The four-day match between Khulna and Rangpur division in the 27th National Cricket League (NCL) being held at the Shahid Chandu Stadium in Bogra has entered its second day. Although the batsmen failed, Rangpur’s bowlers turned the tide of the match in the second innings. Rangpur has made a great comeback in a match that was sure to be lost. Although they are still 175 runs behind Khulna.

However, if Khulna can take 5 wickets early in the day tomorrow, something wonderful can happen.

Khulna’s first innings ended at 308 runs after batting on the second day at 302 for 9 wickets the previous day. Abdul Halim returned to the dressing room as the last batsman with a personal score of 7 runs. Mukidul Islam took the last wicket of the innings with a smile.

Rangpur started the innings in a good mood by all out Khulna at the beginning of the day but could not go far. Khulna medium pacer Safar Ali bowled out Nasir Hossain’s Rangpur for 174 runs. Safar took 5 wickets alone. Besides, Mehedi Hasan Rana took 2 wickets, Nahidul and Abdul Halim took 1 wicket each.

Khulna started the second innings with a lead of 134 runs and scored 41 runs for the loss of 5 wickets at the end of the day. They are currently ahead of Rangpur by 175 runs. Rangpur’s Mukidul Islam Mughad took 2 wickets, Shariful and Sohel Rana took 1 wicket each. Khulna’s captain Mithun scored the highest 19 runs from his bat. Soumya Sarkar, who had scored a half-century in the first innings, was out for a duck.

Brief scores:
Khulna: 1st innings- 308, Soumya 56, Ziaur Rahman 36, Imranuzzaman 34, Nasir 3/51, Mukidul 3/72, Sohel Rana 2/50.

Rangpur: 1st innings- 174, Alauddin Babu 44, Iqbal 27, Naeem 23, Safar 5/78, Mehedi Rana 2/20

Khulna: 2nd innings- 41/5, Mithun 19, Mukidul 2/12