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Sanjit Saha spins Gazi to crucial victory
DHAKA, April 8, 2019 (BSS)- Off-spinner Sanjit Saha claimed 4-25 to help Gazi Group Cricketers earn a crucial 21-run victory over Shinepukur Cricket Club by D/L method in a rain-curtailed Dhaka Premier League (DPL) game at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
Gazi Group stayed alive to seal the Super League spot by virtue of the victory while despite the defeat Shinepukur also can hope for a berth in the six-team elite phase even though they would have to rely on the outcomes of other matches in the last round.
Saha bowled magnificently and was ably supported by Nasum Ahmed 2-33 as Shinepukur were restricted to 177-9 in 48 overs as two overs were curtailed due to morning shower. The rain again interrupted the match when Gazi Group were 106-4 in 21.5 overs. As per D/L method, Gazi were ahead by 21 runs by then as the revised target was 86 at the moment when rain stopped the game.
On his first DPL match after four years, fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman left Gazi Group in a state of embarrassment, dealing double strike in the first over-taking the wicket of Waliul Karim and skipper Imrul Kayes in his second and sixth ball of the first over.
Shamsur Rahman resisted and shared 47-run with Mahedi Hasan, in which the latter’s contribution, was 13 before he was dismissed by Mustafizur Rahman. Shamsur however negotiated Mustafizur well to keep the side ahead of D/L method as the rain threatened to interrupt the match.
Shamsur was unbeaten 53 and was key in the side’s crucial victory. Despite the defeat Mustafizur finished with splendid figure 6.5-1-23-3.
Nasum Ahmed ripped through the top order of Shinepukur after they put into bat first. Only Shadman Islam stood tall to make a resistance but Sanjit came up to dismantle middle order. Shadman made 40 before Sanjit got the better of him. Delwar Hossain also made an unbeaten 40.
BSS/SMP/SMM/1755 hrs