In the opening pair, Anamul Haque and Mohammad Naeem scored 145 runs and laid the foundation for the victory. That path is smooth with the bat of Afif Hossain. Then Zaker Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, and Tanzim Hasan had the last laugh. Abahani won the Dhaka Premier Cricket League title by defeating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by four wickets with four balls to spare in Tanjim’s final touch. With this, they became champions in the Dhaka League for a record 22nd time.

Sheikh Jamal lost the toss to bat and scored 282 runs for seven wickets in the match which turned into an undeclared final on the final day of the league at the Mirpur Sherebangla Stadium on Saturday. Abahani responded with 285 for six.

Abahani’s two openers Anamul Haque and Mohammad Naeem added 145 runs in 26.2 overs. Naeem scored 68 runs from 79 balls, and Anamul scored 72 runs from 81 balls. Afif, who was left out of the national team, scored 60 runs off 53 balls and left the field to win the team. Zaker Ali (21 from 28 balls), Captain Mosaddek Hossain (22 from 22 balls), and Tanzim Hasan (12 from 7 balls) accompanied Afif.
Earlier, Captain Nurul Hasan scored an unbeaten 89 runs in Sheikh Jamal’s innings. Taibur Rahman also got fifty. He scored 53 runs off 85 balls. Indian all-rounder Parvez Rasul remained unbeaten on 42 off 37 balls and Ziaur Rahman on 29 off 14 balls. Abahani became the champion with 28 points in 16 matches. Sheikh Jamal finished the league with 26 points.

Mohammedan’s Soumya Sarkar scored a century in BKSP. White and black won. In response to Legends of Rupganj’s 298 runs, Mohammedan won with one ball and four wickets in hand. Soumya opened the innings and scored 102 runs off 112 balls. Prime Bank defeated Gazi Group Cricketers by 73 runs in the other match of the day

After being dropped from the national team due to off-form, left-handed batsman Afif Hossain was struggling to find form in the DPL as well. Finally, this young middle-order batsman returned to the run. He scored a great century against Prime Bank. And Abahani also got a big collection based on his runs. Abahani collected 285 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 50 overs against Prime Bank at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Narayanganj on Thursday (May 4). Afif Hossain remains unbeaten on 111 runs.

The Bangladesh ‘A’ squad for the series against the West Indies ‘A’ team was announced on Wednesday (May 3). Afif Hossain, who was dropped from the national team, got the leadership of that team. The left-hander made the occasion memorable by scoring a league century within a day of his departure.

On this day, Abahani’s two openers Naeem Sheikh and Enamul Haque gave a good start to the victory team. Vijay scored 31 runs, and Naeem departed after scoring 26 runs. Despite a good start, Mahmudul Hasan Joy also stopped at 19 runs. After losing three wickets, Abahani, who was on the back foot, returned to the orbit with Afif Hossain and Mosaddek Hossain’s 140-run partnership. Mosaddek also got out after scoring 67 runs. Pakistani batsman Khushdil Shah also stopped with 12 runs.

After that Afif played the rest of the overs with Zaker Ali Anik and scored a century. Anik remained unbeaten on 11 runs in the end. Sheikh Mehdi and Kashif Butt took two wickets each for Prime Bank.

The group stage of the Dhaka Premier League ended on Monday. After the battle of 12 teams, six teams have been placed in the Super League. If everything goes well, the six-team Super League phase will begin on May 1. There are no big surprises in this year’s Dhaka Premier League so far. Regular performers are performing. Those who play well in every event occupy the top position on the leaderboard. However, Tanjid Tamim, Parvez Imon and Habibur Rahman Sohan caught the attention of the youngsters with the bat. However, in the race to collect runs with the bat, the competition is now between the two openers of Abahani. Where Naeem Sheikh is on top with 719 runs, leaving behind Enamul Haque Vijay. Vijay collected 644 runs. Moreover, Ravi Teja (508), Fazle Rabi, and Saif Hasan are in the top five with 482 runs. Tamim is in sixth place with 474 runs. Eamon is in 13th place with 413 runs, but the most 30 sixes have come from his bat. On the contrary, Habibur Rahman has the highest strike rate (131.22) among the cricketers who have scored at least 100 runs. He also has the fastest century of the season scoring a century in 66 balls. The spinners are now ahead in the fight for wickets. Three of the top five are spinners.

However, Parvez Rasool and Rabiul Haque are fighting for the highest wicket-taker. The number of wickets for both of them is equal to 23. Although Parvez is at the top with an economy of 4.10. However, Hasan Murad is in the third position with 20 wickets. Tanveer Islam is fourth with 18 wickets. Saifuddin is in fifth place with equal 18 wickets. Mashrafe bin Mortuza is at number 8 with 16 wickets. Meanwhile, the DPL is going on a long break due to the intense heat and the long Eid holiday requested by the clubs. As a result, the Super League will start on May 1 and the tournament will end on May 14 with 5 rounds of Super League and Relegation League. The teams that got a chance in the Super League are Abahani Limited, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Legends of Rupganj, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Gazi Group Cricketers, and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.

Abahani will take the field against Legends of Rupganj in search of an eighth consecutive win. The Sky Blues are at the top of the points table after winning seven matches. Bijoy-Naeem’s great form is giving the Dhanmondi giants the title of favorite in this match as well. On the other hand, despite losing one match, Rupganj is in a great rhythm in the current season of DPL. Mashrafe’s army is ready to challenge Abahani. The match will start at 9 am on Friday (April 7) at the Khan Saheb Usman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. Dhaka Premier League means that the heroism of Enamul Haque Vijay is built. After scoring record runs for Prime Bank last season, everyone thought that this opener might stop this time. But, the team changed to a more aggressive victory willow this season. At the end of 7 rounds, Vijay got three centuries and two fifties. His average is also in three figures. The strike rate is also an eye-catching 104. Naeem Sheikh is also fighting for victory. A slightly lower strike rate in 7 matches, 66 less than a run victory at an average of 126, 506. Abahani Limited is flying on the bat of these two. However, for Khaled Mahmud Sujan, the thinking is a little different. His middle order remained untested in most of the matches. Apart from Afif Hussain’s fifty, there is no other run. They didn’t even get a chance. In that case, if the top order collapses in the big match, the middle order may suffer for the Sky Blues. Legends of Rupganj are strong opponents. Especially if a think tank like Mashrafe is in the dugout, he will strike fear into any opponent’s mind. Abahani is not out of it.

Therefore, Khaled Mahmud Sujan’s students were very focused on the practice at the BCB Academy ground on the day before the match. They do not want to step back under any circumstances. Retrieving the title from Sheikh Jamal is a must. However, the legends of Rupganj are not to be left behind. They have been challenging the big teams with the best captain. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is in great form with the ball. He single-handedly crushed Mohammedan with 5 wickets. Despite not winning the next match, Parvez Imman’s century gives hope to Rupganj. With Chirag Johnny’s form. This Indian is playing DPL with a bat or ball. Irfan can also be a headache for Abahani in the middle order. Sabbir Rahman’s form is also very good this season. Mashrafe army will not let Abahani go easily. The fight will be even. Because, if you win, the battle of the points table will accumulate.

Anamul Haque Bijoy has started this season from where he ended the last season of DPL. After playing 7 innings, he has now seen 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

Abahani Limited’s opener played an inning of 153 runs at BKSP ground number three on Tuesday (April 4). The 30-year-old batsman hit 5 sixes with 13 fours in an inning of 127 balls. This is his eighteenth century in List ‘A’ cricket. Anamul started this league with an inning of 123 runs against Brothers Union. In the next four matches, he crossed fifty twice but did not see a century. But in the last two matches, he got wet with the success of centuries. Meanwhile, Abahani’s victory is the highest run scorer in the ongoing DPL 2022-23 so far. His collection is 572 in 7 innings. Not out twice Vijay averages 114.40, strike rate 104. Bijoy’s teammate Mohammad Naeem Sheikh is number two with 506 runs. Naim, who scored 4 fifties and 1 century, was disappointed by the century, miss. He got out for 94 runs after playing 102 balls.