Islam made 58 off 138 balls with 10 fours.
Forhad Reza bowled superbly to claim four wickets conceding 40 runs in his 15 overs spell while Sanjamul Islam took three wickets for 79 runs in 26.4 overs.
At Barisal Divisional Stadium, Sylhet Division trailed by 190 runs against Barisal Division in the first innings at stumps on day one.
Replying to Barisal Division's 224 runs, Sylhet Division opened their first innings in the afternoon and scored 34 runs for 2 wickets in 11.2 overs.
Iftekhar Nayeem and Fazle Rabbi took one wicket each for 2 and 4 runs respectively.
Batting first after winning the toss, Barisal Division earlier scored 224 for all in 75.5 overs in the first innings.
Middle order Salman Hossain scored 52 runs off 84 balls with seven fours while Kamrul Islam and Nuruzzaman both made 29 runs.
Nabil Samad grabbed three wickets for 59 runs in 23 overs while Alok Kapali, Abu Zayed and Saker Ahmed took two wickets each for 15, 25 and 37 runs respectively.
On the other hand, batting first after winning the toss, Rangpur Division scored 172 runs for six wickets in 90 overs against Chittagong Division on the first day at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar.
Skipper Sohrawardi Shuvo scored 54 runs off 129 balls with five boundaries while one down Tarik Ahmed made 36 runs and opener Ahamadul Kabir made 33 runs. Ariful Haque and Kalyan Ashish were batting on 13 and 9 runs respectively.
Younus claimed three wickets for 55 runs in 30 overs while Yasin Arafat took two wickets for 40 runs in 17 overs.
Rangpur Division will resume their first inning today (Friday).
Majid ton guides Dhaka Div in NCL Cricket
FE Team | Published: February 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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