DHAKA: The incredibly talented 19-year-old Hassan Eisakhil, son of the well-known Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, played a superb innings of 92 off 50 balls on his first match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to take the Noakhali Express team to a good score of 184-7 against Dhaka Capitals in the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
The game also turned out to be a milestone event in the world of franchise cricket as it officially recorded the first case of father-son duo, Mohammad Nabi and Hassan Eisakhil, playing in the same team.
Eisakhil was in great form at the top of the order, hitting seven fours and five sixes. Although his inning could be termed as a spectacular one, it still fell short of a century, which was indeed well-deserved. The combination of Eisakhil and the other opening batsman Soumya Sarkar not only brought Noakhali a solid start by scoring 101 runs in just 9.2 overs but also made the captain’s decision to bat first look justified.
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Unfortunately, Sarkar’s batting came to an end when he was caught and bowled by 48 off 25 balls, with 7 fours and a 6, which resulted in a small collapse and Noakhali lost two more wickets in the next three overs.
Eisakhil and his dad, Mohammad Nabi, then calmed the situation, adding 53 runs for the fourth wicket. Nabi, being overshadowed by his son’s flourishment, made 17 runs off 13 balls. The partnership ended when both father and son were out within three balls of each other, which, in effect, was the end of Noakhali’s 200-run dreams.
On the other hand, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taijul Islam, and Abdullah Al Mamun from Dhaka Capitals each took two wickets, thus restricting Noakhali’s total.
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