The Dhaka Premier League match between Legends of Rupganj and Mohammedan Sporting Club commenced with the latter winning the toss and deciding to field first. Rupjganj, in response, started very well with both their openers getting a start.

They, however, were pretty slow in their approach with both Abdul Mazid and his opening partner Salauddin Pappu scoring at a slower-than-usual rate. The latter got out for 22 from 54.

Sami Aslam was the next to come in, but he perished after playing 9 balls and scoring only 1 run in the time being. Both the wickets were taken by Bangladesh U19 sensation Qazi Onik, who was brilliant all through the game.

Captain Naeem Islam was the next to go, but it wasn’t before he scored 36 from 51 balls. Soon after, Abdul Mazid was sent back to the pavilion with 70 runs from 115 balls. Both of them were scalped by Enamul Haque.

Not much was expected as Rupganj were batting at 133/4 after 35.3 overs. However, a brilliant partnership from Tushar Imran and Avishek Mitra helped the score reach 231 runs in 50 overs. The former scored 40 from 34 balls while the latter stayed on till the end to make 45 in as many balls.

The pick of the 22 players, though, was 18-year-old Qazi Onik. He ended the innings with 5 from 44 in his 10 overs. He was well supported by Enamul Haque’s 2 wickets for 38 runs in 10 overs.