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Shahin lone fighter

SPORTS REPORTER
In-form Barisal batsman Shahin Hossain enhanced his growing reputation with a maiden hundred while the effervescent Rajshahi skipper Khaled Mashud missed a ton by a whisker on a first day otherwise dominated by bowlers in the National Cricket League yesterday.
Defending champions Dhaka dismissed Khulna for a paltry 153 at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium but then ran into trouble when they batted.
DHAKA v KHULNA
Skipper Khaled Mahmud led Dhaka from the front with a three-wicket haul as Khulna's first-innings lasted less than 59 overs after they had been put in.
Playing without captain Habibul Bashar, who opted to nurse an old toe injury, Khulna lost the first two wickets on 17. Former national captain Mahmud took both those wickets and then fellow pacers Mahbubul Alam and Niaz Morshed Nahid struck at regular intervals.
The Khulna innings could have experienced more embarrassment but Dhaka dropped no less than 15 catches. Mahmud took the last wicket with his occasional off-break and finished with 3-17. His new ball partner Mahbubul and left-arm spinner Mehrab Hossain Jr chipped in with 2-36 and 2-27.
Only a few lusty blows from Dollar Mahmud (35 off 42), who made most of three missed
chances, took Khulna past 100 as he shared 47 runs for the ninth wicket with Monirul Islam (10).
Paceman Dollar then joined forces with stand-in captain Manjurul Islam to rattle the Dhaka top order. Both took two wickets as Dhaka closed the day on 66 for four.
Wicketkeeper Sajjad Kadir was batting on 25 with experienced Halim at stumps.
CHITTAGONG v
BARISAL
Wicketkeeper Shahin's unbeaten 119 -- the seven century in the
competition so far -- saved bottom team Barisal's blushes against Chittagong at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium.
The number five cracked 14 boundaries in a valiant 251-ball knock as the tourists, who were tottering at 50-6 after being put into bat, reached 238 all out.
Gazi Alamgir (2-55) and Wayaskarani Palash (2-42) drew early blood as Barisal slumped to 37-4 when Shahin came to the wicket. Fresh from three halfcenturies in the previous two rounds, he repaired the damage during a 114-run stand for the sixth wicket with Mosharraf Hossain (42 from 94 balls).
Shahin in the process became the first player to cross the 300 runs in the ongoing competition. The Barisal middle order was destroyed by part-time seamer Ehsanul Haque who grabbed 3-47.
Chittagong raced to 25 without any damage from two overs in their reply as young opener Tamim Iqbal (21 off 11 balls) smashed five boundaries off left-arm spinner Nadif Chowdhury's only over.
RAJSHAHI v SYLHET
At the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium, the hosts seized the initiative when Mashud's 98 throttled them to a commanding 243-5 at close of play from a precarious 19-3.
While opener Naeem Islam held the fort from one end with an unbeaten 75 from 226 deliveries, Mashud provided the fireworks hitting 16 fours.
The Rajshahi captain had to walk to the pitch after Naeem was retired hurt following the loss of three quick wickets.
But Mashud used his experience during a 177-ball knock spanning three hours to steady the innings. He was unfortunate to edge the ball to wicketkeeper Babel off left-arm spinner Nabil Samad just two runs short of the magical three-figures.
Naeem, who returned to bat put on 52 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket with Hasanuzzaman Rosel (24 not out).
Veteran pacer Hasibul Hossain was the pick of Sylhet attack with 3-46.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboards on the first day of the four-day matches of the National Cricket League yesterday:
KHULNA: 1st innings
Sadat b Niaz 22
Shafiul lbw b Mahmud 15
Rezwan b Mahmud 0
Sazzad c Sunny b Mahbub 10
Jamaluddin run out 17
Asadullah b Mahbub 1
Mashrafee c Anwar b Sunny 17
Salim c Anwar b Mehrab Jr 10
Monirul c Mehrab b Mahmud 11
Dollar b Mehrab Jr 35
SEE PAGE 14 COL 6 FROM PAGE 13
Manjurul not out 2
Extras: (b8, lb4, nb1) 13
Total: (All out in 58.2 overs) 153 Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-17, 3-32, 463, 5-70, 6-72, 7-90, 8-101, 9-147, 10-153.
Bowlers o M R W
Mahmud 9.2 5 17 3
Mahbub 14 3 36 2
Niaz 9 3 22 1
Sunny 16 7 39 1
Mehrab Jr 10 4 27 2
DHAKA: 1st innings
Mehrab Jr c Asadullah b Manjurul 8
Anwar c Sazzad b Dollar 9
Mehrab run out 12
Jahangir lbw b Manjurul 1
Sajjad Kadir batting 25
Halim Shah batting 6
Extras: (nb5) 5
Total (For 4 wkts in 31 overs) 66 Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-26, 3-32, 4-33.
Bowlers o M R W
Manajurul 10 4 15 2
Mashrafee 11 1 34 0
Dollar 6 2 15 1
Jamaluddin 4 3 2 0
CHITTAGoNG-BARISAL
BARISAL: First Innings
Imran c Rabbi b Wayaskarani 10
Humayun c Rabbi b wayaskarani 3
Hannan lbw b Alamgir 1
Nahidul b Ehsanul 4
Shahin not out 119
Nasiruddin c Rabbi b Ehsanul 0
Salahuddin c Rabbi b Ehsanul 4
Mosharraf b Yasin 42
Nayan b Yasin 1
Nadif c Yasin b Sunny 14
Sonnet c Sunny b Alamgir 10
Extras: (b18, lb3, nb2, w7) 30
Total: (All out in 86.3 overs) 238 Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-19, 3-20437, 5-37, 6-50, 7-164, 8-170, 9-218, 10-238.
Bowlers o M R W
Alamgir 19.3 4 55 2
Wayaskarani 12 1 42 2
Ehsanul 14 1 47 3
Yasin 24 7 32 2
Sunny 9 4 28 1
Faisal 8 2 13 0
CHITTAGoNG: 1st innings
Tamim batting 21
Salahuddin batting 2
Extras: (w2) 2
Total: (For no loss in two overs) 25
Bowlers o M R W
Sonnet 1 0 3 0
Nadif 1 0 22 0
RAJSHAHI-SYLHET
RASJAHHI: 1st innings
Naeem batting 75
Jahurul c Babel b Rezaul 0
Nuruzzaman c Babel b Hasibul 7 Anisur lbw b Hasibul 26
Forhad lbw b Hasibul 0
Mashud c babel b Nabil 98
Rosel batting 24
Extras: (b9, lb3, w1) 13
Total: (For 5 wkts in 93 overs) 243 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-19, 3-19, 4-91,
5-191.
Bowlers o M R W
Tapash 18 4 40 0
Rezaul 17 8 36 1
Hasibul 11 0 46 3
Nabil 30 11 52 1
Ezaz 1 0 7 0
Imtiaz 2 0 19 0
Sadikur 14 2 31 0