Mohammedan secure historic DPL title after 16-year wait

The historic victory marks Mohammedan's first league crown since the tournament received official List 'A' status.

Heading into the final round, the title race required a specific set of results across two concurrent fixtures at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) grounds.

Mohammedan needed to defeat arch-rivals Abahani Limited while relying on a Prime Bank Cricket Club loss. Both results fell perfectly into place.

While Dhaka Leopards pulled off a tight nine-run victory over Prime Bank via the DLS method, Mohammedan simultaneously dismantled defending champions Abahani by 63 runs under a separate DLS calculation.

Mohammedan finished the campaign atop the table with 18 points from nine victories. Abahani and Prime Bank both finished tied on 16 points, with Abahani claiming the runner-up spot due to a superior head-to-head record.

Sent in to bat first, Mohammedan's top order dominated the Abahani attack. Opening batsman Anamul Haque struck a brilliant 141 off 115 balls, moving past Tamim Iqbal to claim the record for the most List 'A' centuries by a Bangladeshi batsman with 25 hundreds.

His partner, Parvez Hossain, blasted 150 off 116 balls to propel Mohammedan to a massive 406 for 4—the second-highest team total in DPL history.

Chasing the mountain of runs, Abahani struggled before heavy rain halted play in the 25th over at 178 for 4. Anik Sarkar remained stranded on 85, and because persistent downpours prevented a restart, match officials used the DLS method to hand Mohammedan the decisive victory, reports UNB.