Sports Reporter :
The Summit-DRU Media Cup Cricket began at the Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
In the opening day’s matches, Kalerkantho defeated Bhorer Kagoj by five wickets, bdnews overcame Sangbad Pratidin by 43 runs, Jai Jai Din overwhelmed Amader Orthoneeti by five wickets, GTV overpowered banglanews by five wickets, Amar Din beat Manabzamin by 13 runs, Channel i thrashed Kalbela by 78 runs, Amader Shomoy edged past BTV by one wicket in Super Over, Boishakhi TV defeated UNB by five wickets,
Meanwhile, Naya Diganta got walkover from Sharebizz on the same day.
President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hossain Papon, MP, inaugurated the cricket competition as the chief guest, while Director of BCB Jalal Younus, Director of BCB Ismail Haider Mallick, Director of BCB Lokman Hossain Bhuiyan, CEO of BCB Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh Volleyball Federation Md Atiqul Islam, Managing Director of Standard Bank Limited Mamun-Ur-Rashid, Chairman of KN Harbour Consortium Rezaul Haque Chowdhury Mushtaq were present as special guests.
President of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) Saiful Islam and General Secretary of DRU Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo delivered the address of welcome.
Sports Secretary of DRU Arafat Daria, Member Secretary of Sports Sub-Committee of DRU Shafiqul Islam Shamim, Member Secretary of Cricket Committee of DRU Mainul Hasan Sohel were present, among others.
Today’s matches:
Radio Today vs New Age (8.00 am),
ETV vs rising bd (8.00 am),
Somokal vs Sangram (9.00 am),
ATN News vs Manobkanta (9.00 am),
Jugantor vs Sara Bangla (10.00 am),
The New Nation vs Bangladesh Pratidin (10.00 am),
Ajkaler Khobor vs Daily Observer (11.00 am),
Bangladesher Khobor vs BSS (11.00 am),
Janakantha vs The Independent (12.00 Noon).
