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Bulbul croons for MSC

Sports Reporter
A vttuoeo performance by a determined Aminul l*tam Bul-bul. arguably the ——_ ix-st batsman in the ipuuttv led leaders Mohanuncdan Sporting Club to a senMlional one wicket victory over arch rivals Aluihani Krira Chakra in the Premier League at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
In front of a 20.000-strong crowd at the big bowl, the dark and dapper Mohammedans skipper played a rof an Inning, unbeaten at as his side facing an uphill task of overcoming a commanding Aba hani total of 260 for 6. reached home with only two balls and one wicket to spare.
The nerve-wracking en counter between the two most popular sides in the country, was marked by some brilliant batsmanship from both outfits. Bulbul's masterly knock overshadowed last-ditch pyrotechnics from Aba- -hanis late order duo Enamul Huq Mont and Naveed Anjum, who together plundered 70 runs from the last five overs of the morning session, and a swashbuckling 73 by teammate Nadeem Younus.
In • gripping finish which saw the game climax fittingly In the finale. Bulbul, who held the team's hopes all by himself in the last overs, clobbered 11 runs from the penultimate to swing the pendulum decisively in Mo hammedans' way Mo hammedans were then left with six to pick up from as many deliveries with last man Morshed /Mi Kh^n Sumon on Strike
The left arm seamer picked up a single from the first ball from Naveed Anjum and Bulbul hit a four down to fine leg amidst adrenalin-drenched cries from fans of both teams. The stout middle order bat. who was then two short of his first ton this sea-, son. sacrificed the landmark as he dabbed the fourth ball and ran for a risky single bringing Mohagnmedans yet another memorable victory against their arch-rivals.
In his 116-ball uncoil quered inning. Bulbul hit nine cracking boundaries and a massive sixer over widish long-on off pacer Ashfaq Alt Rabat.
Bulbul, who ,lfi recent years has developed a,risky habit of surviving at least one chance before going on to' make a big soorc stuck to his habit as he offered a high catc h at long-on before even opening his account only tp be dropped by Rakib Hasan Bappi. , ' ,
He shared a valuable 47 runs wftlr YoWnus 'for the -third wicket. Younus. whr picked up the rhythm fron. where rivals Moni and Anjum had left it at noon, clubbed 12 savage hits to the rope in,’ hts 59-ball 73 before he suf fered an unfortunate run out at the bowler's end — a direct, hit from Harunur Rashid Li-ton at short cover.
After,his departure, the skipper put on another priceless 81 runs for the fifth wicket with veteran Minhazul Abedin Nanntl. who chipped in with a sedate yet useful 35 off 55 deliveries inclusive of a couple of hits to the fence.
Manzoor Akhter, with two for 27 was the pick of the Abahani bowlers while Rahat, a young right arm seamer, proved to be most expensive conceding 73 runs in his 10 overs.
Earlier Moni and Anium carried the Abahani score beyond the 250 mark with some top-class hitting. Coming together with the side limping on 155 for 6 in 39.4 overs, the two put on 105 runs in only 10.2 overs.
In the face of such terrifying assault, the Mo-h.immedans bowlers, who were heading to contain Aba-bani at a reasonable total, suddenly found themselves out of depth — leg-spinner Shahed Mehmood conceding 20 runs in the 49th over.
Moni. who led the brave charge, hammered a blistering 55 off only 30 deliveries, , embellished with half-a-dozen fours and a towering sixer. Anjum finished with a qufekfite 54 off 42 balls, punctuated with five bound-aiies. _________
Skipper Akram Khan, who is going through a lean patch retun x-d for hts third duck of the league — hi* second in a row
Khaled Mahmud Sujon wa* the only Mohammedans liowler to return with some respectsbility with figures of 10 1-29 3.
Tilts victory in their last first league encounter gives Mohammedans a four-point lead tn the standings with 20 points while Abahani remain second along with Bangladesh Biman with 16 point* each.
For records' sake, it was Abahani's fourth defeat on a trot against their arch-rivals