Aktel Premier Division Cricket League
Cricketers return to action today
Sports Reporter
Cricketers will return to action today after a weeklong Eid vacation when the eleventh and final round of the Aktel Premier Division Cricket League first-leg takes place at six different venues across the country.The crucial round will determine who join defending champions and table-toppers Old DOHS, second-placed Victoria Sporting Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Super-Six, which is expected to start on January 20. The fourth place is crowded with runners-up City Club, Bangladesh Biman and big-spending Sonargaon Cricketers -- all level on 12 points. However, their last round outcomes will not make any impact about their places in the Super-Six if Brothers, the remaining contenders on 10 points, lost to Mohammedan at BKSP today. The focus will also be on a big match between DOHS and City Club at the Comilla Stadium. The star-studded DOHS, who lead the table with 18 points, will definitely try to bounce back from their first defeat, against Victoria in the previous round, while a win will guarantee City's place in the Super-Six phase. The competition went to the wire before the Eid holidays when Victoria put an end to DOHS's winning run with a 19-run victory at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium. Fresh from the encouraging win against the holders, the youthful Victoria will face Sonargaon at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium. There was good news for two-time champions Victoria as they will get the services of two under-19 players Sakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim today. The national selectors have decided to allow the U-19 cricketers to play the last round although they were scheduled to join the national camp on the same evening. Biman meet Kalabagan at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra while Abahani, the giants missing the Super League for the first time, play against pointless Orient Sporting Club at BKSP. Agrani Bank will look for a win against Indira Road at Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium to avoid playing in the relegation league involving the three bottomers.
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