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Batsmen make merry

SPORTS REPORTER
Bowlers continued to toil for the second day running in round eight matches of the National Cricket League yesterday with Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet putting up big first innings totals.
Former national opener Mehrab Hossain and another Tigers' discard Fahim Muntasir scored centuries as league leaders Dhaka, playing without key players, amassed 574 -- the
highest total of the season -- at Barisal.
Parvez Ahmed of Sylhet and Khulna opener Sajjadul Hassan also reached the magical three-figures as Rajshahi and Sylhet posted 400-plus scores at home.
BARISAL-DHAKA
Mehrab hammered 168 (286 balls, 4x22) -- his second century of the season and fifth career first class ton while Muntasir made a breezy 106 (135 balls, 4x16, 6x1) to put Dhaka in total control.
Mehrab, who was dismissed just one shy of his personal, lost overnight partner Adil Ahmed early in the morning when the visitors resumed on 263-3. They lost two more quick wickets and were 345-6 before
Mehrab, who began the day on 66, cut lose in company of Muntasir.
The two experienced campaigners shared 172 for the seventh wicket. Both were dismissed by Barisal leg-spinner Towhid Hossain, who was pick of the hosts' attack with 4-47 from 12 overs.
At close Barisal were 26-1.
RAJSHAHI-KHULNA
An explosive 158-run opening stand between Sahagir Hossain and Sajjadul Hassan spearheaded Khulna's solid reply against Rajshahi at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium.
Sahagir hit a quickfire 90 off 104 balls with a dozen fours and one six. Sajjadul remained unbeaten on 105 (181 balls, 4x16) as the tourists reached 265-3 in just 65 overs before close.
Earlier, Rajshahi added 93 runs to their overnight 336-5 to finish with 425. Forhad Reza, who was 171 on the previous day could make just another six runs while Anisur Rahman Sanchay, who began on 53, missed a deserved hundred by eight runs.
SYLHET-CHITTAGONG
A 120-run partnership between Golam Mawla (86) and national league debutant Zakwan Ahmed (65) for the last wicket gave Sylhet an imposing first innings total of 448
at the Sylhet Stadium.
Parvez Ahmed completed his hundred after resuming on 89 but gave a return catch to left-arm spinner Ilias Sunny on 102. Sunny who ended with 5-98, helped Chittagong capture four wickets in the space of 40 runs before the last pair defied the visitors.
Chittagong got off to a fine start in their innings, scoring 80 without loss. Gazi Salahuddin with 40 and Masumuddowlah (29) were at the crease.
SCORES IN BREIF
BARISAL-DHAKA
Dhaka first innings: 574 all out in 158.4 overs (Rashedul 68, Anwar 84, Mehrab Jr 6, Mehrab 168, Adil 43, Neeyamur 10, Halim 7, Muntasir 106, Sunny 9, Masudur 13, Ashraful 0, extras 20, Sharif 3-132, Tariqul 2-111, Rajan 1-120, Towhid 4-47).
Barisal first innings: 26-1 in 19 overs (Imran 20 batting, Bikash 4, Sonnet 0 batting, extras 2).
RAJSHAHI-KHULNA
Rajshahi first innings: 425 all out in 113 overs (Jahurul 2, Rakibul 20, Reza 177, Naeem 16, Mushfiq 28, Rosel 27, Anisur FROM PAGE 12
92, Ashraful 8, Alamgir 23, Saifullah 6, Sumon 1 n.o., Ashraful 3-72, Zia 4-113, Manjurul 1-26, Jamal 2-58).
Khulna first innings: 265-3 in 65 overs (Sahagir 90, Sajjadul 105 batting, Monirul 30, Sakib 13, Asadullah 16 batting, extras 11, Saifullah 2-69, Naeem 1-19).
SYLHET-CHITTAGONG
Sylhet first innings: 448 all out in 141.4 overs (Rahman 43, Moniruzzaman 30, Imtiaz 0, Parvez 102, Kapali 77, Mabud 17, Mawla 86, Rana 3, Hasibul 1, Nabil 6, Zakwan 65, extras 18, Sunny 5-95, Arafat 387, Ahsan 1-73, Faisal 1-54).
Chittagong first innings: 80 without loss in 28 overs (Salahuddin 40 batting, Masum 29 batting, extras 11).