Apu overshadows Nasir in Dhaka’s victory against Rangpur

Dhaka Division and Khulna Division began their Bangabandhu National Cricket League (NCL) campaign with a win respectively. Khulna division defeated Sylhet division by 8 wickets in the first of the tier-1 matches. The Dhaka division defeated Rangpur in another match at the same level.‎
Left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam Apu (Dhaka) overshadowed Nasir Hossain as his team beat Rangpur by 80 runs.

Nasir had quite a match to remember with his all-round performance but unfortunately had to be on the losing side. He scored a century in the first innings with bat and then picked up 4 wickets with the ball. 
But Apu overshadowed him with tremendous bowling performance in both innings. He ended up with a 10-wicket haul in the match. 
‎Rangpur finished the third day with 2 wickets for 35 runs chasing a target of 264 runs.‎ ‎They could not stand up to Apu's bowling on the last day. 
The spinner took 6 wickets for just 64 runs and turned the game alone. No one could cross 30 runs except Rangpur's captain Naeem Islam. 
As a result, Rangpur were bowled out for just 183 in the second innings.‎
Elsewhere, ‎Khulna needed just 67 runs to win the match against Sylhet. Nurul Hasan Sohan's team did not have any problem reaching the target after losing only 2 wickets in 9 overs.‎
‎However, Zakir Hossain of Sylhet won the match-best award with a superb performance despite losing the match. The cricketer played a brilliant 140-run innings in the second innings to save Sylhet from an innings defeat.‎
In tier-2, Dhaka Metropolitan started the journey with a victory against Barishal Division as they defeated the host by 8 wickets at Barisal Divisional Stadium. On the other hand, Chittagong Division defeated Rajshahi Division by 88 runs in Rajshahi. 
Chasing the target of 283 runs, Rajshahi started losing wickets at regular intervals. Chittagong's Mehedi Hasan Rana took 4 wickets for the team. Junaid Siddique fought alone on the day; he remained unbeaten on 68 off 163 balls with five boundaries. Rajshahi's innings stopped at 194.
Rana was named as the player of the match with 4 wickets for 35 runs.

Brief scores:

Bangabandhu 22nd NCL 2020-21

Round 1

Khulna Division vs Sylhet Division (Tier 1)

Venue: Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna

Khulna : 375/10 in 109.4 overs (Tushar 99, Imrul 90, Nahidul 48; Ebadat 3/79, Abu Jayed 3/94, Kapali 1/52) & 73/2 in 9.3 overs (2nd innings) (Imran 33*, Kayes 18, Robi 14; Rejaur 1/5, Khaled 1/32)

Sylhet : 134/10 in 58 overs (Imtiaz 37, Enamul Jr. 30, Jaker Ali 18; Minhaz 4/31, Masum 4/34, Moinul 2/10) & 308/10 in 108.5 overs (f/o) (2nd innings) (Zakir Hasan 118*, Amit 66, Kapali 23; Halim 4/62, Moinul 3/36, Ziaur 1/36)

Result: Khulna Division won by 8 wickets.

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Dhaka Division vs Rangpur Division (Tier 1)

Venue : Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP 4)

Dhaka : 365/10 in 90 overs (Saif 127, Nadif 69, Ankon 47; A. Babu 4/46, Mahmudul 2/78, Nayeem Islam 1/1) & 128/10 in 45.5 overs (2nd innings) (Arafat Sunny Jr. 40*, Rony 21, Shuvagata 19; Nasir 4/21, Shohrawordi 3/26, Mahmudul 2/39)

Rangpur : 230/10 in 93.4 overs (Nasir 115, Mahmudul 27, Alauddin 22; Najmul Apu 4/89, Shakil 2/12, Sumon Islam 2/31) & 183/10 in 86.2 overs (2nd innings) (Nayeem Islam 61, Akbar Ali 28, Shohrawordi 20; Najmul Apu 6/64, Taibur 2/21, Saif 1/14)

Result : Dhaka Division won by 80 runs.

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Chattogram Division vs Rajshahi Division (Tier 2)

Venue : Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi

Chattogram : 287/10 in 101.2 overs (Shahadat 108, Yasir Ali 63, Mehede 55; Farhad Reza 4/44, Asaduzzaman 2/61, Taijul 2/63) & 147/10 in 50.5 overs (2nd innings) (Irfan Shukkur 65, Mahmudul Joy 39, Mominul 13; Towhid Hridoy 3/19, Taijul 3/37, Farhad Reza 3/48)

Rajshahi : 152/10 in 44.3 overs (Farhad Reza 27*, Forhad 24, Sabbir 24; Noman 4/47, Mehede 3/22, Murad 2/35) & 194/9 in 69 overs (2nd innings) (Junaid 68*, Tanzid 28, Farhad Reza 25; Mehede 4/35, Irfan 3/40, Yasir Ali 1/15)

Result: Chattogram Division won by 88 runs.

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Dhaka Metro vs Barishal Division (Tier 2)

Venue: Barishal Divisional Stadium, Barisal

Barishal: 241/10 in 76 overs (Ashraful 48, Abu Sayem 46, Shohag Gazi 45; Abu Hider 3/34, Rakibul Hasan 3/76, Arafat Sunny 2/59) & 208/10 in 73.2 overs (2nd innings) (Moinul 63, Salman 44, Shykat 25; Abu Hider 3/42, Shohidul 2/43, Shamsur 1/2)

Dhaka Metro : 413/10 in 129.2 overs (Marshall 112, Shohidul 106, Zahiduzzaman 42; Rabbi 2/49, Shohag Gazi 2/77, Monir 2/80) & 37/2 in11.5 overs (2nd innings) (Zahiduzzaman 15*, Anisul 10; Tanvir Islam 2/13)

Result: Dhaka Metro won by 8 wickets.