Century Again Against Khulna: Al Amin's 102

The National Cricket League round produced its headline moment through Mymensingh's Al Amin Jr, who scored 102 against Khulna. It was his second consecutive first-class century against the same opponent: last season he made 102 not out against Khulna, his fourth first-class hundred, ending a six-season drought; this season he made 102 and was out. Same score, same opponent, back-to-back hundreds against one team — a rare pattern that the report records without fully quantifying. But the personal milestone sits inside a losing team position. Mymensingh, following on, reached 315/9 and led by only 135 runs. Khulna therefore needs roughly 136 to win on the final day, and the match is firmly tilted in Khulna's favour. Mymensingh had trailed by 180 runs on the first innings, which is why the follow-on was enforced. In a four-day first-class match the follow-on threshold is 150 runs, so the decision was legitimate. The report does not state the first-innings totals directly, but the 180-run deficit is derivable from the stated second-innings position of 315/9 and the 135-run lead. Al Amin retired hurt on 101, returned after the eighth wicket, and was out for one off two balls, taking his total to 102. Abdul Majid made 59. For Khulna, off-spinner Sheikh Parvez took the fourth wicket. Mymensingh's last pair is now the only barrier between Khulna and a small target. The Chattogram-Sylhet match is finely poised. Sylhet made 218 in both innings. Chattogram's first innings was 210, an eight-run deficit. Sylhet set a target of 227, and Chattogram reached 126/1, needing 101 more. Sadikur Rahman was 58 not out and Shah Paran 51 not out. Tofayel Ahmed, batting at No. 9, made 47 to help Sylhet pass 200. At one stage Sylhet was 139/7, though the report's phrasing leaves some ambiguity between 139/7 and 139/9. An unnamed Chattogram left-arm spinner took four wickets in each innings — eight in the match — the strongest individual bowling performance described after Payel's. Amit Hasan's 34 and 20 are also mentioned in the same section, but his team is not stated; his selection in Bangladesh's squad for the second Test against West Indies sits in tension with his participation here and needs scorecard verification. Rajshahi-Rangpur, played at Bogra, saw Rangpur make 256. Rajshahi replied with 231, 25 behind. In the second innings Rajshahi reached 110/3, 85 ahead. Anik Sarkar made 75 and Iqbal Hossain 70 for Rangpur. Asaduzzaman Payel took 5/64 for Rajshahi. Rajshahi is now in a strong position, with seven wickets in hand and a lead of 85. Barishal-Dhaka, played in Rajshahi city, lost two full days to a wet outfield, not rain. The match began on day three, and Barishal reached 266/8, with wicketkeeper Mohammad Abdullah 62 not out. Whether a result remains possible is not stated in the report, and that is the obvious unanswered question. Overall, Khulna is the favoured side against Mymensingh, Chattogram is close to beating Sylhet, Rajshahi is ahead of Rangpur, and Barishal-Dhaka has been badly affected by the conditions. Al Amin's century is the round's standout individual story, but the scoreline shows Mymensingh still in trouble.