Khulna moved to the brink of their first title since 2019-20 after drawing with Dhaka in Rajshahi. Khulna matched Dhaka’s first-innings score of 513 in the last day, aided by Sheikh Parvez Rahman’s 46. Remaining unbeaten atop the table with 31 points (3 wins, 3 draws), Khulna require only a draw in the final round to clinch a record eighth trophy. Dhaka sit fourth on 19 points.
On the other hand, Mim Mosaddeak continued his remarkable form in the National Cricket League (NCL) sixth round, scoring a marathon 145 off 317 balls to secure a draw against Chattogram and become the first player to pass 700 runs this season (727 runs total with 3 centuries and 2 fifties).
Resuming under pressure, Rangpur stumbled early when Abdullah Al Mamun became just the third Bangladeshi batter in first-class history to be given out obstructing the field after picking up the ball on the pitch. However, Mim anchored a 114-run sixth-wicket stand with Shihab James (52) to erase the innings deficit, severely denting Chattogram’s title ambitions.
In Bogura, Sylhet dismantled Rajshahi to claim a comprehensive victory. Set a target of 463, Rajshahi collapsed for 165 despite SM Meherab Hasan’s valiant 91. Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed followed his first-innings 5-43 with 5-72, marking his 15th first-class five-wicket haul and third 10-wicket match haul. The win puts Sylhet at third, while Rajshahi sit seventh.
Lastly, during the day’s fourth match, Barishal’s young opener Jawad Abrar scored a grinding maiden first-class century (108 off 244 balls with 6 fours, 4 sixes) alongside Mohammad Abdullah’s 52 to avoid an innings defeat against Mymensingh. However, setting a target of just 27, Barishal couldn’t prevent Mymensingh from securing their first win of the season. Barishal remain winless at the bottom of the table with 4 points.
