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Mehrab on song

Sports Reporter
Opener Mehrab Hossain smashed his second successive half-century to steer title aspirants Abahani to a convincing eight-wicket win over Brothers Union Club in one of the three GrameenPhone Premier Division Cricket League matches at the Bangabandhu National Stadium
stipulated 50 overs, captain Halim Shah topscoring with 33.
Off-spinner Ali Arman took three wickets for Abahani conceding 28 runs in 10 overs.
The second win in as many matches helped Abahani collect maximum 12 points.
KALABAGAN KC
V UTTARA SC
Away at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, Uttara Sporting Club
atop the 13-team league table with full 12 points from two matches.
On the other hand, it was the second successive defeat for Kalabagan.
SURJO TARUN
V BIMAN
Elsewhere at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, an unbeaten century from middle-order Nasiruddin Faruque propelled Surjo Tarun Club to an exciting four-wicket winoverBiman.
yesterday.
The national discard hit an undefeated 90 as the popular Dhanmondi club overhauled the target of 165 in only 28th overs.
Mehrab, who scored 56 against Surjo Tarun, spiced his 79-ball knock with two sixes and thirteen boundaries.
Together with captain Akram Khan, Mehrab produced 99 runs after Abahani lost their second wicket for 69 in the 14th over.
Akram was not out on 33 off 43 balls that included five fours.
Electing to bat first, Brothers were restricted to 165 for nine in the
trounced Kalabagan Krira Chakra by seven wickets.
Put into bat first, Kalabagan could muster only 147 before being bowled out in 49.3 overs. One-down Nahidul Haque notched 32 while Ziaur Rahman added 23.
The north Dhaka outfit lost three wickets and took 30.2 overs to reach home.
Opener Shahriar Nafis scored a sedate 90-ball 50 and Monir-uzzaman a breezy 45 that included eightfours.
With that win, Uttara joined Abahani and Orient Sporting Club
The tall left-hander slammed 115 not out as Surjo Tarun, chasing a fighting 236, went on to hand the national airliners their second defeat on a trot. Tarun toppled the target in the third ball of the last over, losing six wickets.
Nasir's 120-ball knock included eight sweetly-timed hits across the rope.
He was ably supported by lower-order Ilyas Sunny, who chipped in with an unbeaten 36 off 42 balls.
Biman's 236 for eight was built around a superb 70 from opener Rashedul Haque. Rashedul clobbered 13 boundaries in his 78-ball innings.
Middle-order Hasanuzzaman (41 not out) and one-down Jahangir Alam (37) were the other notable run-getters.
SCOREBOARDS
Scoreboards of the three GrameenPhone Premier Division Cricket League matches held at different city venues yesterday:
Abahani v Brothers Union
Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium.
BROTHERSUNION
SalauddincAkrambAlamgir 17
ShahriarcMokhterb Neeyamur 15 ShamimulcArmanbAlamgir 1
MahbubcAkram bSuja 27
Masroor lbw b neeyamur 0
Halim Shah cAkrambArman 33
MustadirlbwbArman 7
Mustakim run out 11
Iqbal st Mokhterb Arman 4
Shahnewaznotout 22
Mosharraf notout 8
Extras: (b-2, lb-4, nb-3, w-11) 20
Total: (For9 wkts in 50overs) 165
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-41, 3-42, 4-43, 5-87,6-110,7-130,8-134,9-136 Bowler O M R W
Bikash 10 1 42 0
Alamgir 10 1 43 2
Neeyamur 10 2 18 2
Suja Irfan 10 1 28 1
Arman 10 0 28 3
ABAHANI
SajjaduIbMustadir 18
Mehrabnotout 90
Imran lbw b Iqbal 9
Akram not out 33
Extras: (b-8, nb-1,w-9) 18
Total: (For2 wkts in 27.5overs) 168 Fall of wickets: 1 -27,2-69.
Bowler O M R W
Shahnewaz 6 0 26 0
Iqbal 4 0 40 1
Mustadir 7 1 31 1
Masroor 4 0 17 0
Mustakim 4 0 16 0
Mosharraf 2 0 12 0
Salauddin 0.5 0 18 0
Result: Abahani won by eight wickets.
Surjo Tarun v Biman
Venue: Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium.
BIMAN
AtharcFazleb Ilyas 26
Rashedul c Riad bZiaul 70
JahangircNajmulbZiaul 37
Aminulsrrunout 6
Hasanuzzaman notout 41
ZiaurcJubayerb Ilyas 5
AhsanullahlbwbMonirul 2
MosaddekcObayed b Najmul 26 Anis st Fazle b Obayed 0
Mortuzanotout 3
Extras: (lb-6, nb-4, w-10) 20
Total: (For8wkts in 50 overs) 236 Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-121, 3-141, 4-163,5-175,6-187,7-230,8-232 Bowler O M R W
Najmul 10 0 44 1
Monirul 10 1 65 1
Ilyas 10 1 38 2
Ziaul 10 0 50 2
Obayed 10 0 33 1
SURJOTARUN
JubayerstMortuzabMosaddek 18
Riad lbw bAnis 11
SakiblbwbAminuljr 0
Nasiruddin notout 115
Sohail cAhsanullah bZiaur 24
Najmul c&bAminul sr 17
Obayed run out 2
Ilyas notout 36
Extras: (lb-3, nb-1, w-10) 14
Total: (For 6 wkts in 49.3 overs) 237 Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-17, 3-54, 4-103,5-139,6-141
Bowler O M R W
Aminuljr 9.3 0 43 1
Anis 9 2 32 1
Athar 3 0 21 C
Mosaddek 5 0 17 1
Ziaur 9 0 40 1
Ahsanullah 7 0 43 C
Aminulsr 7 1 38 1
Result: Surjo Tarun won by foui wickets.
Kalabagan KC v Uttara SC
Venue: Fatullah Cricket Stadium
KALABAGAN
Imtiaz c Faisal b Debabrata 20
Sadikc Rana b Rabbani 18
NahidulcShahriarbSumon 32
Ziaurc Faisal bShafiul 23
NasirulbSumon 2
Arman lbwbSumon 6
Shahid lbw b Faisal 20
Imran cAslam bShafiul 0
Sharfuddowla b Faisal 13
Zakir notout8
Mahbub st Rana b Faisal 0
Extras: (lb-1, nb-1, w-3) 5
Total: (All out in 49.3 overs) 147 Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-42, 3-89, 4-91, 5-101, 6-105, 7-106, 8-129, 9-147.
Bowler O M R W
Debabrata 10 0 39 1
Rabbani 9 1 34 1
Sumon 10 1 19 3
Shafiul 10 1 30 2
Aslam 5 1 11 0
Faisal 5.3 3 13 3
UTTARASC
Moniruzzaman c Nasirul b Imtiaz 45
Shahriarnotout 50
Shafiul c Mahbub bNahidul 18 Faisal c Sadik b Imran 20
Rana not out 5
Extras: (lb-1, nb-1, w-10) 12
Total: (For3 wkts in 30.2 overs) 150 Fall of wickets: 1 -59,2-101,3-131.
Bowler O M R W
Zakir 3 0 26 0
Mahbub 5 0 25 0
Imran 6 0 27 0
Sharfuddowla 6 3 7 0
Imtiaz 4 0 24 1
Shahid 3 0 21 0
Nahidul 3 0 15 1
Nasirul 0.2 0 4 0
Result: Uttara SC won by seven wickets.