Taijul snatches victory for Mohammedan in PCL

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BSS, Dhaka :
A brilliant unbeaten half century from Taijul Islam at No. 8 enabled Mohammedan Sporting Club to post a two-wicket victory over Partex Sporting Club in the eighth round of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (PCL) held on Thursday last at the BKSP ground no 3 in Savar.
Taijul came in to bat with Mohammedan’s 230 chase tottering at 145 for 6. After the dismissals of Raqibul Hasan (34) and Rony Talukdar (16),Taijul added 76 runs in 13.4 overs with No. 9 batsman Sajedul Islam (27).
Taijul hit four fours and two sixes during his 51-ball 57 and helped overhaul the target with two wickets and 10 balls to spare.
Earlier, Taijul had accounted for Jatin Saxena (4) and Rajibul Islam (14) during Partex’s innings, which was largely steered by captain Irfan Sukkur (40) and Rakin Ahmed, who top-scored with an unbeaten 46 off 55 balls. Charith Asalanka, too, scalped two wickets while Kamrul Islam Rabbi bagged three to dismiss the opposition for 229 runs in 49.3 overs.

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