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Sylhet, Ctg in nat’l final

Sports Reporter
Sylhet and Chit la gong will meet In the final of the eighteenth national cricket championship at the Dhaka Stadium tomorrow, Friday
In the first semifinal, played on Tuesday, a strong Chit tagong DSA led by national skipper Mlnhazul Abedin Nan nu outplayed Bangladesh Blman by five wickets to enter the final. On having won the loss Nannu. who Is to leave for UK soon to play club cricket there, asked his counterpart Shahnawaz Shaheed Shanu to make first use of the pitch
The fact that the airlines did not really enjoy batting against the varied Chittagong attack was proved by the small score of 156 for all ten wickets they could muster from 43.4 overs, eight balls less than their quota of 45 overs
Skipper Shanu was the top scorer with 32 as Rafiq. Monl, Bachchu and Monlr were the other batsmen to reach the double figures Shanu played 46 balls for his 32 which In eluded two timely hits to the fence Bachchu made a dour 24 while Enamul Huq Monl played an uncharacteristically slow 17 off 49 balls. Tarlquzzaman Munir was going merrily making 14 off 17 balls when a misunderstanding robbed him of his right to slay al the wicket
However, the Chittagong bowlers evidently left no stone unturned to help the Blman batsmen, conceding as many as 25 extras to give the score some sort of respectability. 156 all out tn 43.4 overs Rafiq, now a slow medium bowler was the best of the Chittagong bowlers, picking two for 23. Nannu took two for 25 and Rubel two for 39
With Zahid Razzak Masum, Nurul Abedin Nobel. Mlnhazul Abedin Nannu and Raftqul Alam In their ranks. Chltta gong DSA had no reason to the unduly worried although a few wickets were loot cheaply
The openers — Masum and Nobel — did their job pretty well, putting on 81 In 25 overs for the first wicket Masum looked fully recovered from his shoulder Injury, hitting six powerful boundaries In his 7 I ball knock of 42.
Nobel was more sedate, a fact established more by his unorthodox technique than any real penetration tn the Blman bowling He made 39 off 113 balls before getting a tickle off left arm paceman Rafiq behind the stumps Rafiq. Nannu and Akram left In quick succes ston. all three departing after barely getting into the double figures The poor Blman score allowed Chittagong to overcome the mid-innings collapse. and they were home and dry tn 42.2 overs for the lose five wickets
Enamul Huq Monl, 'he only genuine allrounder In the Bangladesh team apart from Aminul Islam Bulbul, bowled superbly to take two for 21 Raflque the medium-pacer •rlth a promise, gave out a lion hearted display claiming two for 23.
SOHEL SYLHETS HERO
In the other aemiflnal. played yesterday at the Dhaka Stadium. Sylhet DSA defeated Dhaka by 42 runs to advance to the final. A sterling 95 by opener Sobel Hamid. brother of footballer Kalsar Hamid, helped Sylhet pile up a huge total of 246 for four wickets off 45 overs Sohel s ninety-plus Innings, made off 120 balls and with the help of seven fours, came to an end rather tragi rally when the batsman. In an attempt to steal a quick single with times winged chariot hurrying near his back In the form of tlcklnglng away overs, found himself out of the pop ping crease.
Golam Faruq Suru. the other genuine Sylhet! . upheld the spirit of the eastern region of the country, known for saint Shah Jalal and the centrifugal tendency of the Inhabitants with a hurricane Innings of 42 off lust 21 balls with two sixes and one four. Aminul Islam Bulbul made a sensible 4 1 and, with a generous helping of 25 sundries. Sylhet posted an al mom unassailable 24* for four wickets only
Khaled Mahmud Sujan and Salkat tolled hard, and look a lot of stick to take one wicket apiece In an Innings that sow two run outs Left-arm seamed Anlsur Rahman, however3 emerged as the pick of the Dhaka bowlers Although wick etless. this young man gave away 37 runs from his quota of nine overs, two of which were maidens
The sound start to the Dhaka Innings given by Mamun and Ishtlaque and sustained later by one down Sujan. ran to seed as the overs progressed with the experienced and effective Sylhet bowlers estab Itshtng a vlce-llke grip on the proceedings.
Sujan was the top scorer In the Dhaka Innings with a bright 35 while openers Mamun and Ishtlaque made 23 and 22 respectively
Although Sohel produced a rearguard flourish with an aggressive 28 off 31 balls, too many wickets were lost by that time and the Dhaka Innings came to a close at 204 for nine at the end of the stipulated 45 overs.
Leg spinner Waheedul Ghani was again Sylhet s strike bowler taking two 36. He was well assisted by Bulbul who took two for 49. Ahmed, Athar All and Nadir Shah took one apiece.
Meanwhile. Foreign Minister ASM Mostaftzur Rahman, the BCCB chief, will attend tomorrow's final as chief guest Malcolm Fry. Managing Direc tor of Bangladesh Tobacco Company, sponsors of the national championship, will be present as a special guest