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Debutants disappoint

SPORTS REPORTER
The Premier Division Cricket League as expected got off to a bustling start on Monday. But it was not the kind of start that two worthy debutants were looking for in the most colourful domestic competition.
Sonargaon Cricketers appeared at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium
to show the others what money can buy. But their maiden venture in the top flight with a star-studded lineup turned into a bitter pill to swallow when defending champions Old DOHS handed them a 57-run defeat.
On the other hand, former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu also made frustrating Dhaka debut with a paltry 12, but thankfully his team City Club pulled off an emphatic six-wicket victory over
Kalabagan Krira Chakra at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium.
However in the other four matches on a hectic opening day, former champions Mohammedan Sporting Club, Abahani, Brothers Union and Victoria Sporting Club all got off to flying starts. Bangla-desh Biman was the lone heavyweight to stumble, against Brothers.
Back to the day's most talked-about match at Dhanmondi, Kenyan star batsman Steve Tikolo hogged the spotlight for DOHS with a masterly 74 off 72 balls on a low and turning wicket.
His innings of aggression mixed with caution that can easily be treated as a master-class for others, took DOHS to a decent 225 all out in 47.3 overs despite a fantastic 5-19 by ace left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique.
Sonargaon, in their chase, were bundled out for 168 in 37.5 overs. The biggest problem for them was that their batters were not matured to take lessons from Tikolo and wobbled one after another playing rash shots. Mohammad Ashraful carried on his poor form of the National League as he scored 22 before paying the penalty of playing across the line against a persevering leftarm spinner Manzarul Islam, who is more known for accuracy than a great turner of the ball.
Former national opener Al Shahriar in his first assignment as captain of a club side dragged an attempted cut on to his stumps after scoring eight only to set a bad example for his teammates.
At Fatullah, City Club thrived on a fluent 96-ball 82 by national opener Shahriar Nafees followed by a captain's knock of 50 by Tushar Imran to race to victory making 2224 in 43.2 overs in reply to Kalabagan's 218-7. Alok Kapali with an unbeaten 32 was other notable run-getter for City.
At BKSP, Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar led from the front to give a success-starved Mohammedan a convincing 66-run victory over Agrani Bank.
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The right-hander scored 80 off 126 balls while his deputy Khaled Mashud contributed 29 in a challenging Mohammedan total of 230-8 in 50 overs after deciding to bat.
Jamal Faisal struck 56 but it was not enough for the bankers to avoid a big defeat. Off-spinner Sabbir Khan picked up four wickets for 32 runs while Monirul Islam claimed three for 18 to dismiss Agrani Bank for 164 in 44.3 overs.
Away at the Comilla Stadium, discarded national opener Ehsanul Haque struck an unbeaten 84 off 97 balls to lead Brothers Union to a five-wicket victory against Biman.
National paceman Nazmul Hossain claimed four wickets to restrict the star-studded Biman to 180-8 despite an unbeaten 67 by Mushfiqur Rahman.
Brothers rode on their captain's unbeaten knock to reach 181 for 5 in 45.4 overs.
Another giants Abahani pulled off an exciting seven-run win over Indira Road at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.
Sent into bat, a weak Abahani scored a modest 207 for 8 in 50 overs but pacer Anwar Hossain Munir (333) and left-arm spinner Ahsanullah Hasan (2-33) bowled their side to victory against Indira, who were all out for 200 in 49 overs.
In a low-scoring match at BKSP, two-time champions Victoria thrived on two half-centuries by Sajjad
Hasan (55) and Nasiruddin Faruque (54) to cruise to a seven-wicket sail over Orient Sporting Club.
Batting first, Orient were bundled out for 168 in 49.5 overs. Victoria raced to 172-3 with more then two overs to spare.
The Premier League will resume at six different venues on Thursday after a two-day break.
SCORES IN BRIEF
OLD DOHS: 225 all out in 47.3 overs (Nazimuddin 32, Riyad 20, Tikolo 74, Manjarul 19, Akram 25, Mahmud 13, Raj 3, Shaheen 2 not out, Hasibul 2, extras 35; Ashiqur 1-30, Mahbubul 256, Rafique 5-19, Sunny 2-55).
SONARGAON: 168 all out in 37.5 overs (Sajjad 5, Nayeem 25, Al Shahriar 8, Anisur 19, Ashraful 22, Rafique 12, Sunny 20, Masudur 7, Ashiqur 14 not out, Mahbubul 24, extras 12; Farhad 3-23, Raj 1-37, Enamul Sr 2-35, Manjarul 2-29, Tikolo 2-9).
Result: DOHS won by 57 runs.
KALABAGAN: 218-7 in 50 overs (Uttam 57, Arman 47, Tareq Mehmood 22, Mehrab 2, Mahbubul Karim 39, Fahim 13, extras 12; Saju 2-50, Farid 2-35).
CITY CLUB: 222-4 in 43.2 overs (Rajin 9, Nafees 82, Tushar 50, Taibu 12, Kapali 32 not out, Anwar 15 not out, extras 22; Parvez 2-45).
Result: City Club won by six wickets.
MOHAMMEDAN: 230-9 in 50 overs (Moniruzzaman 26, Hannan 4, Bashar 80, Dhiman 22, Wasel 5,
Masud 29, extras 40; Tanna 3-16, Rasel Khan 2-47, Towhid 2-11).
AGRANI: 164 all out in 44.3 overs (Faisal 56, Towhid 22, Kalim 20, extras 16; Sabbir 4-32, Monirul 3-18). Result: Mohammedan won by 66 runs.
ABAHANI: 207-8 in 50 overs (Faisal Hossain 48, Neeyamur 44, Ali Arman 30 not out, extras 40; Sajjadul 2-26, Mowla 2-43).
INDIRA ROAD: 200 all out in 49 overs (Arif 35, Proshanta 40, extras 34; Munir 3-33, Hasan 2-33).
Result: Abahani won by seven runs.
BIMAN: 180-8 in 50 overs (Mush-fiqur 67 not out, Hasanuzzman 47, extras 19; Nazmul 4-33).
BROTHERS: 181-5 in 45.4 overs (Arafat Sunny 35, Ehsanul 85 not out, Rezaul 22, extras 27; Mushfiqur 229).
Result: Brothers won by five
wickets.
ORIENT: 168 all out in 49.5 overs (Saifullah Magsi 26, Firoz 37, Nazmul 29, extras 22; Kabir 3-30, Mahbub 238).
VICTORIA: 172-3 in 47.5 overs
(Sajjadul 55, Faruque 54, Farhad Hossain 27 not out, Sagir 14 not out, extras 12; Abdul 1-24, Nazmul Islam 1-32, Rezawanul 1-28).
Result: Victoria won by seven wickets.