Rangpur Division also fought equally in response to 336 runs in the first innings given by Barisal. Rangpur were all out by 322 runs on Monday. After going into the second innings from 14 runs behind, Barisal ended the third day on 119 runs with the loss of one wicket. They will go into bat on the fourth day with a lead of 133 runs. In the situation of the match, two teams are waiting for a thrilling last day.
Rangpur batted at 218 for 5 on Monday in response to Barisal's 300 at the Shahid Kamaruzzaman Stadium. They were 118 runs behind. The team could not take the lead for a while. The highest score of 65 runs came from the bat of Abdullah Al Mamun. Besides, Naeem Islam scored 40 runs, Ariful Haque scored 38 runs and Tanveer Haider scored 31 runs.
Among Barisal's bowlers, Ruel Miah and Moeen Khan took three wickets each. Mohiuddin Tarek took two wickets.
Leading by 14 runs, Barisal batted well in their second innings. Two openers Abdul Majeed and Iftekhar Hossain Ifti made a partnership of 118 runs. Majid was dismissed for 51 runs but Rangpur did not lose any more wickets in the rest of the period. The game ended prematurely due to lack of light. Ifti is unbeaten on 60 runs. Adil Bin Siddique has yet to open a run book by playing one ball. Rangpur will start anew with a lead of 133 runs on Tuesday. It is thought that if the innings can be announced by batting well in the first session, the match will spread excitement.
Mukidul Islam was impressed and took the only wicket for Rangpur. Team captain Akbar Ali used his eight bowlers in 38.4 overs. He also bowled as a wicket keeper.
Earlier, after losing the toss and batting, Barisal scored more than 300 by standing in fifties of Iftekhar Hossain Ifti (70), Salman Hossain (67), Tanveer Islam (52) and Tasamul Haque (51).
