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Pial’s wonderful double

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BRIEF SCORES
DHAKA WANDERERS: 198 in 48.4 overs (Nayan 83. Abbas 48; Pial 7/40)
AGRANI BANK: 201 for five in 48.1 overs (Nasir Ali 62 n.o. Kamrul 46 n.o. Pial 41: Mintu 4/29)
A brilliant piece of all-round per-fbrmance by Abu Hamid Pial guided promotees Agrani Bank Sport Club to their fourth victory in the Premfer* Division cricket
league when they handed Dhaka Wanderers Club at five-
wicket defeat at the Dhan-inondi Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Pial. a talen®d cricketer who opens both batting and bowling for his side, earned a rare distinction in the morning when he grabbed
seven wickets with his lethal right-arm medium pace which forced Wanderers' innings to a premature end in 48.4 overs.
After showing his charisma with the new ball.
the right-hand Bank opener scored 41 runs for his side which helped his side to reach the winning mark in 48.1 overs losing five wickets.
Put into bat. Wanderers lost their first wicket tn the very first over of the day.
Veteran left-arm medium pacer Dipu Roy Chowdhury gave Bank the initial breakthrough when he bowled
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opene? Kiron (o) with the fourth ball of the over.
After Dipu" made the vital dismissal. Pial took charge of the Bank attack which began in his second over with the wicket of Rashid Momin (4).
Pial then dismissed Azim Ahmed (10) and Asif Iqbal (7) in his fifth over to leave Wanderers in deep trouble with the scoreboard on 28 for four in 9.4 overs.
After the initial set back. Wanderers tried to rehabilitate their Innings with Syed Monirul Haque, their most dependable batsman, and Nayan who kept their board moving and crossed 50 without any further mishap.
But the bright path did not last long, as Monirul was bowled by Bank pacer Zakir in the 22nd over after scoring only 17 runs. Wanderers were -heading for a poor total when they lost their sixth batsman, Tutul (0). on 75 in the 25th over.
But, an epic 97-run seventh wicket partnership between Nayan and his skipper Sagir Abbas turned the tide.
They faced only 115 balls for their valuable contribution before Abbas became the fourth victim of Pial in the 45th over. Abbas scored 48 runs off 56 deliveries inclusive of three boundaries.
After losing Abbas. Wanderers could add a further 26 runs to their account before Pial grabbed the remaining three wickets in three successive overs.
• Pial bowled a total of 8.4 overs and conceded 40 runs lor his seven-wicket haul.
This was the highest number of wickets taken by a bowler in an innings in the Premier League this season. Earlier. Biman left-arm pacer Anisur Rahman tool; six wickets against GMCC on December 30. i
beaten on 46 off 71 deliveries.
Opener Pial's 41 was the second highest spore for Bank which came off 79 balls.
With yesterday's win. Bankers completed their first phase with eight points from eleven matches while Wanderers have six points from as many outings.
Nayan was the highest scorer for Wanderers with 83 off 123 balls Including seven •fours.
Banker, in reply, chasing 198 to win, prevailed with 11 balls to spare losing five wickets.
Pakistani batsman Nasim Ali Khan scored highest 62 not out off 72 balls inclusive of one big six and five boundaries while Kamrul was un-