The final day of the third round of the ongoing 23rd National Cricket League (NCL) saw spinners dominate terms, with national Test cricketers Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam scalping fifers and veteran left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Junior reaching the 500-wicket milestone in first-class career.

Enamul, playing for Sylhet Division against Rangpur Division, became only the second player to reach the 500-wicket club in the country's first-class circuit behind spinner Abdur Razzak, who ended his first-class career with 634 wickets in 137 outings.

The left-armer achieved the feat when he induced an edge off Rangpur's Jahid Javed and had him caught behind in the very beginning of their innings at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

"This achievement has years of hard work behind it," Enamul told The Daily Star after the game.

"It felt great, mainly because it shows my dedication towards my first-class career. We senior cricketers always remain very dedicated to our first-class careers and hence this achievement was possible," added the experienced campaigner who has been playing in the domestic circuit for about two decades.

Enamul, who took another wicket on the day, now has 501 scalps in 136 first-class games and is hopeful of breaking Razzak's record in the coming two years.

However, the 34-year-old could not cap off his achievement with a win as his side lost their match against Rangpur by six wickets. Resuming the day on 258 for seven with Amite Hasan unbeaten on 147, Sylhet could only survive 21.2 overs on the day and were bundled out for 292. Amite remained unbeaten on 170 but the right-hander did not receive enough support from the other end.

In reply, Naeem Islam's unbeaten fifty and 31 from Myshukur Rahaman at the top saw Rangpur chase down the 140-run target with ease.

Meanwhile, in the other game in Sylhet, Miraz shone with the ball for Khulna Division as his six for 41 in 42.5 overs, including 22 maidens, helped his side thump Dhaka Division by an innings and 27 runs. Dhaka, who were following on, resumed the day on 46 for one but Miraz ran through their middle order to bundle them out for a meagre 161, still way short of Khulna's first innings total of 419.

In Cox's Bazar, Taijul bagged a six-wicket haul. But although Taijul's six for 95 in 42 overs helped Rajshahi Division bundle out Barishal Division for 295 in their second innings, the game ended in a stalemate. However, it was still a fruitful outing for Taijul as he ended with his sixth 10-wicket haul in first-class cricket after having picked up four in the first innings.

The other game between Chattogram Division and Dhaka Metropolis at BKSP 3 also ended in an expected draw with Chattogram scoring 228 for five in their second innings before stumps.