Dhaka, April 23 -- Southpaw batsman Soumya Sarkar, who scored a double century in List-A Cricket as the first Bangladeshi for Abahani Limited against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match at BKSP on Tuesday, said he was nervous after posting 190 on the board.

Sheikh Jamal set a big challenge scoring 317 runs in the match. However, Soumya and Jahurl Islam made a record-breaking 312 in the first wicket stand and subsequently Abahani won the match by a big margin of nine wickets. Jahurul hit 100 and Soumya remained unbeaten on 208 off 153 balls.

"I was a bit of nervous after completing 190 runs. I was thinking of not missing the chance. I wanted to hit the double ton at any cost. Omi Bhai (Jahurul) was ...