Rangpur: Khulna Division managed to put up a modest 136-8 in the final of the NCL T20 tournament, leaving defending champions Rangpur Division to chase 137 for a second straight title. Skipper Mohammad Mithun scored the bulk of the runs, hitting a 32 ball-44 with one four and three sixes in a pitch that slowed down considerably after holding matches on regular basis.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury was the other notable scorer for Khulna, hammering a 24 off 13 with two fours and as many sixes. After being sent to bat first, Khulna made a disastrous start, losing opener Imranuzzman for a duck and Soumya Sarkar for 8. The crisis further deepened when Anamul Haque Bijoy was run out for 12, leaving Khulna at a precarious 21-3.
Afif Hossain, along with captain Mithun, tried to steady the innings before Iqbal Hossain dismissed him for 12 with a return catch. Mithun then battled alone to take the side past 100, with some support from lower-order batter Mrittunjoy.