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Mohammedan Sporting Club kept their slim title hopes alive with a 160-run victory over Brothers Union in a crucial GrameenPhone Premier Super League match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Set to score 290 runs on the final day of the four-day game, no-hopers Brothers were bundled out for 130 in 44.3 overs.
Experienced paceman Hasibul Hossain struck for Mohammedan with a five-wicket burst. Past his prime the former national rightarm seamer ripped through the Brothers middle and lower order to finish with 5-40 after young legspinner Arif did the early damage
claiming two wickets for 22 runs.
Former national opener Shahriar Hossain was the only Brothers batsman who offered some resistance with a 50-ball 44.
Although Hasibul dazzled on the final day, off-spinner Naimur Rahman was adjudged man-of-the-match for his superb first innings effort of 7-64.
It was Mohammedan's fifth straight win in the Super League that took them four points behind runaway leaders and holders Victoria Sporting Club.
Mohammedan will take on Victoria on May 8. The venue of the match however was yet to be decided. Victoria, still leading the table with 72 points and one more game in hand against City, just needed one more point to lift the title for a second successive year.
At the Dhanmondi Cricket
Stadium, the inconsequential match between Abahani and Uttara ended in a tame drawn.
The only success for Abahani in the match was that they won four points by virtue of first-innings lead.
Resuming the day on 161, Uttara could manage to score 258 in reply to Abahani's impressive first-innings total of 361.
Abahani enjoyed a run feast in the second innings. They plundered 259 runs 39.5 over before both captains agreed for a draw.
Sajjad Ahmed scored 54 off 65 balls, Neeyamur Rashid struck a run-a-ball 54 and Asadullah Khan hammered a blazing unbeaten 53 off 36 deliveries.
Left-arm spinner Suja Erfan of Abahani won the man-of-the-match award for his virtuoso show.
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The tweaker scored a fine 63 batting at number ten in the first innings. He also captured for wickets for 79 runs.
Scorebord
Final scorecards of the two GrameenPhone Premier Cricket League matches played at different venues yesterday:
Mohammedan vs Brothers Union
Venue: FCS
MOHAMMEDAN SC: First innings 294-8 dec (Nafees 70, Sandeep 70, Tushar 50, Mustadir 4-42).
BROTHERS UNION: First innings 204 all out in 57.2 overs (Halim 68, Sanjay 37; Naimur 7-64, Arif 3-41)
MOHAMMEDAN SC: Second innings 200 for 4 dec. in 48 overs (Nafis 46, Aftab 41, Tushar 56 not out; Sohel 2-29) BROTHERS UNION: Second innings Salahuddin b Ashiq 15
Shahriar c Aftab b Arif 44
Sanjay c Jashim b Arif 7
Halim b Hasibul 24
Mosaddek c Arif b Ashiq 22
Mostakim b Hasibul 0
Shahnewaz b Hasibul 4
Emon lbw b Hasibul 0
Sohel c Arif b Jashim 1
Mustadir c Anwar b Hasibul 8
Mehdi not out 0
Extras: (b-1, lb-1, nb-2, w-1) 5
Total: (All out in 44.3 overs) 130
Fall of wickets: 1-35, 2-62, 3-73, 4-112, 5113, 6-120, 7-120, 8-121, 9-130
Bowler O M R W
Hasibul 11 2 40 5
Ashiq 9 2 19 2
Minhazul 5 1 23 0
Naimur 11 2 24 0
Arif 8 2 22 2
Jashim 0.3 0 0 1
Result: Mohammedan SC won by 160 runs.
Man-of-the-match: Naimur Rahman (Mohammedan)
Abahani KC vs Uttara SC
Venue: DCS
ABAHANI: First innings 361 all out in
97.2 overs (Nuruzzaman 62, Suja 63, Sajjadul 46; Debabrato 4/122, Faisal 3/55)
UTTARA SC: First innings (overnight 161 for 5 in 56 overs)
Saiful c Towhid b Arman 79
Moniruzzaman c Asad b Bikash 21
Maruf lbw b Arman 29
Faisal c & b Arman 37
Sumon c Nuruzzaman b Arman 0
Al-Amin lbw b Suja 0
Rana c Neeyamur b Suja 9
Hossain c Bikash b Arman 10
Rakib lbw b Suja 11
Monirul not out 20
Debabrato c Asadullah b Suja 18
Extras: (b-5, lb-9, nb-9, w-1) 24
Total: (All out in 84.2 overs) 258
Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-42, 3-150, 4150, 5-155, 6-189, 7-197, 8-203, 9-217 Bowler O M R W
Neeyamur 18 4 54 0
Bikash 7 2 19 1
Arman 29 3 89 5
Suja 29.2 8 79 4
Sajjad 1 0 3 0
ABAHANI: Second innings Hannan lbw b Hossain 21
Sajjad c Sumon b Rana 54
Imran c Hossain b Monirul 38
Neeyamur c Tinku b Sumon 54
Asadullah st. Tinku b Monirul 53
Sajjadul not out 10
Extras: (b-13, lb-7, nb-5, w-4) 29
Total: (For 5 wkts dec. in 39.5 overs) 259
Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-100, 3168, 4-211, 5-259
Bowler O M R W
Debabrato 7.2 0 52 0
Safiul 1 0 12 0
Hossain 4.4 0 7 1
Monirul 11.5 0 82 2
Rakib 3 0 11 0
Tinku 1 0 10 0
Rana 7 0 44 1
Sumon 4 1 21 1
Result: Match drawn
Man-of-the-match: Suja Erfan (Abahani)