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Abahani’s auspicious augury

Sports Reporter
Abahani Krira Chakra got off to an auspicious start in the Navana Premier Division cricket super league with an emphatic 65-run victory over the Greater Mymenstngh Cricket Club at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
Sent in to bat. Abahant. aided by three half-centuries from Raman Lamba. Ashoka De Silva and Akram Khan, piled up a daunting 237 for seven in their stipulated 45 overs. GMCC surrendered rather lamely, managing an unimpressive 172 for seven with skipper Gazi Ashraf Upu offering any resistance with a fine knock of 52.
The result came as an anticlimax. particularly after the dramatic opening of the super league day before yesterday when underdogs Biman upstaged highly fancied Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club by six wickets.
Zahid Razzak Masum. the hard-hitting, lanky opener of Abahani showed signs of rustl-ncss caused by a slioulder injury that forced him to stay away from the field for some time: he was bowled by
GMCCs Sharath for duck. The scoreboard did not go much farther when skipper Farouque was bowled by Zakir to make it read one for two wickets.
It was time for the two foreigners—Indian Raman Lamba and Lankan Ashoka De Silva, to get into the rescue act and ihcy did It professionally. The pair added 1 13 runs for the third wicket to take Abahani from two down for one to 114 when Lamba. after scoring a polished 51 off 57 balls with six hits to the fence left, bowled by Sanwar.
Silva, the left-handed batsman who is better reckoned here for his brisk leg spin, batted beautifully to make 71 that contained six fours and a sixer. He played 92 balls before giving Pika a catch off offte Sanwar. But Abahani were not yet Into the safe waters and inform Akram Khan had to finish the task. With the damage somewhat repaired by Lamba and Silva. Akram could go for his shots and he did. smacking four boundaries and a sixer tn his unbeaten 63 made off only 54 balls. His Innings was instrumental for the grand total that Abahani finally posted.
GMCCs left-arm spinner Duminda Pereira picked up
two wickets tn the .fog overs to finish with two for 43 from nine overs. Sanwar took two for 45 while Sharath Ra-mchand Goala and Zakir picked up one apiece.
GMCC courted disaster early when opener Selim was run out for no score with the total on three. Harun ur-Rashid played in the vein he Is used to for quick 21 off as many balls before perishing to the pace of Golam Nawsher Prince.
Sharath hung around for some time before being bowled by Raman Lamba. Lamba who swings the ball in the air into the right hander then picked up two wickets to destroy the GMCC baiting line up. Skipper Lipu came at number seven to score a defiant 52 with the help of a boundary and an overboundary but the match was as good as over by that time with Abahani in full control of the situation.
Raman Lamba came up with match-winning bowling figures of three for 20. Silva took one for 23 from eight overs.