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National League

Rajshahi on the verge of victory

Cricket

Sports Reporter
Dhaka's second innings hiccup on the third day of the National Cricket League match gave Rajshahi a chance to seal a moraleboosting victory ahead of their final clash against the same opponents.
After Mizanur Rahman, wicket-keeper batsman Dhiman Ghosh hogged the spotlight on the third day with an unbeaten hundred at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra yesterday as Rajshahi took a 238-run first innings lead and then dismissed five Dhaka batsmen for 33 runs.
Away at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi, Nasiruddin Faruque slammed a hundred as Barisal tightened their grip on Sylhet at the end of the third day. DHAKA-RAJSHAHI Rajshahi continued their strong batting display in the third day after resuming the day on 206 for no loss. They
declared their first innings for 532 for six thanks to twin tons made by Mizanur Rahman and Dhiman Ghosh. All the top order batsmen contributed meaningfully, enabling Rajshahi to take a 238-run first innings lead.
Mizanur, who started the day with 139, finished with 176off217 balls that contained 26 boundaries while Dhiman smashed 13 fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 125-ball 101. Anisur Rahman was the other notable scorer with 89 off 119 balls that featured 13 fours and a six.
Then Rajshahi finished the day on a high note as Delowar Hossain and Shahajada Hossain shone with the leather to reduce Dhaka's second innings to 33-5. Three batsmen returned to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
Delowar, who claimed four wickets in the first innings, captured three wickets while his new ball partner Shahajada took two wickets.
SYLHET-BARISAL
Barisal extended their lead to 277 runs with five wickets in hand, finishing the third day's play at 272 for five in their second innings after resuming the day on26forone.
Nasiruddin Faruque, the highest run-getter in the league, continued his good form with a laborious hundred as he played 257 balls to score 112 runs with ten fours and a six.
Iftekhar Nayeem hit 46 off 88 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and two sixes while wicketkeeper batsman Shaheen Hossain was not out on 54 runs.
Sylhet skipper Alok Kapali took two wickets for 117 runs and Yasin Arafat captured two for 40. BRIEF SCORES
DHAKA: First innings 294 and second innings 33 for five in 13 overs (Mehrab 16 not out, Uttam 4 not out; Delowar 3-11, Shahajada2-18).
RAJSHAHI: First innings 532dec in 127 overs (Mizanur 176, Avishek61, Farhad 35, Naeem 27, Anisur 89, Dhiman 101 not out; Sento 2-60, Mosharraf2-124).
BARISAL: First innings 257 and second innings 272 for five in 101 overs (Faruque 112, Nayeem 46, Shaheen 54 not out, Arafat 17 not out; Kapali 2-117, Yasin 2-40).
SYLHET: First innings 252.