Sylhet has secured the National Cricket League (NCL) title with one round to go. The teams are playing the last round of regulation. But the match has become important for personal achievement. The in-form Sylhet captain Amit Hasan picked up another fifty on the second day today. Enamul Haque Bijay of Khulna is chasing Amit in the race to be the top in runs. Rony Talukder got his first century of the season.
The Khulna-Rangpur match was not played for the second day at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. Khulna scored 240 runs for 7 wickets in two days. Opener Vijay returned with 90 runs after regretting the century. Captain Mohammad Mithun is unbeaten on 89 runs, hoping for a second century this season. Vijay is still 26 runs behind Amit, who tops the list of run scorers. Amit's 672 runs, Vijay's 646 runs. Both have one more innings left.
Rajshahi led by 84 runs at the end of the second day in Chittagong. After leading by 14 runs, they will go into bat again tomorrow from 70 runs for 3 wickets in the second innings. Before that, Sylhet's first innings stopped at 212 runs. Opener Pinak Ghosh scored 58 and captain Amit scored 53 runs. Rajshahi's spinner Nihaduzzaman took 4 wickets.
Dhaka took a 14-run lead at the end of the second day against Barisal at the Shahid Chandu Stadium in Bogra. Rony Talukder's 12th century in first-class cricket saw them score 303 runs for 3 wickets. Ronnie scored 112 runs in 202 balls with 16 fours and a six. Barisal scored 289 runs in the first innings. They have not seen victory in the league yet.
Chittagong is fighting in the second innings against Dhaka Metropolitan at Rajshahi Shahid Kamaruzzaman Stadium. They scored 160 runs in the first innings. On the contrary, the metropolis scored 268 runs. After trailing by 108 runs, Chittagong scored 176 runs for 6 wickets in the second innings. They will go into bat again tomorrow with a lead of 65 runs.
