Soumya Sarkar
Soumya Sarkar plays big innings every day. The Bangladesh batsman proved it again today by playing an unbeaten innings of 153 runs in the Dhaka Premier League. Soumya Sarkar scored 153 runs off 112 balls for Legends of Rupganj against Agrani Bank in BKSP, getting life three times. This is his ninth century in List ‘A’ cricket.
The left-hander has touched 150 in four of his 9 centuries. One of them is an innings of 208 runs. Which is the highest innings by a Bangladesh batsman in this edition.
Soumya Sarkar also holds the record for playing the most 150-touching innings among Bangladesh batsmen in List ‘A’ cricket. Tamim Iqbal and Enamul Haque are tied with each other with three 150-touching innings.
In the match of Soumya’s century, his team Legends of Rupganj defeated Agrani Bank by 103 runs. However, despite scoring a century in Mirpur, Enamul Haque Bijoy could not bring victory to Gazi Group Cricketers. Enamul, who scored his 50th century in three editions in the previous match, scored his 51st century in the match. This is his fourth century in this league.
Despite scoring 108 runs in the run chase, his team fell 11 runs short of the target of 250 runs set by Abahani. Abahani remained on top in this latest victory. Opener Shahriar Kamal scored the highest 96 runs for Abahani. In another match of the day at BKSP, Mohammedan defeated Gulshan Cricket Club by 5 wickets.
Rupganj’s victory in Soumya Sarkar’s match
When Soumya Sarkar came out to bat, Legends of Rupganj scored 81 runs in 13.1 overs. Soumya came out after opener Tanjid Hasan was out for 43 runs. Another opener, Saif Hasan, also returned after 14 runs. Like Tanjid, he also returned for 43 runs.
Soumya Sarkar could have returned earlier. Standing at 2 runs, Soumya took a catch at deep mid-wicket. The catch slipped out of Amit Hasan’s hand. When Soumya’s run was 10, Zahid Javed dropped the catch at short cover.
Then, bowler Taibur Rahman could not take the return catch taken by Soumya Sarkar, who was standing at 14 runs.
Soumya Sarkar did not look back after getting life three times. The batsman, who touched a fifty off 58 balls and a century off 92 balls, added 53 runs in the last 20 balls.
Rupganj scored 333 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, riding on Soumya’s innings, which included 17 fours and 6 sixes. Chasing the run chase, Agrani Bank were all out for 230 runs.
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