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History was made in Canterbury as floodlit championship cricket with a pink ball came to the St Lawrence ground for the first time

Mark Pennell at Canterbury12-Sep-2011
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Geraint Jones inspects the ball with the umpires before play begins•Getty Images

History was made in Canterbury as floodlit championship cricket with a pink ball came to the St Lawrence ground for the first time – only for the ECB’s great and the good to all but out number the crowd.When a distinctly chilly set of players left the ground at 9pm, Glamorgan had reached two without loss after five overs having spent the best part of three sessions in dismissing Kent for 237.With little riding on the result, the ECB’s hasty decision to play this end-of-term second division clash under lights and using pink balls may have seemed a reasonable one, but the Kentish public seemingly voted with their feet. Barely 300 turned up for the opening day of a fixture that might usually attract 1,000-plus, yet the committee room appeared full with visiting administrators.”I don’t see any rhyme or reason to it,” said one Kent member trudging out of the ground at a usual finish time of 6pm; “It feels like we’re being used as lab rats.”Former ICC president and ex-ECB chairman, David Morgan, was among the ECB delegation casting an eye over this experimental game, that will see a pink Tiflex ball used in both first innings, followed by a Kookaburra version second time around.”I know it’s not the case for all counties, but some clubs would love to play day/night first-class championship cricket,” Morgan said. “We are here to see if we can give them an element of choice. We will have to gauge the opinion of the players and the umpires as the game progresses and see where we go from here.”As for the players, in-form Kent opener Joe Denly, fresh from 199 in Derby last week, was seeing it like a football from the start, a pink football that is, as his 69 from 130-ball underpinned the Kent total. “I picked the pink ball up really well from ball one,” said Denly, whose two-and-a-half hour stay included six fours.”The first delivery from Graham Wagg swung in plenty, but after that, it did nothing. Yes, it turned early on, but it was really slow turn. The major thing for me was that the ball lost its brightness really quickly. If they continue to use this ball I would think they will be changing it fairly frequently.”Only 14 overs into a blustery opening session Glamorgan turned to spin at both ends and reaped an immediate benefit when Dan Cosker trapped Daniel Bell-Drummond leg before with his first delivery.By lunch Kent had lost four as Sam Northeast and Alex Blake both paid the price for indeterminate strokes against left-arm spinner Nick James while Darren Stevens mistimed a cut against Graham Wagg straight to point.After indifferent first-session batting, Denly finally found a willing partner in acting captain Geraint Jones who hit 48 for his part in a stand worth 59 only for Denly to be undone by a useful delivery from John Glover. Azhar Mahmood’s decision to shoulder arms to the same bowler also proved fatal and once Jones followed suit, to go two short of his half- century, Kent simply unravelled to post only two batting bonus points.With only a handful of spectators still around to watch, Glamorgan played out four maidens through to stumps and will go into day two trailing by 235.

The Kochi franchise has been served a termination notice by the BCCI but has been given a 30-day deadline to respond to the Indian board, explaining why it should not be scrapped

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Oct-2010The IPL’s Kochi franchise has been served a termination notice by the BCCI but has been given a 30-day deadline to respond and explain why it should not be scrapped. The decision was taken unanimously by the IPL’s governing council, meeting in Nagpur on Wednesday morning.”The governing council received replies from two parties, the Rendezvous group and the other co-owners, and they both felt that the dispute still exists,” Shashank Manohar, the BCCI president, said. “If they don’t remedy these disputes in the 30 days, the franchise would stand cancelled on the 31st day.”Satyajit Gaekwad, of the Rendezvous Group, however, welcomed the extension and was confident that the factions within the consortium would make peace. “They have given us enough time to tie up our differences and come in a unified way and rise up to the expectations of the BCCI,” he told NDTV. “I’m sure we should be able to do that at the earliest. If we don’t tie up within 30 days we don’t deserve to be in the IPL. We had asked for a period of 10 days, the board has given us 30 days.”It brings to a head a long-running dispute both between Kochi and the IPL, and within the franchise, over its ownership pattern. Details of that ownership pattern were first revealed by Lalit Modi, the former IPL chairman, in April, triggering a series of events that eventually led to his ouster from the league.The emergency meeting was convened by Manohar due to the lingering dispute over who would run the affairs of the franchise, bought from the Cricket Board for USD 333 million, once the joint venture was formed.The investors in the Kochi consortium include corporate firms Anchor Earth, Parinee Developers, Rosy Blue and Film Wave – which hold 74 per cent of the equity. The remaining 26% has been given to the family of Gaikwads – Shailendra, his brother Ravi and their parents plus a few others, all part of Rendezvous Sports World – as free equity for services rendered in successfully bidding for the franchise.The IPL has already terminated the agreements of the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab franchises, which leaves the league with seven teams as of now.Asked why Kochi had been given more time when Rajasthan and Punjab had been summarily ejected from the league, Manohar said those two cases were different from Kochi. “This not an intermediary breach that has been committed, as in the case of Rajasthan and Punjab, that is why they have been given 30 days to remedy this,” he said. “There was transfer of ownership as far as Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab were concerned but not as far as Kochi is concerned.”The news puts into jeopardy the IPL player auction, scheduled to be held sometime in November. This auction is likely to be similar to the first, with teams starting from scratch; however, the rules have yet to be formalised.

He broke Rishabh Pant’s record from 2018 with a 28-ball hundred against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Nov-2024Exactly a year after smashing the second-fastest 50-over century by an Indian, Gujarat opener Urvil Patel clattered a 28-ball century in the shortest format, which is the second-fastest overall in T20s and the fastest by an Indian. Urvil’s feat came against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India’s domestic T20 tournament, in Indore.The record for the fastest T20 hundred belongs to Sahil Chauhan of Estonia, who got there in 27 balls against Cyprus in Episkopi, Cyprus, in June this year. The record for the fastest century by an Indian belonged to Rishabh Pant, who had reached three figures off 32 balls for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh, also in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in January 2018.Chasing 156 against Tripura on Wednesday, Gujarat romped home in just 10.2 overs thanks to Urvil’s unbeaten 113 off 35 balls that was studded with seven fours and 12 sixes. Three of those sixes went over the covers, three in the ‘V’ down the ground, four over the midwicket region and one sailed over square leg. Four of those 12 sixes were struck against Tripura captain Mandeep Singh, who had moved from Punjab before the start of the ongoing season. Urvil clattered Mandeep for 24 runs off just five balls, Abhijit Sarkar for 26 off nine balls (four fours and a six), Sankar Paul for 17 off four and Manisankar Murasingh for 28 runs off 10 balls, with the help of one four and three sixes.On November 27 last year, Urvil had smashed a 41-ball century in the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy, just a day after being released by Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the 2024 auction. That had placed him second in the list of the fastest List-A hundreds by Indians, behind Yusuf Pathan’s achievement of 40 balls. Urvil had been released after not getting any games with GT in IPL 2023.Urvil’s name was in the list of the uncapped wicketkeepers for the IPL 2025 mega auction recently but he did not find any takers.

Tayyab will accompany the team as a travelling reserve in the 17-man squad

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Aug-2023Saud Shakeel has been added to Pakistan’s squad for the 2023 Asia Cup. Tayyab Tahir, who had initially been named in the 17-member squad, misses out but will be part of the traveling reserves.Shakeel has only played five ODIs so far but made an impressive start to his Test career. He has amassed six fifties and two hundreds in seven Tests including a match-winning 208* against Sri Lanka in Galle after Pakistan’s top order was dismantled by the home spinners. He has 2489 runs in List A matches at an average of 44.44.Shakeel was part of the final ODI against Afghanistan, where he made 9 of 6 before being run-out. He will travel along with the team to Multan on Sunday.The Asia Cup-bound players who played against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka are set to arrive in Multan on Sunday. A PCB release said that Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq and Naseem Shah will travel to Lahore on Sunday and join the side on Monday evening.Pakistan are scheduled to play Nepal in the Asia Cup opener in Multan on August 30.Pakistan Asia Cup squad: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim.

“We had the choice of taking a risk and sending him in [to open], but I was not okay with it”

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jun-20221:54

Hardik Pandya: ‘I always fancy my chances no matter the situation ‘

When India began their chase of 109 in the first T20I against Ireland in Malahide, they sent out Deepak Hooda, rather than the regular opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, to start their innings alongside Ishan Kishan. It seemed at the time to be a tactical decision, with the freer-scoring Hooda preferred in a game shortened by rain to 12 overs a side. It emerged later, however, that Gaikwad didn’t bat because he had picked up a calf niggle.”Rutu had a niggle in his calf,” India captain Hardik Pandya said in his post-match press conference. “We had the choice of taking a risk and sending him in [to open], but I was not okay with it. A player’s well-being is more important, and [I thought] we’ll be able to manage what happens in the match.”It was quite simple after that, there wasn’t much of a decision to make; whatever our [batting-order] numbers were, we all went up one spot, and it wasn’t a big headache. We wanted to make sure we weren’t taking any chances with Rutu.”The chance to open proved a good opportunity for Hooda to showcase his skills, having been on the bench through the entirety of the recently concluded five-match T20I series against South Africa. Hooda top-scored for India with an unbeaten 47 off 29 balls as they romped to a seven-wicket win with 16 balls to spare.Hooda wasn’t the only unused player from the South Africa series to get a chance here. Umran Malik received his first India cap, an event that generated considerable buzz between the toss and the delayed start of the game. As it turned out, however, he only got to bowl one over in the shortened game, and gave away a four and a six to Ireland’s top-scorer Harry Tector.It was too brief an appearance to draw any conclusions from, and Hardik had words of encouragement for the fast bowler.”When you play for India for the first time, and the journey he has taken, it’s important to give such a bowler and such a talent time,” he said. “Whether it was a good day or a bad day is irrelevant. For him, just to play for India is itself a very big thing, and that is something which I’m very happy for, [irrespective] of how the result went, good or bad, it’s okay.”It’s part and parcel of the game, but at the same point of time, from here he’ll only get better, the more matches he plays, and it’s a big thing for him to play for India, for anyone to play for India. I want to let him enjoy this moment because it doesn’t come every time. A debut happens only once.”Hardik had a generous word for Tector too, and even revealed that he’d given him one of his bats, when asked if the Ireland No. 4’s unbeaten 64 off 33 balls hinted at a future in the IPL.”He played some fantastic shots, and obviously, he’s 22, I’ve given him a bat as well, so maybe he can score some more sixes and maybe get an IPL contract, and I wish him luck,” Hardik said. “Just look after him well, give him the right guidance. It’s not always about cricket; it’s about understanding your whole lifestyle and what is at stake. If you can manage that, I’m sure he’s going to be around – not just in IPL, in all the leagues in the world.”

Thirty-seven year old is part of an extended squad picked to train for a series in Oman in March

Peter Della Penna23-Jan-2021Narsingh Deonarine, the 37-year-old former West Indies international remembered as the man who claimed Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket in his final Test innings, is on the cusp of making his USA debut after being named in a 44-man squad invited to Texas for a selection camp next month. All of them will be preparing for of USA’s next ODI tri-series scheduled for March in Oman, their first ODIs in over a year. Fast bowler Ali Khan, who has not played for USA since the country’s maiden ODI at WCL Division Two in April 2019, has also been included as administrators hope to convince him to come back into the national team fold following 18 months on the franchise cricket circuit.Deonarine made his Test debut in 2005 but only played sporadically for West Indies across the next decade. The last of his 18 Tests came a month after dismissing Tendulkar in Mumbai, making 15 runs in two innings against New Zealand in December 2013. His final ODI for West Indies came against South Africa in January 2015 while his first-class career dwindled out in November 2016. He subsequently migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he has spent the last several years playing club cricket. He was hired to coach at Willow Academy as one of the earliest targets in the American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) recruitment initiative and is now qualified to play for USA via the three-year residency guideline laid out by the ICC.Along with Deonarine are several other notable names with international links. Left-arm spinning allrounder Shaker Ahmed has been picked after impressing through performances in Detroit, Michigan as well as T20 club tournaments around the country. The 28-year-old played for Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand and played 17 first-class matches, the last of which came in 2014 before he relocated to the USA. Cameron Gannon, who made his USA debut at the 2019 T20 World Cup Regional Qualifier in Bermuda but has not played for them since, has also been included. The 32-year-old dual-passport holder has played 34-first-class matches for Queensland and Western Australia.A first-time inclusion in a USA extended squad is batsman Karan Viradiya. The 26-year-old had represented Gujarat at multiple age-group levels and was initially picked to represent India Under-19 in 2013 but was subsequently removed from the squad before he had played a game after it was discovered there was a discrepancy between the birthdate submitted in initial documents and that on his passport. He last played for Gujarat Under-23s in 2017 before relocating to California. He was the second-leading scorer in the prestigious Southern California Cricket Association Division One competition in 2019, though there was no SCCA tournament in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Former Pakistan Under-19 batsman Shayan Jahangir has also been named in the USA training squad. The 26-year-old played his last first-class game for PIA in December 2016 before relocating to Texas. He was playing club cricket locally in Houston and Dallas where he was discovered by the Texas-based owner of the Barbados Tridents franchise, leading to his selection in the CPL draft in 2020. He played one game for the Tridents this past season, but did not bat. Another former CPL representative, Gajanand Singh, has been included as well. The 33-year-old batsman was a regular for Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2017, playing 11 matches, but has not appeared in the CPL since and proceeded to migrate to New York.The youngest player in the squad is 17-year-old Sanjay Krishnamurthi. The batsman was born in Arizona but moved to Bangalore before the age of 10 and has played most of his junior cricket in the Karnataka system. Following the appointment of former Karnataka captain J Arunkumar as USA head coach last year, Krishnamurthi was invited to fly from Bangalore to take part in a USA training camp in Texas last March. He subsequently played for the East Bay Blazers in the Minor League Cricket T20 exhibitions during the summer of 2020, and was named by USA Cricket as the tournament MVP after scoring 264 runs in seven innings at an average of 88. He has since returned to Bangalore to play club cricket due to activities being prohibited in California during Covid-19 lockdown.Though the squad is dominated by players who have developed their cricket overseas, the New Jersey batting pair of Vivek Narayan and Raymond Ramrattan have been included. They are the only players in the squad who represented USA at the 2017 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Toronto. Neither has been picked for the senior team.USA training camp squad: Shaker Ahmed, Sachin Asokan, Fahad Babar, Rishi Bhardwaj, Adil Bhatti, Trinson Carmichael, Sahil Charania, Josh Dascombe, Narsingh Deonarine, Gayan Fernando, Cameron Gannon, Karima Gore, Shaheer Hassan, Ian Holland, Akshay Homraj, Elmore Hutchinson, Najam Iqbal, Shayan Jahangir, Karthikeya Jagadish, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Jaskaran Malhotra, Xavier Marshall, Sushant Modani, Vivek Narayan, Saurabh Netravalkar, Monank Patel, Nisarg Patel, Sagar Patel, Timil Patel, Kyle Philip, Usman Rafiq, Raymond Ramrattan, Dominique Rikhi, Luke Schofield, Gajanand Singh, Jessy Singh, Sunny Sohal, Cameron Stevenson, Steven Taylor, Rusty Theron, Karan Viradiya.

Pucovski, Short and Marcus Harris struck brisk half-centuries for Victoria

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Oct-2019Honours were shared on the opening day in Perth as Victoria went to stumps at 6 for 277, having opted to bat against Western Australia. It could have been Victoria’s day but Jhye Richardson dismissed half centurions Matthew Short and Will Pucovsci in the dying stages of the day to pull things back for the home team. Richardson impressed with returns of 3 for 45 in 23 overs.Victoria had started solidly with openers Marcus Harris and Nic Maddinson continuing their good form, adding 78, before Matthew Kelly removed Maddinson for 37. Harris went on to get his 26th first-class fifty, following up on his 116 in the last match against South Australia. He became Kelly’s second and only other scalp for 69, and when Peter Handscomb fell for 12 and Glenn Maxwell quickly followed suit for 1, Western Australia were right back in the contest having reduced Victoria to 4 for 128.That’s when Short and Pucovsci got together and stitched a 114-run fifth-wicket stand to arrest the slide. But neither batsman could surpass Harris’ 69, Short falling for 55 and Pucovsci, the last wicket of the day, for 64, which meant that the match remained evenly poised. Wicketkeeper Sam Harper (22*) and pacer James Pattinson (5*) safely negotiated the remaining 5.2 overs with an unbeaten stand of 12.

India A lost their last six wickets for only eight runs after which the visitors built steadily with the bat

The report by Sreshth Shah in Alur11-Aug-2018Getty Images

India A were expected to consolidate their position against South Africa A on Saturday, but their middle and lower order crumbled in the opening hour as the last six wickets fell for only eight runs. The wrecker-in-chief was fast bowler Duanne Olivier, whose five wickets in the space of 18 deliveries bowled the hosts out for 345. India could add only 23 runs to their overnight total of 322 for 4.South Africa’s batsmen then ensured the initiative gained was capitalised on. Opener Sarel Erwee and No. 3 Zubayr Hamza struck half-centuries in a 154-run second-wicket partnership to deflate India. Only legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s double-strike – on either side of the tea break – removing both set batsmen, injected some life into the home side’s bowling attack. However, by stumps on day two the visitors had moved into a commanding position at 219 for 3, only 126 runs adrift.Despite the poor start to their morning, India A had an excellent beginning with the ball. Mohammed Siraj, fresh from a ten-wicket haul in the previous match, struck with his opening delivery, trapping the left-handed Pieter Malan lbw. But, Hamza and Erwee took charge thereafter, crunching 22 fours and two sixes in their partnership to help the visitors raze close to half of India A’s first-innings score.Both batsmen also benefitted from a missed opportunity each. At 56 for 1, offspinner Jayant Yadav beat the outside of the charging Erwee’s bat, but wicketkeeper Srikar Bharat’s fumbled stumping attempt meant that the opener survived. Next ball, Erwee cleared his front leg to thump a boundary over mid-on to further deflate India. In the 17th over, right-arm pacer Ankit Rajpoot found Hamza’s outside edge off a full delivery, but a dropped chance from Hanuma Vihari at second slip allowed the batsman to carry on. He struck two consecutive boundaries later in the over to move on to 45, giving India a glimpse of what can happen when opportunities aren’t taken. Hamza completed his 20th first-class half-century soon after – his third 50-plus score of the tour – reaching there in just 57 balls.With runs flowing freely post lunch, India’s shoulders began to droop. Captain Shreyas Iyer tried to keep morale up with chants of “Happy Birthday (brothers)”, ” (He’ll be out, Rajpoot) and (we need a wicket soon), but it didn’t change the home side’s fortunes. Hamza used his wrists to clip deliveries off his pads to the midwicket boundary, while two back-foot punches and a six over long on took Erwee to a half-century of his own. The duo brought up their 100-run stand with a six and the 150 of the partnership with a boundary. But a quicker Chahal delivery – edged to Iyer at first slip – broke the partnership in the 37th over, just before the tea break. Hamza had fallen just seven short of a century, but between lunch and tea, the batsmen had pummelled 118 runs in 28 overs for the loss of just one wicket.Chahal continued his spell after tea, and a lapse in Erwee’s concentration – and, perhaps a slice of bad luck – sent the opener back for 57. He came forward to sweep, but Chahal bowled another quicker one, which zipped under his bat and struck his front leg. The appeal was swiftly given out, but Erwee’s reaction on his way back suggested that he may have gotten bat to it. At 163 for 3, it was still South Africa’s day, and a patient unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership of 56 between No. 4 Rassie van der Dussen (18*) and No. 5 Rudi Second (35*) – who also made 94 in both innings during the first Test – ensured it stayed that way.In the morning, though, conditions for batting were not so easy. The KSCA Ground in Alur has no concrete stands or pavilions to block the wind blowing from either side, and that always helps pacers in the morning session. Olivier made the most of those conditions, first forcing Bharat, the overnight batsman, to inside-edge a punch onto his stumps and then removing Jayant with a full ball that rattled his middle stump. Chahal then sliced a drive to second slip to go down as Olivier’s fourth wicket, after which Nos. 10 and 11 were swiftly cleaned up. Olivier finished with his second-best first-class figures of 6 for 63 while Vihari, starting the day on 132, fell for 148 to the only other South African wicket-taker of the day – fast bowler Anrich Nortje.The day was spent completely under gloomy skies, but despite a continuous drizzle, rain did not force play to be paused. Umpires Yeshwant Barde and Vineet Kulkarni allowed the teams to continue as much as the playing conditions allowed them to, but dwindling natural light finally forced them to suspend play at 3.35pm for a brief period. The players returned soon after, but at 4.05pm – with the older red-ball getting harder to spot against the background – the umpires had to finally call for stumps some 16 overs short of a full day’s play.

A round-up of the Women’s World Cup warm-up matches played on June 21, 2017

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jun-2017England women 132 for 3 (Beaumont 51*) beat New Zealand women 130 (Martin 36, Marsh 3-7) by seven wickets
ScorecardTammy Beaumont struck an unbeaten 51 off 76 balls•Getty Images

England Women finalised their preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup with a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand at Derby, the venue for Saturday’s opener against India.A disciplined and collective bowling performance saw New Zealand dismissed for 130 and laid the foundations for an encouraging victory, secured with Tammy Beaumont not out on 51.With Heather Knight, Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt rested, England picked a team of 12 (11 of whom could bat and 11 who could bowl) with offspinner Danielle Hazell once again stepping in to take the reins.She oversaw a fielding performance in which the wickets were shared around, the stand-out figures belonging to Laura Marsh who finished with 4-1-7-3.Mithali Raj scored 85 off 89 balls•Getty Images

ScorecardHalf-centuries from Punam Raut and Mithali Raj, followed by a four-wicket haul from Rajeshwari Gayakwad, led India women to a 109-run win against Sri Lanka in Chesterfield. Raut added 92 for the first wicket with Smriti Mandhana and 49 with the second with Raj as the top three set up a daunting total of 275 for 8.Four of Sri Lanka’s top five got past 20, but none of them managed a half-century, with Dilani Manodara’s 49 the top score of the lot. At 135 for 3, the chase still held some hope, only for Sri Lanka to collapse to Gayakwad’s left-arm spin, the last seven wickets falling for 31 runs.

A round-up of the Dhaka Premier League matches on May 2, 2016

Mohammad Isam02-May-2016Anamul Haque’s first List-A century in 16 months helped Gazi Group Cricketers crush Cricket Coaching School by six wickets in a battle between two newly-promoted sides in the Dhaka Premier League.Chasing 177, Gazi Group rode on Anamul’s ton to reach the target in 33.4 overs in Mirpur. It was the third consecutive defeat for CCS while Gazi Group picked up their second win in three games.Anamul struck four fours and seven sixes in his 85-ball 100. He added 139 for the third wicket with Farhad Hossain, who chipped in with 45 off 75 balls. Mohammad Saifuddin took 3 for 26 in 7.4 overs.Earlier, CCS were bowled out for 176 in 47 overs after being asked to bat. Salman Hossain and Uttam Sarkar made fifties, but only two other batsmen – opener Amit Majumder and No 10. Nasum Ahmed – reached double figures. Right-arm medium pacer Mohammad Sharif and offspinner Mahedi Hasan took two wickets each.Victoria Sporting Club picked up their second win in the Dhaka Premier League after beating Kalabagan Cricket Academy by five wickets at the BKSP-3 ground. KCA slumped to their third successive loss.Batting first, KCA posted 263 for 6 with Irfan Sukkur hitting seven fours in his 116-ball 88, while Mehedi Hasan Miraz contributed with 51 off 44 balls.VSC reached the target with eleven balls to spare, thanks to fifties from Abdul Mazid and Al-Amin before captain Nadif Chowdhury steered his side to the target with an unbeaten 29. Abu Jayed took three wickets.The game between Legends of Rupganj and Mohammedan Sporting Club was pushed to the reserve day due to a wet outfield.