Mashrafe six-for leads Abhani to victory
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has already passed 35. But, still he seems as young and energetic as a teenager cricketer. Sometimes, he mesmerized everybody with his spell-bounding performance.
He took six wickets to today (Friday) to help Abahani Limited defeat Gazi Group Cricketers by 29 runs in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL).
It was Abahani's sixth win the league and Gazi's fifth loss. With the day's victory, Abahani cemented their place at the top of the points table.
Mashrafe was adjudged the man of the match. It was his sixth five-wicket haul in List-A cricket.
He took six wickets conceding 46 runs.
Gazi won the toss in the seventh round game and decided to bowl first in the flat wicket of BKSP.
Abahani posted 286 runs for six wickets in 50 overs. Former national cricketer Jahurul Islam struck a century (130) with 14 fours and two sixes.
For Gazi, Kamrul Islam Rabbi and Nasum Ahmed took two wickets each while Abu Hider and Parvez Rasool took one each.
But the team tumbled in 48.4 overs scoring 257.
