RESULT
Fatullah, April 20, 2017, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
(50 ov, T:328) 295/8

Abahani Ltd won by 32 runs

Player Of The Match
44 (17) & 3/45
shuvagata-hom
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Abdur Razzak's final over hands Dhanmondi win

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches held on April 20, 2017

Mohammad Isam
Mohammad Isam
20-Apr-2017
Junaid Siddique's 112-ball 114 was not enough for Brothers Union  •  ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Junaid Siddique's 112-ball 114 was not enough for Brothers Union  •  ESPNcricinfo Ltd

In the first close contest of this season's Dhaka Premier League, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club registered a five-run win over Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club at the BKSP-4 Ground in Savar.
Needing 15 runs off the last over in a truncated game of 38 overs a side, Doleshwar's Mohammad Sharifullah managed to hit a solitary boundary as Abdur Razzak conceded only nine runs off the deciding six balls.
That Doleshwar's chances were alive until the last over was largely due to a 108-run fourth-wicket stand between Puneet Bisht (83) and Marshall Ayub (42). But a sluggish start earlier meant there was too much to be done in the last eight overs. Shahadat Hossain picked up two wickets for Dhanmondi, while Razzak's 3 for 39 in eight overs earned him the Player-of-the-Match award.
Earlier, Dhanmondi Club amassed 235 for 7 in 38 overs, piloted by a 123-run second-wicket stand between Fazle Mahmud (55) and Imrul Kayes (67) before Nurul Hasan's unbeaten 47 off 41. Habibur Rahman and Arafat Sunny took two wickets each.
Gazi Group Cricketers cruised to an eight-wicket win, led by their bowlers, against Legends of Rupganj at the BKSP-3 Ground in Savar. Overnight rain had effected a 30-minute delay before the match got underway, reducing the contest to 47 overs a side.
Gazi Group's left-arm pace bowler Abu Hider took full advantage of the overcast conditions by picking up two early wickets during his four-wicket haul. Offspinner Parvez Rasool picked three wickets, while Mahedi Hasan bagged two, bowling out Rupganj for 156 runs in 44 overs.
For Rupganj, No. 9 Mosharraf Hossain top-scored with 37 while No. 4 Mahmudul Hasan made 30.
In reply, Gazi Group wrapped up the chase in 36 overs, with opening batsman Jahurul Islam closing out the game unbeaten on 62 off 106 with six fours. Mominul Haque contributed with 44 off 53 balls.
Uday Kaul missed out on a century by just six runs but his effort helped Abahani Limited snaffle a 32-run win over Brothers Union at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.
Kaul struck just five fours in his 120-ball knock that spanned 41 overs. He added 96 for the opening stand with Liton Das (48) before adding a further 88 runs with Nazmul Hossain Shanto, who struck a 56-ball 49. Mahmudullah also fell one run short of a half-century, but Shuvagata Hom's 17-ball 44 - studded with seven fours and a six - propelled Abahani to 327 for 6 in 50 overs.
Opener Junaid Siddique's century kept Brothers Union on track with his 112-ball 114, clobbering eight fours and three sixes. He added 86 runs for the second wicket with Mizanur Rahman and another 61 runs for the fourth wicket with Myshukur Rahman.
However, when captain Alok Kapali fell for 6 in the 38th over, Brothers Union lost two more wickets in quick succession, including that of Siddique in the 41st over. No. 10 Nihaduzzaman kept his side in the chase with an unbeaten 32-ball 41, but it insufficient as Brothers Union could only manage 295 for 8 in 50 overs.
For Abahani, Shuvagata finished with 3 for 45 from 10 overs and Mohammad Saifuddin ended on 2 for 50 after he dismissed the openers.

Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo's Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84

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