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Malhotra's ton sinks Kalabagan

Sports Reporter
Ashoke Malhotra. Gulshan Youth s cx-lndian Test ba tsman. slammed a swashbuckling 141 not out to help his team to an exciting four-wlcket victory with ten balls of the match remaining against Kalaba^in Krira Cluikra tn the Navana Premier Division crl-cket league encounter yes terday at the Dhaka Stadium Gulshan Youth, chasing Kal abagan's 286 for seven Wed nesday. reached 287 runs for the loss of six wicket in 73.2 of their stipulated 75 overs.
Following this defeat Kal abagan now face a serious threat of relegation to the Mil nars First Division league next season. They are now precarl ously placed with just two points from six matches. I'heir remaining three games are against Bangladesh B|inan. GMCC and Surja Tarun, all formidable opponents.
Gulshan Youth, on the other hand, yesterday earned their sixth point from six matches.
Gulshan, resuming their innings at the overnight total of 21 Cor the loss of one wteket yesterday morning, started disastrously, losing four wrick -cts with just 84 runs on the board.
Ashoke Malhotra, getting good support from Rome, added 99 valuable runs for the fifth wicket.
Rome scored 42. Shabbir also added 61 runs with Malhotra for the sixth wicket. Shabbir making 24.
Earlier Saiful. 30. Tanvir. 8 Tito. 3. and Arun l^d managed only five runs nineteen not out added an invaluable 45 runs for the unfinished seventh wicket partnership with Malhotra.
Malhotra went on to remain unbeaten with an unblemished 141. his runs coming off only 162 balls. His knock was studded with nine glorious boundaries. Malhotra's century was the tenth in the league. Jahangir and Lipu two each. Selim Shahed. Omar Khaled Rumi. Duminda and Sanjeeva and Mlnhajul Abedin Nannoo are other centurions.
An 'interesting things .to note is that seven of the ten Navana league centuries so far have been scored by the local batsmen while only three foreign players - Duminda. San-jeeya and Malhotra.
. Samlur Rahman Sami claimed three Gulshan wickets. for 61 runs while Pappu and Monir took one wicket each for Kalabagan.
Earlier, on Wednesday Kalabagan scored 286 for six wickets In 75 overs. Bablu 71. Mamun 41. Rumi 39 not out, ishttiaq 31 not out and Tamim with 21 were the leading Kalabagan batsmen.
TODAY’S MATCHES
lalmatia vs Surja Tarun (N. Stadium)
GMCC vs Rupali Bank (DCS)