Three-way fight for DPL title

The Walton Smart Fridge Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, powered by Bashundhara Cement, is set for a grandstand finish as a chaotic round of fixtures left Abahani Limited, Mohammedan Sporting Club Ltd, and Prime Bank Cricket Club level on 16 points each.

With no Super League format this season, the final round-robin matches will directly decide the champion.

Mohammedan squandered a golden opportunity to break clear, suffering a shocking five-wicket defeat to Dhaka Leopards.

Despite Mushfiqur Rahim’s steady 68 helping them post 225, Mominul Haque’s unbeaten 93 and Zawad Abrar’s explosive 66 (34) guided their side to the target in just 34.3 overs.

Despite the loss, Mohammedan cling to top spot courtesy a superior net run rate (NRR) of 2.251.

Abahani capitalised heavily on the slip-up, scraping past Gazi Group Cricketers by 12 runs.

Mahidul Islam Ankon’s gritty 66 anchored Abahani to 221, before an all-round bowling effort restricted Gazi Group to 209, putting Abahani second on NRR (1.844).

Meanwhile, Prime Bank kept their title dreams alive in a low-scoring thriller at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan, successfully defending a meager 160 to beat Bashundhara Strikers by 18 runs, thanks to Tipu Sultan’s exceptional figures of 4 for 22.

Prime Bank sit third with a NRR of 0.851.