**Official Bangladesh Domestic Cricket**

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Tuesday

Group A

Beximco 230-7
Zahoor Elahi 90, Marshall Ayub 82*; Mohammad Shahzada 3-48
Acme 190 all out (43.2)
Nadif Chowdhury 100 (74); Alamgir Kabir 5-23
Beximco won by 40 runs

Chittagong Port Authority 156-9
Akhtaruzzaman 47
StarTel 152-3 (44.4)
Imran Ahmed 76*, Raqibul Hasan 45
StarTel won by 7 wickets

Channel F2 124 all out (45)
Mehdi Hasan 43
Syfang Fan 126-4 (27)
Ismail Islam 54*
Syfang Fan won by 6 wickets

 

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Wednesday

Partex 243-7 (45)
Javed Omar 76, Tariq Ahmed 44
Raju Fish Culture 166-5 (45)
Partex won by 77 runs

Ispahani 193-4 (??)
Junaid Imroj 73
Blossom Hotel 116-9 (25)
Saju Datta 4-22
Ispahani won by 45 runs (D/L method)

Epyllion 165 all out (46)
Tushar Imran 63
Biman 135 (45.1)
Epyllion won by 30 runs

Thursday

Acme 82-2 (23) v Channel F2
No Result

Beximco 158 all out (45.3)
Alok Kapali 56, Nadif Chowdhury 36; Ahsanullah Hasan 5-41
StarTel 37-8 (21.3)
Nazmul Hossain 4-14, Mohammad Sharif 2-3
Beximco won by 102 runs (D/L method)

Former national captain Akram Khan of Beximco, walked onto the pitch and argued that Mohammad Sharif, who had been caught on the boundary by Sumon Saha, should be given not out despite the fielder saying that his feet had been inside the ropes. Akram got away with a warning.

Chittagong Port Authority 124 all out (46.4)
Tanvir Rashid 31; Ashraful Khan 3-32
Syfang Fan 116-7 (40)
Walid Hasan 4-17
Syfang Fan won by 3 wickets (D/L method)

 

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Sunday

Ispahani 117 all out (<25)
Elias Sunny 6-15
Biman 109 all out (<25)
Sanwar Hossain 23
Ispahani won by 8 runs

Raju Fish Culture 106 all out (49)
Sajjadul Hasan 37; Enamul Haque jnr 4-19, Tapash Baisya 2-13
Epyllion 107-1 (15.3)
Gazi Salahuddin 68, Nazmus Sadat 36
Epyllion won by 9 wickets

Asia Blossom Hotel 112 (46)
Partex 113-3 (??)
Partex won by 7 wickets

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Good thing I'm not a fan of the Fish Culture.

 

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Monday

Beximco 254-8 (50)
Akram Khan 55, Al Sahariar 51; Rashidul Islam 3-31
Channel F2 121 all out (43.1)
Mohammad Sharif 3-13
Beximco won by 133 runs

Chittagong Port Authority 94 all out (26.5)
Alamgir Kabir 3-15
Acme 97-4 (22.4)/B]
Saghir Hossain 40*
Acme won by 6 wickets

Syfang Fan 133-9 (50)
Towhid Hossain 46; Debabrata Paul 4-35 incl hat-trick
StarTel 97-9 (39) (Target: 107)
Syfanf Fan won by 10 runs (D/L method)

 

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Tuesday

Biman 170 all out (49)
Sanwar Hossain 40, Tamim Iqbal 35, Jahurul Islam 30
Partex 129-5 (39)
Javed Omar 57
Partex won by 6 runs (D/L method)

Raju Fish Culture 188-6 (50)
Sajjadul Hasan 66*, Mossadek Hossain 45, Monowar Hossain 44
Asia Pacific 152 all out (40.1)
Mohammad Kalim 69*; Monowar Hossain 4-18
Raju Fish Culture won by 36 runs

Ispahani 68 all out (27.4)
Enamul Haque jnr 4-3, Nabil Samad 2-9
Epyllion 69-5 (25.3)
Gazi Salahuddin 23*, Ashiqur Rahman 3-11
Epyllion won by 5 wickets

 

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Wednesday

Acme 250-9 (50)
Marshall Ayub 64, Zahoor Elahi 52; Ahsanullah Hasan 3-33
StarTel 207-8 (50)
Naeem Ahmed 54; Hasibul Hossain 3-40
Acme won by 43 runs

Channel F2 78 all out (21.4)
Chittagong Port Authority 46 all out (20.4)
Shahin Azad 5-7
Channel F2 won by 32 runs
Match reduced to 28 overs-a-side, I think it may have been an uncovered pitch

 

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Thursday

Asia Pacific 126 all out (39.5)
Jahurul Alam 57; Nabil Samad 3-20, Tapash Baisya 3-33
Epyllion 128-5 (33.3)
Nazmus Sadat 27, Gazi Salahuddin 27
Epyllion won by 5 wickets

Partex 209-9 (50)
Hasanuzzaman 51, Nazmul Hossain 44; Saju Dutta 3-43, Kamrul Islam 3-52
Ispahani 113 all out (36)
Suhrawadi Shuvo 3-6
Partex won by 96 runs

Beximco 206-7 (50)
Alok Kapali 70, Mehrab Hossain jnr 57
Syfang Fan 64 all out (34.4)
Mehrab Hossain jnr 3-3
Beximco won by 142 runs

Semi Finals, to be held after Eid
Epyllion v Acme
Beximco v Partex

 

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Beximco Sign Sangakkara

http://www.cricbd.com/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=1141

Where did that one come from? I know Jayasuriya played in the DPL in his prime, but Beximco must be offering a fair bit of cash to Sangakkara there.

EDIT: Just noticed it also says that Epyllion are in talks with Mahela Jayawardene. Talk about big fish in a small pond...

 

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Beximco Sign Sangakkara

http://www.cricbd.com/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=1141

Where did that one come from? I know Jayasuriya played in the DPL in his prime, but Beximco must be offering a fair bit of cash to Sangakkara there.

At least the bowlers will have to work a bit for their wickets. Some of the bowling figures have been a bit farcical.

 

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At least the bowlers will have to work a bit for their wickets. Some of the bowling figures have been a bit farcical.

The rainy season has jus finished, plus some of the sides are full of clubbies and lots of games are being played on poor pitches. Chronic problem with Bangladeshi cricket.

 

[steds]

Any updates on Uttam?

 

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Afraid not. He should get some action in the Dhaka side, especially if the internationals are absent.

CCL overseas players:
Beximco - Kumar Sangakkara
Acme - Sandeep Sharma

Epyllion were unable to sign Mahela Jayawardene. Sangakkara explains his curious decision by announcing that he loves nothing more than playing cricket.

One final group clash to be sorted, not that it has any effect on the semi-finalists:

Raju Fish Culture 53 all out (23.1)
Mushfiqur Rahman 5-19, Mosharraf Hossain 3-??
Biman 54-3 (13.4)
Jamaluddin Ahmed 28*
Biman won by 7 wickets

 

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CCL Semi Final - Saturday

Epyllion 206 (38.4)
Nazmus Sadat 10, Gazi Salahuddin 29, Shahriar Nafees 2, Tushar Imran 88 (100b, 11x4, 1x6), Saqibul Hasan 3, Farhad Reza 15, Mohammad Salim 5, Tapash Baisya 8, Nabil Samad 8, Tareq Aziz 6, Enamul Haque jnr 1*
Sandeep Sharma 3-16, Alamgir Kabir 2-35, Monirul Islam 2-31, Hasibul Hossain 1-47, Mohammad Rafique 1-25, Manjural Islam Rana 1-49
Acme 207-3 (43.5)
Sandeep Sharma 5, Hannan Sarkar 55 (85b, 8x4), Aftab Ahmed 44 (38b, 5x4, 2x6), Habibul Bashar 54* (61b, 8x4), Marshall Ayub 35* (45b, 4x4, 1x6); Farhad Reza 1-16, Tareq Aziz 1-38, Tushar Imran 1-23
Acme won by 7 wickets

Scorecard
Beximco v Partex tomorrow.

Preview on the NCL to come tonight, featuring squads.

 

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The National Cricket League squads were announced today, as chosen by the national selectors to ensure a relatively even spread of talent because the majority of the players are from Dhaka.

Dhaka

1 Javed Omar (organised opener recently dumped from national side)
2 Mehrab Hossain jnr (up-and-coming opener and slow-left arm bowler)
3 Al Sahariar (prolific middle-order batsman)
4 Mohammad Ashraful (big-hitting national side batsman and leg-spinner)
5 Mahmudullah Riyad (utility batsman and medium pacer)
6 Uttam Sarkar (the one and only)
7 Anwar Hossain (wicket-keeper with an eye for big scores)
8 Mohammad Rafique (experienced, world-class left-arm spinner, big-hitter)
9 Talha Jubair (quick but erratic seamer)
10 Mohammad Sharif (skiddy seamer, prolific on the domestic scene)
11 Shahadat Hossain (genuine fast bowler, rattled the Aussies)

Shamsur Rahman (batsman), Mosharraf Hossain (bowler, SLA), Mohammad Azam (unknown), Anwar Hossain Monir (bowler, RMF), Mohammad Shakil (unknown), Zabid Hossain (unknown), Rezaul Islam (bowler), Mahbubul Alam (bowler, RMF). Coach: Sawar Imran

Chittagong

1 Tamim Iqbal (enormously talented free-scorer with the U19s)
2 Nafees Iqbal (talented but careless opener with national experience)
3 Gazi Salahuddin (consistent opening batsman)
4 Aftab Ahmed (rapid-scoring batsman for national side, also medium pacer)
5 Faisal Hossain (hugely successful batsman in domestic cricket)
6 Ehsanul Haque (ditto)
7 Dhiman Ghosh (young keeper and combative batsman)
8 Elias Sunny (slow-left armer)
9 Ashiqur Rahman (seamer)
10 Tariq Aziz (ex-national seamer)
11 Gazi Alamgir (seamer)

Shabbir Khan (all-rounder, OB), Kamrul Islam (bowler, SLA), Debrabrata Paul (bowler, RMF), Saju Dutta (bowler, OB), Raihanuddin Ahmed (unknown), Mahmudul Hasan (unknown). Coach: Minhazul Abedin

Khulna

1 Sajjadul Hasan (solid but unspectacular opener)
2 Nazmus Sadat (up-and-coming opener with an eye for big scores; left arm spinner)
3 Tushar Imran (classy middle-order batsman on fringes of national side)
4 Habibul Bashar (top scoring Tiger in Test cricket)
5 Saqibul Hasan (massively talented batsman and slow-left armer)
6 Manjural Islam Rana (useful batsman, slow left-armer, ex-national side)
7 Jamaluddin Ahmed (ditto, but off-spinner)
8 Saghir Hossain (A team wicket-keeper)
9 Mashrafe Mortaza (spearhead of the national side attack)
10 Abdur Razzak (left-arm spinner, ODI specialist)
11 Syed Rasel (left-arm swing bowler in national team)

Salahuddin Ujjal (unknown), Shafiul Alam (batsman), Mohammad Salim (wicket-keeper), Ziaur Rahman (bowler, RMF), Dolar Mahmud (all-rounder, RM), Mohammad Shiplo (bowler, RMF), Manjural Islam (bowler, LMF), Mazharuddin (unknown), Asadullah Khan (bowler, RMF), Humayun Kabir (bowler), Fahim Muntasir (bowler, OB), Sadiq Khan (unknown), Nasir Hossain (unknown). Coach: Abdul Hadi Ratan

Rajshahi

1 Jahurul Islam (solid, compact, tireless opener)
2 Naeem Islam (talented batsman)
3 Rafiqul Islam (fairly average domestic batsman)
4 Farhad Reza (national side all-rounder, bowls medium pace and scores fast)
5 Hasanuzzaman (batsman)
6 Mushfiqur Rahim (one of the biggest talents in world cricket today, keeper-batsman)
7 Khaled Mashud (highly experienced wicket-keeper batsman)
8 Mushfiqur Rahman (prolific all-rounder)
9 Suhrawdi Shuvo (young left-arm spinner)
10 Alamgir Kabir (seamer, ex-national side)
11 Shafaq Al Zabir (promising left-arm seamer)

Farhad Hossain (all-rounder, OB), Anisur Rahman (batsman), Rezaul Islam (bowler, RMF), Junnaid Siddique (batsman), Mohammad Shahzada (bowler, RMF), Sumon Saha (bowler, OB), Arif Hossain (unknown), Arif Reza (unknown), Mohammad Nirala (unknown), Mahbub Alam Mustaquim (unknown). Coach: Wahidul Gani

Sylhet

1 Golam Rahman (promising opener)
2 Imtiaz Hossain (consistent, high-scoring opener)
3 Rajin Saleh (stylish national team batsman, bowls a bit of off-spin)
4 Moniruzzaman (batsman who once played an ODI)
5 Alok Kapali (leg-spinner and fast scoring batsman with international experience)
6 Golam Mawla (batsman)
7 Golam Mabud (wicket-keeper)
8 Tapash Baisya (accurate medium-pacer in the national scene)
9 Enamul Haque jnr (the number two slow-left armer in Bangladesh)
10 Nazmul Hossain (seamer, still young and around the international scene)
11 Hasibul Hossain (prolific seamer, dominated NCL last year)

Ejaj Ahmed (batsman), Sirajullah Khadeem (all-rounder, LMF), Mohammad Rana (unknown), Ahmed Saqiqur Rahman (unknown), Rezaul Haque (all-rounder, LMF), Zakwan Ahmed (unknown), Nabil Samad (bowler, LMF), Saif Mahmud (unknown), Mitun Ali (unknown). Coach: Golam Faruk Suru

Barisal

1 Shahriar Nafees (national side’s star opener)
2 Raqibul Hasan (U19 opener)
3 Hannan Sarkar (solid opener/middle order batsman, former national team)
4 Imran Ahmed (consistent batsman, can open)
5 Nasiruddin Faruque (middle-order batsman)
6 Humayun Kabir (bits-and-pieces spin-bowling all-rounder)
7 *wicket keeper* (one of the ‘unknown’ players)
8 Ali Arman (off-spinner, handy lower order bat)
9 Arafat Salahuddin (right-arm seamer)
10 Ahsanullah Hasan (slow-left arm bowler)
11 Ishraq Sonet (left-arm opening bowler)

Arman Hossain (unknown), Mehdi Hasan (batsman), Mohammad Shafen (unknown), Abul Bashar (bowler), Sajidul Islam (bowler, LM), Ali Arman (bowler, OB), Ariful Haq (unknown), Mokhtar Ali (unknown), Tapash Ghosh (unknown), Lablu Rahman (unknown). Coach: Mohammad Emdadul Haque

 

[Perm]

Hoping for Nafees to have a great season and really stand out amongst the openers.

 

[Dasa]

Khulna all the way.

 

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CCL Semi-Final: Sunday

Beximco 252 all out (49.2)
Alok Kapali 28, Mohammad Ashraful 17, Kumar Sangakkara 69, Akram Khan 36, Nadif Chowdhury 31; Jaffar Qureshi 4-47, Suhrawadi Shuvo 3-36
Partex 191 all out (46.4)
Tariq Ahmed 21, Khaled Mashud 68, Nazmul Hossain 23*; Mashrafe Mortaza 2-54, Khaled Mahmud 2-34
Beximco won by 61 runs and progress to final against Acme on Tuesday

Sanath Jayasuriya has signed for Acme and will play in Tuesday's final.

The BCB has banned 13 (yes, 13) players from bowling in the NCL for suspect actions. They include Faisal Hossain, Yasin Arafat, Jamaluddin Ahmed and Wascoroni Palash. Nadif Chowdhury has declared that he will only bowl medium-pace rather than slow left arm.

 

[Perm]

Whats up with the influx of Sri Lankan players into Bangladesh Domestic Cricket?

 

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Whats up with the influx of Sri Lankan players into Bangladesh Domestic Cricket?

It's only in the Corporate Cricket League (CCL) and Dhaka Premier League (DPL) - overseas players aren't allowed in the National Cricket League (NCL). Jayasuriya has played in the DPL in the past anyway, there's an article somewhere on Cricinfo about Mohammad Rafique and him opening together and smashing attacks everywhere. Basically the big-name companies blow lots of their cash on big-name players (such as Sangakkara and Jayasuriya) to win the trophy and advertise their company. In the DPL, played sometime around Christmas, you'll see a few Indians and Pakistanis playing, plus Steve Tikolo and maybe Tatenda Taibu again.