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Barisal stay in hunt

Sports Reporter
T a 1 h a Jubair and Hannan Sarkar kept Barisal
afloat in the crucial sixth round tie of the National Cricket League against Rajshahi at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday.
Paceman Talha, who has been in the cricketing wilderness for the past five years, helped keep Rajshahi's lead down to just 38 runs (204 -all out) and later, it was national discard Hannan who pushed Barisal to a 139-run lead in the second innings.
The Sylhet-Khulna tie, which was delayed by a day due to the 'Sports for AH' programme that ended on Sunday, took off with the hosts posting a decent 286-9, thanks to a smashing century by Mohammad Mithun Ali, who is leading the Sylhet side.
Dhaka halved Chittagong's first innings lead, finishing with 157-3 from 70 overs after bowling out the hosts for 314.
BARISAL-RAJSHAHI
Farhad Hossain only added six to his overnight score of 36
before getting caught-behind off Kam nil Islam, giving Barisal the first wicket of the day after Rajshahi began on 96-2.
Then Talha got to work The lanky paceman removed Anisur Rahman. Suharwardi Shuvo and Sabbir Hossain in quick succession as the visitors slipped to 123 for six.
Khaled Mashud did what
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he does best -- a salvage operation -- but his 41 off 110 balls was not enough to get a huge lead in a crucial tie. Left-arm spinner Tariqul Islam dismissed the tail cheaply, ending up with three scalps.
In reply, Barisal got off to a fine start with Rony Talukdar smashing a 39-ball 41 with seven fours and a six but his dismissal to Shuvo in the eleventh over troubled the hosts. However, Hannan Sarkar resisted any more jolts, scoring an unbeaten 64 off 85 balls with the help of eight fours and a six He now has Nasir Hossain for company when the hosts begin Day Three with a lead of 139 runs.
SYLHET-KHULNA
In an interesting move. Sylhet coach Khaled Mahmud, renowned for his maverick streak, handed Mithun the captaincy.
Spurred by the responsibility, the right-hander applied himself brilliantly and added 182 runs for the third wicket with Saikat Ali, who himself struck a 130-ball 88 that had thirteen boundaries. Mithun scored 106offl 10 balls, with the help of eight fours and five sixes.
Khulna broke this stand in the 46th over and made their way into the Sylhet batting line-up, triggering a collapse with only Rajin Saleh, on 41, remaining undefeated while his side collapsed from 211-3
to286-9at day'send.
Rabiul Islam was the pick of the Khulna bowlers, taking three for 55.
CHITTAGONG v DHAKA
The hosts added just 35 to their overnight 279-8 before being bowled out in the 18th over of the day. The rest of the day, petered out as Dhaka scored 157-3 in the rest of the 70 overs.
Anwar Hossain scored a painstaking 65 off 198 balls with eleven boundaries while Marshall Ayub remained not out on 58 off 138 deliveries. The right-hander struck seven boundaries.
Dhaka's go-slow tactics -- a run rate of 2.25 per over -- would definitely put the onus on Chittagong as the hosts must bring Dhaka out of the shell if they are to force a result.
BRIEF SCORES
BARISAJj First innings 166 and second innings
177-3 in 49 overs (Rony 41, Faruque 19, Hannan 64*, Imran 18, Nasir 24*; Shuvo 2-60, Shafiul 1-16).
RAJSIIAHI: First innings 204 all out in 66.5 overs (Mahbub 20, Jahurul 0, Farhad 42, Anisur 38, Shuvo 8, Sabbir 5, Mashud 41, Mushfiqur 33, Shahzada 0, Alarngir 2, Shafiul 0*; Talha 5-41, Tariqul3-35, Kamrul 1-59, Dutta 1-45).
CHITTAGONG: First innings 314 all out in 107.2 overs (Salahuddin 0, Nafis 14, Masum 32, Tariq 83, Faisal 102, Nadim 10, Rezaul 3, Kamrul 6, Tariq 24, Younus 25, Raihan 0*; Ashraful 2-43, Imon 2-63, Arafat 3-63, Elias 1 -63, Riyad 1 -46). DHAKA: First innings 157-3 in 70 overs (Javed 13, Anwar 65, Shamsur 15, Marshall 58*, Riyad 1*; Tariq 2-33, Kamrul 1-24).
SYLHET: First innings 286-9 in 91 overs (Rahman 5, Imtiaz 8, Saikat 88, Mithun 106, Rajin 41, Kamrul 1, Rezaul 17,Taposh0, Nabil 0, Rashedur 2, Monir 6’; Zia 1-46, Dollar 1-47, Rabiul3-55, Atiqur2-74, Raihan2-41).