Eastern Zone won the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) for the first time in the last season under Rajin Saleh. This time Sylhet division is enjoying the aroma of winning the title for the first time in the National Cricket League (NCL) under him. They are already at the top of the table with 29 points in five matches. Rajin's team is on the way to victory in the sixth round as well. The title is guaranteed if they chase the target of 105 runs given by Barisal on the last day tomorrow.
Sylhet's points will be 37 if they win in the sixth round today. If 10 wickets are won, it will be 38 with 1 point bonus. After that, if they lose in the seventh round i.e. the last match of the league, that is not a problem either. After them, Dhaka, which is number two in the table, has 24 points at the end of the sixth round. Even if they win their last match with bonus, the points will be 34.
Rangpur, which is number three in the table, has 21 points in five matches. They are in danger of losing against Dhaka Metropolis in the sixth round. There is a chance to draw. If it ends in a tie, the points will be 25. Then in the last match of the league, if you win, the points will be 34 or 35. No team can touch Sylhet. Very clear, if Sylhet wins tomorrow, they will win the title of 2024-25 season.
It is unlikely that the match between Dhaka Metropolitan and Rangpur will take place at the Cox's Bazar Academy ground. Although the first three days have passed, both the innings of the two teams have not been completed. In response to Mahanagar's 475 runs in the first innings, Rangpur collected 253 runs after losing 9 wickets at the end of the third day's play. Rangpur is still behind by 222 runs.
In another match, Chittagong scored 220 runs in the first innings. As such, the target of 204 runs for victory was not a big deal. But they came down to bat for this purpose at the Sylhet Academy ground and scored 7 wickets for 118 runs. Chittagong need 86 more runs to win. Khulna wants 3 wickets.
