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Sports Reporter
Nayeem Islam and Mohammad Shah-jada converted their overnight half-centuries into hundreds as Rajshahi tightened their grip on Dhaka at the end of the second day of the tenth and final round National Cricket League match at the MirpurSher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.
Rajshahi are in course of regaining the title as their closest rivals Khulna conceded a first innings lead to visitors Barisa! at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Khulna.
Resuming the day on 264-7, Rajshahi declared their first innings on 365-9 to ensure maxi
mum batting points. Then they reduced Dhaka to 132-4 at stumps while Khulna, who could not manage any baiting points, lost two wickets for 73 in their second essay after starting with a first innings deficit of 24 runs.
At the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, Chittagong thrived on two half-centuries from captain Ehsanul Haque and Dhiman Ghosh to score 288-7, still 66 runs behind from Sylhet's first innings total of 354.
RAJ SHAH I-DHAKA
Naeem and Shahjada added 57 more runs on the second day to extend their eighth wicket partnership to 172 runs.
Dhaka's left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain gave the much-desired breakthrough but not before Nayeem completed his maiden hundred this season after
resuming the day on 82. Nayeem smashed 14 boundaries to make 104 off236balls.
But Rajshahi must give maximum credit to Shahjada fortheir turnaround as the right-hander hammered 109 off 237 balls that featured nine fours and a six before he was bowled by pacer Mohammad Sharif, who returned with five for 70 in 21.4 overs.
Farhad Hossain then made a bright start by picking up two quick wickets to see Dhaka losing four wickets for 61 runs but junior Mchrab Hossain, who recently returned home after the end of the three-match scries in New Zealand, and Mahmudullah Riyad kept their cool to repair the damage during their unbeaten 71-run fifth wicket stand.
Left-hander Mchrab was not
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out on 40 and Riyad accompanied him with 31 before bails were drawn for the day.
KHULNA-BARI SAL
The lower-order batsmen's small but notable contributions helped Bansal take a much-needed first innings lead as well as manage a batting point when they were all out for 217 after resuming the day on 62-3.
Aslam Khan, Jamaluddin Babu and Murad Khan claimed three wickets each but it was not good enough for the home side to save themselves from the deficit. Nasiruddin Faruque top scored 44 off 86 balls with the help of five boundaries.
Khulna got off a poor start in their second innings when Talha Jubair removed Imrul Kayes for a duck but Nazmus Sadat and Mostafizur Rahman added 57 fro the second wicket to repair some damage.
Nazmus was trapped leg before
by occasional off-spinner Abul Bashar for 32 while Mostafizur remained not out on 31.
SYLHET-CHITTAGONG
Dhiman would have to carry on if Chittagong are to take advantage against Sylhet as the wicketkeeper batsman was battingon 72.
Chinagong recovered from an early hiccup in reply to Sylhet's total thanks to Dhiman and Ehsanul, who made 54 off 105 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Earlier, Sylhet added only two runs on the day to their overnight score of348-8.
BRIEF SCORES
KHULNA: First innings 193 and second innings 73 for 2 in 22 overs (Nazmus 32, Imrul 0. Mostafizur 31", Sahagir 8*; Abul Bashar 1-3, Talha 1-35).
BARISAL: First innings 217 all out in 82.3 overs (Hannan 6, Imran 7, Roquibul 9, Nasiruddin 44. Tariqui 11, Abul Bashar 12, Raisul 28, Arafat 28, Shaheen 23 not out, Monir 27, Talha 13; Jamal Babu 3-35, Murad
3-50, Aslam 3-66, Robiul 1 -27).
RAJSHAHI: First innings 365 for 9 (dec) in 128.4 overs (Jahirul 23. Shakil4, Farhad l,Raffqu!9. Khaled Mashud 52, Anisur 20, Mushfiqur 0, Naeem 104, Shahjada 109, Saqlain 15 not out; Sharif 5-70, Mahbubul 2-70, Mosharraf 1-79, Rafique 1-95).
DHAKA: First innings 132 for 4 in 49 overs (Anwar 3, Mehrab 33, Arafat 10, Javed 3, Mehrab Jr 40", Mahmudullah 31*; Farhad 2-34, Saqlain 1-41).
SYLHET: First innings 354 all out in 94.3 overs (Golam Rahman 36, Imtiaz 130, Saif 9, Alok 30, Golam Mabud 37, Sharifullah 10, Ejaz 37, Rezaul 6, Sadiqur 29 not out. Nabil 0, Rashedur LYounus 4-81, Kamrul 2-53, Yasin 1-44, Ehsanul 1-49, Tareq 1-84)
CHITTAGONG: First innings 288 for 7 in 82 overs (Gazi Salauddin 21, Masumuddowla 12, Rezaul 12. Nazimuddin 31, Ehsanul 54, Faisal 32, Yasin 23, Dhiman 72*. Kamrul
1 •; Rezaul 2-40, Alok 2-67, Imtiaz 1-9, Rashedur 1-40, Saif 1 -45).