Local lad Iqbal Hossain pulled ihe penultimate ball of the 47th over to the fence amid wild cheers
as Bangladesh A overcame a dramatic collapse and an undFrprepared strip to post a threelwicket victory against Kenya in an exhibition one day match at the Myinenslngh Stadium yesterday
The shadow national team thus exacted a fairly satisfac tory revenge of its one-run loss to the tourists tn a similar contest at the Comilla Stadium on January 28.
Wicketkeeper Khaled Ma sud. who bore a hand to the spinners in their torment of the Kenyan batsmen In the morning, was. however, the qiainstay of Bangladesh's sue cessful chase later in the day which at one stage looked Jeopardised by a mixture of bad wicket, bad nerves and ag gressive cricket on the visl tors part.
Chasing 145 for it victory In 50 overs. Bangladesh lost four wickets for 18 runs after the first three wickets had kept the chasers focused for an easy win. realising 96 In 33 overs
Kenya's slow lefl-armer Asif Karim then spread panic among the batsmen and as well as the 15.000 strong support ers with a deadly spell that earned him a haul of. four for an eventual cost of. 47 runs in ten overs.
Ziaur Rashid, who opened with Khaled Masud, was the other notable run-getter for the hosts making 18 in an enterprising {opening partnership
Apart from Asif, skipper Maurice Odumbe and Lamac Onyango met with success among the Kenyan tfbwlers claiming two and one wicket respectively.
Asif Karim’s exploits on a helping track was foretold in the splendid success of the Bangladeshi spinners led by left-armer Sharfuddowla ibne Shalieed.
Following the course of redemption with some consistency In the recent times after Being really taken for a ride by the opposition batsmen in the ICC Trophy last February, the young spinner from Rajshahi snared four batsmen for 29 runs from ten overs.
Kenyans began disastrously once the A team captain Faruque. who want on to take three catches, won • -the VMS and expressed his desire to field first.
Both the new-ball bowlers — Zakir and a steady Iqbal — maintained pressure oft the batsmen with the latter providing two quick breakthroughs to leave the visitors struggling at 13 for two.
Wicketkeeper Tariq Iqbal, who opened the innings with Mohsin All. then Joined forces . with Hitesh Modi in a rescue act and the pair topk the score to 60 before Iqbal left for a topspore of 33. a feat to be equalled, later by the consistent Odumbe. ,
Modi made 22 but besides a-remarkably reticent 33 from . Odumbe. who came at number
five. the Kenyan innings badly lost way in the maize created by Sharfuddowla and the two oil spinners — Saidul Islam and Zlaur Rashid. who along with Iqbal picked up two wickets apiece.
SPOILSPORTS
Although there was plenty' to enjoy by way of competition
despite it being a low-scoring one the spirit of such -a friendly contest was spoiled by the tantrums shown by Bangladesh A players Khaled Mahmood “and Zlaur Rashid. Kiialed waved his bat threateningly at the Kenyan players, who asked the disgruntled batsman to leave the crease after an umpire had given him out. caught at silly point.
Zia s attitude was less reprehensible though not incon splcuous.ln respect of the friendly atmosphere one expects In such an unofficial and insignificant contest and the recent acbent on disciplinary action in the cricketing world-
Zia kicked the ground in on obvious show of dissent after his appeal was ignored by one of the umpires.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard In the limited overs exhibition cricket match at the Myrnensingh Stadium between Kenya, and Bangladesh A yesterday.
KENYA
Mofnln All c Faruque b Iqbal 4 Tariq IqbaJ b Mahalmb b
Zlaur Rashid 33
Steve Tikulu c Khaled
Mahamud b Iqbal I
Httesh Modi <■ Khaled Masud b T®Sir Hr Odumbe c Iqbal b Sharifuddowia 33
Ikv-pak Chudasania lbw Said 7
Alpcsh Bbander st Khaled masud h sharifuddowia 15
Edward Uhl not duf 1 ‘ J2
Lamer Onyango st Khaled Masud b Sharifuddowia 0
Asif Karim c Faruque .
b Sharifuddowia 1
Rajab All c Faruque b Zlaur
Rashid 0
Extras: (b-4. lb-2. nb-4. w-6) 16
Total: (All out in 49.4 overs) 144
Fall of wickets: 1-11; 2-13; 3-60: 4-82^ 5-98;' 6-132: 7-135; 8-135; 9-137. Bowling: O M R W
Zakir Hossain 7 2 6 0
Iqbal Hossain 8 3 18 2
Zlaur Rashid 9.4 0 27 2
Khaled Mahmood1 3 0 14.0
Saidul Islam 10 0 42 2
Sharfuddowla 10 1 21 4
Hablbul Bashar 2 1 10
BANGLADESH A
Zlaur Rashid lbw Lamer Onyango 18
Khaled Masud 1 Rajab b Odumbe 43 lUUbU Basha. b Odumbe 10 Faruque Ahmed r Odumbe b
Asli Karim 8
Mahlrubur Rahman c Deepak b Ayl Karim 9
Ziauddin Ahmed c Hilesh b
Asif Karim 10
Khaled Mahmood < Hltrsh b
Asli Karim 0
Iqbal Hossain not out 10
Sharfuddowla oo< out 4
Extras (b-6. Ib l 1 nb-1 W-161 34
Total: liar seven wkkeu tn 46 5 overs) 146
Failof wickets: 1 54; 2 88;
3-94; 4-114; 5-121: 6-131; 7 138
Bowling: O M R W
rajab All 5 2 6 0
Edward Tito 7 1 110
Asif Karim 10 0 43 4
Steve Tikolo 8.5 0 21 0
Lamec Onyango 8 1 24 1
Maurice Odumbe 9 1 24 2
Man-of-the-match: Sharifuddowia Ibne Shahid (Bangladesh A)
Result Bangladesh A won by three wickets
HCA WIN BIG
The Hyderabad Cricket As sociation. a regional team from India, appeared In Its real colour at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday as one of the three outfits visiting the country now routed the Bangladesh under 19 team by eight wickets In another exhibition match
Having lost their first match a day after their arrival by 23 runs to the Bangladesh A team In Comilla. the Indians yester day bowled the youth team out for 164 In 48.3 overs with the in form Naitnur Rahman topscoring with 45
Openers Shahrtar Hossain and Sajid Hassan contributed 25 each while Sohel made 2)
The tourists, who take on the Bangladesh Cricket Control Eleven at the Dhaka Stadium today,, posted 166 for four-in 31.4 to storm to a- morale• boosting win.
Experienced Sriddhar remained unbeaten on 62 followed by Arvind Shetty who made 49.
Abdul Azeem, another familiar figure here, made 31.
Brief Scores — -
Brief socres inthe exhibition one-day cricket match between the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) and Bangladesh under-19 at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday
Bangladesh U-19: 164 in '48.3 dyers [Naitnur RghtiAd 45. Mihrab Hossain 25; Sajid Hasan 25. Mustadtr Utu 21. Shartful Huq 12. Shahrtar Hossain 11: KlranKumar 3-25. Kanwaljeet Singh 2-26).
Hyderabad Cricket Association: 166 for two in 31.4 overs (Arvind Shetty 49. Abdul Azeem 31. M Sridhar 62 not out. Kiran Kumar 16)
Result: Hyderabad Cricket Association won by eight wickets.
Man-of-the-match-. M Sridhar (Hyderabad Cricket Association).
Next matches: BCCB XI vs Hyderabad Cricket Association at Dhaka Stadium.
Bangladesh U-14 vs Hong Kong at BKSP.