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UNB, Dhaka

Rajshahi Division registered an emphatic eight-wicket win over Barisal Division on the 4th day of the 2nd round four-day match of Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium on Monday.

With the day's win, Rajshai Division dominates the league table securing 30 points while Barisal Division collected 18 points after the second round completion.

Earlier, replying to Rajshahi Division's 1st innings score of 301 for all, Barisal Division were forced to follow on as they scored 87 runs for all in the first innings and resumed their second innings today with overnight score of 216 for 9 and were all out for 222 runs giving a nine-run small winning target.

Chasing the target, the host reached their winning target scoring nine runs for two wickets in 2.5 overs with opener Jahirul Islam scoring five runs.

Talha Jubair and Sajedul Islam took one wicket each for three and four runs respectively.

Khaled Masud of Rajshahi Division was adjudged man of the match.

In the day's another four-day match between Khulna Division and Chittagong Division ended in a draw on the 4th and last day at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Matiur Rahman Stadium in Khulna.

With the day's feat, Khulna Division improved their position with 23 points while Chittagong bagged total eight points after the second round completion.

Chasing the winning target of 367, visiting Chittagong resumed their second innings today with overnight score of 25 for none in 12 overs and scored 252 for seven in 103 overs at stumps on the day.

Overnight batsmen -- Tamim Iqbal (81) and his elder bother Nafees Iqbal (27) -- contributed 51 runs in opening partnership before separation.

Nazimuddin made 56 runs while Faisal Hossain added 48 runs.

Ashiqur Rahman and Tareq Aziz were batting with 5 and 2 runs respectively as the bails were drawn for the day.

Ziaur Rahman, Syed Rasel and Mashrafee Bin Mortaza hauled two wickets each for 20, 59 and 67 runs respectively.

Shakib Al Hasan of Khulna was adjudged man of the match.

Rajshahi vs Barisal:

Rajshahi 1st innings 301/10 in 130.1 overs; Jahirul 4, Rabiul 1, Naeem 0, Rafiqul 13, Khaled Mashud 89, Mushfiqur 67, Anisur 32, Farhad 52, Delwar 1, Shahzada 19, Sohrawardi 3*; Talha 3/70, Arafat 2/52, Sajidul 2/64, Abul 1/13, Raqibul 1/29, Ali Arman 1/39

Barisal 87 & 222/10 in 97.5 overs; Hannan 3, Shahriar 12, Abul 5, Raqibul 24, Iftekhar 7, Arafat 0, Raisul 52, Shaheen 29, Talha 45, Ali Arman 29*, Sajidul 9*; Sohrawardi 3/66, Shahzada 2/29, Farhad 2/47, Musfiqur Rahman 1/10 Naeem 1/25, Delwar 1/39.

Khulna vs Chittagong:

Khulna 410 & 204/10 in 67 overs; Nazmus 4, Imrul 7, Habibul 11, Tushar 26, Shakib 50, Sahagir 23, Mashrafes 30, Salim 3, Ziaur 23, Murad 6, Rasel 9*; Tarek 4/25, Saju 2/52, Ehsanul 2/46, Ashiqur 1/31, Rubel 1/44.

Chittagong 248 & 252/7 in 103 overs; Tamim 81, Nafees 27, Nazimuddin 56, Faisal Hossain 48, Ehsanul Haq 13, Ashiqur Rahman 5*, Tareq Aziz 2*, Ziaur Rahman 2/20, Syed Rasel 2/59 and Mashrafee Bin Mortaza 2/67.

Reuters, Bridgetown

Jamaica defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 28 runs to win the West Indies one-day cricket tournament on Sunday at the Three Ws Oval.

Jamaica made 230 all out off 50 overs and restricted Trinidad and Tobago to 202 in 49.3 overs to dethrone the defending champions in front a crowd of 4,000 at the picturesque venue.

It was Jamaica's first limited-overs title since 1999 and brought a rousing climax to the first West Indies tournament under lights.

Two sensational catches and a brilliant run out by Shawn Findlay were the highlights for Jamaica, while fast bowler Jerome Taylor bowled with pace and accuracy to take three for 37. Off-spinner Chris Gayle took three for 32.

"It was brilliant night for Jamaica cricket and we are delighted as a team to come here and win the title," said Taylor, who won the man-of-the-match award.

"We were well set-up by the batsmen and then I just had to go out there and bowl my heart out.

"There was no reason to hold back. This was the final and we had to let it all out."

BBC Online

Pakistan collapsed dramatically to hand South Africa a 14-run victory and a 3-2 triumph in their one-day series.

South Africa made 233-9, thanks largely to Jacques Kallis' patient 86, with Shoaib Akhtar claiming 4-43 in his first game following a 13-match ban.

With Younus Khan (58) and Mohammad Yousuf (53) going well in a stand of 106 Pakistan were set for an easy win.

But Makhaya Ntini and Albie Morkel took four wickets each as they lost 6-20 to be bowled out with 21 balls remaining.

Earlier, the Proteas made a poor start after Graeme Smith won the toss, the skipper seeing his off-stump clipped by the first delivery he faced from Shoaib.

It would have been 13-2 had wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal not dropped a regulation chance off the speedster when Kallis was on two.

The star all-rounder, who had endured a miserable time previously in the series, bounced back to hit four fours and a straight six off Rao Iftikhar Anjum.

He put on 80 with Herschelle Gibbs, who hit 10 boundaries in his fine 54, and 75 with JP Duminy (44) but they and Shaun Pollock fell to Anjum (3-45) before Shoaib returned to strike three more times.

After he removed Mark Boucher, Shoaib Mallik took a brilliant running catch to account for Kallis, while Morkel was bowled as South Africa lost six wickets for 56 runs in the last 10 overs.

After the early departures of Imran Nazir and Akmal, Younus and Yousuf (53) steadied the home side with a partnership spanning 134 balls.

But Younis was caught at deep mid-wicket by Morkel off Pollock and part-time spinner Duminy saw Yousuf slash a wide ball behind three overs lately to turn the game on its head.

Captain Malik was clean bowled by Morkel for 23, while the rest were undone by swinging deliveries and some spectacular catching in the outfield to leave most of the 28,000-strong crowd disappointed.

AP, Adelaide

Star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took four wickets for 121 runs to lead Sri Lanka's bowlers in a drawn three-day tour match against the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI which ended Monday.

Muralitharan, on 700 test wickets, will attempt to overtake retired Australian legspinner Shane Warne's record of 708 during Sri Lanka's two-test series against Australia. The first test begins Nov. 8 in Brisbane, the second Nov. 16 in Hobart.

Sri Lanka scored 368-6 declared in its first innings at the Adelaide Oval before the Chairman's XI overtook that total by 41 runs with 409 in its first innings which ended earlier Monday.

In its second innings, Sri Lanka finished at 125-3 when play was called off early by mutual agreement.

The visitors lost two wickets to paceman Mick Lewis (2-17) before captain Mahela Jayawardene (52) gained some much needed time at the crease, following his first-innings duck, along with Thilan Samaraweera (41 not out).

The visitors were inconvenienced by the loss of Sanath Jayasuriya for the day with a head cold, following leg injuries to vice captain Kumar Sangakkara and reserve paceman Chanaka Welagedara.

Sri Lanka plays Queensland in a three-day match beginning Friday in Brisbane.

Scores:

Sri Lanka 368-6 dec. (Sanath Jayasuriya 154, Thilan Samaraweera 71, Marvan Atapattu 56; Aaron Heal 3-50, Doug Bollinger 3-68) and 125-3 (Mahela Jayawardene 52, Thilan Samaraweera 41 not out; Mick Lewis 2-17); Chairman's XI 409 (Tom Plant 124 not out, Lloyd Mash 95; Muttiah Muralitharan 4-121). Match drawn.

AFP, Sydney

Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Monday that he and up to seven other players from Down Under were likely to sign up for the Indian Cricket Board's new Twenty20 competition next year.

"There are a few things from what I saw in the contracts and everything that need to be worked out and smoothed over before all of us sign but I think it will happen," Ponting told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.

"It's a very lucrative thing at the moment and a very attractive thing for four to six weeks out of your year."

Vice-captain Adam Gilchrist on Sunday became the first Australian player to confirm his participation in the league, ABC said.