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Athar’s ton goes in vain

Sports Reporter
Athar Ali Khan, celebration. mar king hi. long delayed return to form were considerably marred by hw side s third loss tn this year's Havana Premier Dtvtoion cricket league when the Bro there Union bowlers undid the good work of the batsmen and last year's champions suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of the Greater My men Un^d^Crlcket Chib yesterday at
Athar. the Brothers skipper who had been subject to heavy criticism over hie prolonged lean patch, returned to his usual business of run making with a vengeance. scoring a superb hundred to help his side amass a huge total of 238 far four wickets from 44 overs
Athar's unbeaten 108 off 107 balls was compiled with the help of ten fours and one
Arup Bhattacharya, the Calcuttan all-rounder. played an equally meritorious. rapid fire knock of 60 off 61 balls
The burly southpaw hit five four* and one six.
Opener Nurul Abedin Nobel was the other notable contributor with the willow for Brothers with 32.
OMCC's Zakir bowled mag nlftcently on a lifeless wicket to return with figures of two for 21 from his quota of nine overs
GMCC opener Salim laid the foundation of a praiseworthy victory of his side with a brilliant 92 off 90 bails, inclusive of seven hits to the fence, before being caught and bowled by lanky Nadir Shah
Although Srl Lankan Du-minda Pereira and Sharath lei down the tempo somewhat, skipper Oaai Ashraf Hossain Upu, along with the normally phlegmatic Antsuddtn Bhutyan Hka smootlicd the victory path with some fine Up and-run one day cricket
Lipu scored 38. sending the ball four times to the fence while Pika stayed till the end • wtth a swashbuckling 33 off 28
Just how well the GMCC batsmen paced their innings could be gauged from the fact that the victory target was achieved with as many as 22 balls to spare.
Tanjub Ahsan Saad with two for 45 and Nadir Shah with two for 48 were the principal wicket-takers for Brothers.
The win brightens GMCC s chance to qualify for the six team super league aa they have now collected eight points from as many outing*
Brothers Union's tally remained at twelve from nine matches.