The final stage of battle for the most coveted domestic competition kicks off at three different venues with coloured dresses and white ball for cricketers.

Smarting from a seven-wicket defeat in the first phase, Victoria Sporting Club take on Sonargaon Cricketers at BKSP while Mohammedan Sporting Club also try to avenge their seven-wicket first-leg defeat to Bangladesh Biman at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium in the day's other fixtures.

Only a landslide fall by DOHS can open the window for the others in the title chase but the rest of the teams were very much practical about their chances and have their eyes rather on the runners-up spot.

Defending champions DOHS enter the Super-Six with 20 points having a four-point cushion over second-placed Victoria while Mohammedan, Sonargaon and Biman carry 14 points each.

Brothers on 12 points only have a mathematical chance in the championship.

"I see little hope for the other teams because DOHS have to lose four matches to make the title race wide open the. I think most of the teams are concentrating on the runners-up position," said Mohammedan and national captain Habibul Bashar yesterday.

Sonargaon skipper Mohammad Ashraful expressed same sentiments and said that their first target of reaching the Super-Six has been fulfilled.