Legends of Rupganj, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club won their respective matches in the eleventh round of the Dhaka Premier League yesterday.
As per the current standings, the top two, Prime Bank Cricket Club and Abahani Limited, have already confirmed their spots. Kalabagan Cricket Academy, Doleshwar, Legends and Mohammedan are next in line, with all the teams tied at 14 points each. Victoria Sporting Club is currently in the seventh position with 12 points and a match in hand. They are scheduled to play Kalabagan Cricket Academy today. If Victoria end up winning the match they will get 14 points and join the four other teams.
The eleventh round of the league saw Prime Doleshwar’s Rony Talukdar score his first List A century at the BKSP to help his side chase down Partex Sporting Club’s 233. He was well supported by skipper Mushfiqur Rahim who posted a 78-ball 70. Talukdar remained unbeaten on a 112. He hit four sixes and nine fours in his 123-ball innings. Earlier, Abdullah Al Mamun scored 93 off 103 balls for Partex.
The partnership between Mushfiqur and Talukdar set the base for Doleshwar’s chase. The innings was a boost for Mushfiqur who had failed to score big in his previous matches of the DPL.
