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Bulbul, Akram blast MCC bowlers

Bangladesh's emphatic win

By Hasan Masood
A brilliant unbeaten 119- run partnership for the fourth wicket between Aminul Islam Bulbul and skipper Akram Khan steered the Bangladesh national team to a resounding seven-wicket victory over the visiting Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in a limited over exhibition cricket match at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday. Facing a hard but accomplishable task of scoring 116 runs to win in the last 16.3 overs with Bangladesh chasing MCC's 249. Bulbul and his captain Akram scored 119 runs to reach home with three balls to spare.
Bulbul, considered to be the best middle-order bat in the country who led his local side Mohammedan Sporting Club to an emphathic one-wicket victory over arch rivals Abahani Krira Chakra with an unbeaten 99 last week, once again played the pivotal role in yesterday's victory with a swashbuckling 82 not out which came off only 79 balls.
During his Century-plus unbeaten winning partnership with Akram. Bulbul showed his batting elegance hitting seven beautiful boundaries.
On the other hand Akram, who have been running out of his form in recent days, played a gutsy unbeaten 59 off 51 deliveries inclusive of a huge six and half a -dozen boundaries.
Bangladesh, bogged by the pshycological pressure of scoring five nins per over, made a slow but steady start with their opening duo putting on 30 runs before Athar Alt was bowled by MCC's new-ball bowler Kelvin Williams in the ninth over.
But the other opener Ziaur Rashid Rupom. making his first appearance for the national team, and Faruque Ahmed, the infamous Kenya tour captain who returned to the national team after almost two seasons, gave Bangladesh a firm footing sharing 59 runs for the second wicket.
Rupom, the talented Biman skipper, celebrated his call In the national team with a patient but useful 40 off 86 deliveries inclusive of four boundaries before the righthander was caught and bowled by former English Test cricketer lan Salisbury in the first ball of the 26th over.
Faruque. who scored an unbeaten 56 against the same team as Bangladesh A skipper on December 5, kept up his good work with the willow adding another 45 runs for the third wicket with Bulbul before the former national captain departed for a breezy 41 off 62 balls, leaving the score at 134 33.3 overs. In his chancy Innings Faruque three sweetly-timed hits to the fence.
Earlier put in to bat. the visitors piled up a commanding total with one down Laurie Potter and middle order bat Kelvin Williams sharing 144 runs for the fifth wicket
Potter and Williams, who played sensibly during their marathon 23.1 over stay at. deadlifted their side from a Erecarious 96 for four to a uge 238 before the former was eventually perished, caught at wildish mld-wlcket brilliantly by Faruque off a
Saiful delivery in the fourth ball of the penultimate over
Dropped twice during his 101-ball stay at the wicket — first on 40 by Faruque at and then three runs short of his fifty by Rafique at midwicket. Potter chipped In with 77 off embellished with eight fours.
Williams, the only coloured member in the all-white MCC team, remained unbeaten on a quickfire 73 off 75 balls at the kill. The robust West Indian born MCC new-ball bowler hit three sixes and four boundaries in his pyrotechnic innings.
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