Sharmin-Nahida Abahani's three in three sport

Abahani Limited's Joy Rath is running in the Dhaka Premier Division Women's Cricket League. The traditional club has won the third consecutive league as the third team. Earlier, the two teams who won three matches in a row are Mohammedan Sporting Club and Rupali Bank Cricket Club.

Abahani-Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samiti face off on Friday (May 24, 2024) at BKSP ground no. After losing the toss and going to bat, Nahida Akhtar's whirlwind magic got all out for just 140 runs. Abahani reached the target after losing 4 wickets in just 25.3 overs.

Sharmin Sultana left the field winning the team by scoring maximum 46 runs. He scored this run with 57 balls. Nahida was unbeaten with 5 runs with Sharmin. Apart from this, opener Dilara Dola-Afia Asima Ira got out with 30 runs. Nuzhat Sabah Firdaus took maximum 2 wickets for Khelaghar.

Before this, the batters of the sports hall could not take advantage of the bat. Abahani had to wait until the ninth over to take the team's first wicket. By that time only 18 runs were scored. The duo broke when captain Sanjida Islam left the field after scoring 2 runs off 28 balls.

From then on, the stadium kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Exceptions were Taj and opener Sumi Akhter. Taj scored maximum 45 runs. Sumi scored 30 runs. No other batter could approach twenty. Nahida took maximum 3 wickets for Abahani. Jahanara Alam and Swarna Akhtar took 2 wickets.

Even with three consecutive wins, Abahani could not reach the top. The team's position is third in run rate. Mohammedan is at the top and Rupali Bank is at the second place. Khelaghar's position is seventh with only 1 win in even matches.