ESKATON M: 233 In 49.2 overs (Parvez 71. Majid Hanif 57, Sayeed All 31. Zakir 4/42)

AGRANI BANK: 234/9 in 48.5 overs (Azam 67. Kamrul 53. Dipu 20 n o. Sayeed All 3/46)

Agrani Bank Sports Club recorded their third victory in the ongoing Premier Division cricket league with a narrow one-wicket win over Eskaton Sabuj Sangha at the Dhanmondi cricket stadium yesterday.

Chasing 233 to win In the regulation 50 overs, the Bankers prevailed in 48.5 overs with only one wicket in hand.

Middle-order Azam Iqbal scored highest 67 off 108 balls Inclusive of four boundaries while Kamrul Huda added 53 off 74 deliveries to the Bank account.

Among others veteran Dipu Roy Chowdhury fired an unbeaten 20 off only 15 balls. He added 25 runs along with Shariful Haque Plabon in the 10th wicket stand.

Eskaton's new-ball bowler Sayeed All grabbed three wickets conceding 46 runs in 10 overs while Taleb and Imran took two wickets apiece.

Earlier put into bat. Eskaton collected 233 in 49.2 overs.

Opener Parvez scored 71 runs facing 109 ball while Majed Hanif of Pakistan, younger brother of Brothers Union's Aamer Hanif. scored 57 runs for Eskaton.

Bank's Zakir dismissed four Eskaton batsmen conceding 42 runs in 10 overs.

With yesterday's win. Bankers earned six points from ten matches while it was the tenth successive de feat for Eskaton in as many matches. Both teams have already confirmed their participation In the relegation league which will be held among the six aomer teams of the 12-team Elite group.