100-ball of MCC begins

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Amidst great carnival atmosphere, the 100-ball Masters Cricket Carnival (MCC), a tournament for former cricketers, began on Wednesday at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar with two matches were decided on the opening day.

In the day's first matches, Rajshahi Masters were scheduled to play against Sylhet Sixers at ground no. 1 while Khulna Masters were scheduled to meet with Dhaka Masters at ground no.2 in the day's other match.

Five franchise-based teams - Beximco Dhaka Masters, Air Asia Rajshahi Masters, Raw Nation Khulna Masters, Amber Chattogram Masters and Sylhet Masters Sixers -- are participating in the four-day competition.

Each match will be a 100-ball affair, in where the last over will be a 10- ball over. Every team will play against every team in the league phase, from where top two teams will cruise to the final, which will be played at the same ground on May 5.

Powered by Scan Cement, private satellite channel 'Channel i' will telecast live all matches of the competition.

Squads:

Sylhet Masters Sixers: Naimur Rahman Durjoy (captain), Hannan Sarkar, Hasibul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Shahriar Hossain Buddut, Anisul Hakim Rabbani, Rasheduzzaman Rasel, Saifullah Khan Jem, Tawhid Hossain Shamol, Sanjoy Chakroborty, M Saiful Islam Khan, Fahim Muntasir Sumit, Tasriqul Islam Totam, Sohel Hossain Pappu and Mizanur Rahaman Babul (manager).

Amber Chattogram Masters: Akram Khan (captain), Masudur Raahman Mukul, Ahsanaullah Hasan, Shahnewaz Kabir Shuvro, Azam Iqbal, Tareq Aziz Khan, Sanwar Hossain, Humayun Kabir, Moballig Jems, Johirul Haq Khan Rasel, Jahagir Alam, Jobayer Ishtiaq, Mahmudul Hassan Rana and Nurul Abedin Nobel (manager).

Beximco Dhaka Masters: Khaled Mahmud (captain), Faisal Hossain Dickens, Mehrab Hossain Opi, Sajal Chowdhury, Talha Jubair, Rofiqul Islam, Rashedul Haq Sumon, Morshed Ali Khan Sumon, Imran Parvez, Minhaz Ahmed Shafil, SM Golam Faiyaz, Minhazul Abedin Nannu, Mir Zia Uddin Ahmed, Imran Hamid Partho and Sazzad Ahmed Shipon (manager).

Raw Nation Khulna Masters: Hasanuzzaman Jhoru, M Salim, Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Nizam Morshed Poltu, Shafiuddin Babu, SK Golam Mostofa,

Asadullah Khan Bilop, Safaq Al Zabir, Naim Afroz Khan, Jewel Hossain Mona, Murad Khan, Hamin Ahemd, Faruque Ahmed (captain), Habibul Bashar Sumon (manager) and Athar Ali Khan (mentor).

Air Asia Rajshai Masters: Khaled Masud Pilot (captain), Alamgir Kabir, Monjurul Islam Monju, Ehsanul Haque Seezan, Enamul Haque Moni, Haroonur Rashid Liton, Niamur Rashid Rahul, Md Iqbal Hossain, Wasel Uddin Ahmed, Anisur Rahman Sanjay, Ali Arman Rajan, Monirul Islam Taz, Baqi Billah Himel, Imtiaz Ahmed Polash And Narir Ahmed Nasu (manager).

Remaining fixture:

May 03:

Chattogram Masters - Sylhet Sixers Masters, 9.05 am (Ground no. 2)

Rajshahi Masters - Khulna Masters, 11.30 am (Ground no. 1)

Dhaka Masters - Rajshahi Masters, 3:30 pm (Ground no. 2)

May 04:

Khulna Masters - Sylhet Sixers Masters, 9.05 am (Ground no. 1)

Rajshahi Masters - Chattogram Masters, 9.05 am (Ground no. 2)

Dhaka Masters - Chattogram Masters, 3.40 pm (Ground no. 1)

May 05:

Dhaka Masters - Sylhet Sixers Masters, 9.05 am (Ground no. 1)

Khulna Masters - Chttogram Masters, 9.05 am (Ground no. 2)

Final: 3.45 pm (Ground no. 1)