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Wari whack Agrani Bank

Biman ride on Athar
Mohammedan Sporting Club slumped to second successive defeat within forty ho-। —| urs in the Premier
crickeFIeague when Bangladesh Biinan humbled the defending champions with a 71-run thrashing at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
In a surprisingly one-sided affair. Mohammedans, facing an imposing Biman total of 236. were shot out for a paltry 165 in a most punishing way. The holders, who had earlier suffered their first defeat at the hands of Kalabagan on Monday, with this latest debacle, not only relinquished their hopes for a unique treble of the league title this year, but also slipped further behind in the race.
On the other hand. Biman. with this win. their seventh from eight matches, crossed a major hurdle in their serious bid to win the coveted title.
Shanto claimed three wickets for 43 in his 10 overs.
In reply. Mohammedans were off to a disastrous start losing 1 ■ of their wickets with scoreboard reading only 61 runs. Opener Raja Arshad fell for a duck while his partner Parvez scored 23 before becoming the first victim of Athar. who together with Pakistani Nasir Shawkat ran through the Mohammedan batting line-up. Left-hander Mustadir Litu. who shared 42 runs for the second wicket with Parvez, was bowled by Nasir after scoring 13. His departure at 52/2 inflicted a stunning collapse as Mohammedans lost their next three wickets for the addition of only nine runs to the total.
Nasir, who bowled with venom, dismissed Sanwar for two and Athar had a frustrated Mohammedan skipper Aminul Islam Bulbul for four. The departure of Bulbul, who miscued a lofted drive and spooned it to a running Shanu at the bowler's
ing a low catch behind the wicket.
With this two quick blows Nasir, a useful Pakistani re cruft for Biman. finished with a fantastic figures of 7-1-13-4. While Athar. who mopped up the tail, gave away only 24 runs for his four scalps.
Meanwhile, in the other match of the day. Wari Club confirmed the last slot of the six-team super league defeating Agrani Bank by seven wickets at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium.
In a low-scoring affair, Wari, chasing a paltry Agrani Bank total of 143. rattled up the required 144 for three in 37.4 overs to celebrate their sixth win on completion of the eleven first phase engagements.
Opener Obaidullah hammered a polished 66 while one-down Sajjad Kadir scored an unbeaten 45.
Earlier, the Agrani Bank total was built around a plucky 47 from opener Azam Iqbal, the
BRIEF SCORES
BANGLADESH BIMAN: 236 for five In 50 overs (Athar Ali 95. Monsur Akhter 61. Nasir Shawkat 20 n.o; Shanto 3/43) MOHAMMEDAN SC: 165 all out in 44.1 overs (Nannu 42. Sujon 34. Parvez 23; Nasir Shawkat 4/13, Athar Ali 4/24)
AGRANI BANK: 143 all out in 47.4 overs (Azam Iqbal 47: Saifuddin Babu 2/19. Amir Wasim 2/33, Arif 2/34) WARI CLUB: 144 for three in 37.4 overs (Obaidullah 66. Saiiad Kadir 45 n.o)
National all-rounder Athar Ali Khan, instrumental for Bi-man's resounding victory, scored a dazzling 95 to lay a solid foundation for his side's huge total. The tall right-hander with his nagging medium pace then went on to capture four wickets for only 24 funs, skittling Mohammedans out with more than five overs to spare in the 50-over-a-side match.
Athar. the stand-in captain in the absence of Ziaur Rashid Rupon. celebrated the call to officiate the most demanding job with great aplomb right from the start. After calling the coin correctly in the morning and opting to use the wicket first. Athar shouldered the burden of opening the innings with a captain's knock of 95. He shared 67 runs for the first wicket with Shaheen before the latter departed for a patient 27. But the most entertaining partnership in Biman innings came When Pakistani . Monzoor WDBer toined Ai liar to feaMM fp^Lootential match winuing starroTlf 100 runs for the third wicket.
Athar. who clouted nine fours in his polished 146-ball knock, fell five runs short of what would have been a well-deserved century, holing out at deep mid-wicket In the 45th over leaving his side strongly poised at 190/3. Monzoor Akhter, the Pakistan World Cupper in 1987. hammered a typical 61 off 84 balls which included three fours while his compatriot Nasir Shawkat remained unbeaten on a rapid-lire 10-ball 20. For Mohammedans Hasibul Hossain
end. perhaps the turning point of the match.
An experienced Minhazul Abedin Nannu and Khaled Mahmood Sujon, however, rekindled hopes for Mohammedans. putting on a defiant 73 runs for the sixth wicket But once Nasir, returning to his second spell, removed both the set batsmen in successive deliveries. a defeat for Mohammedans was a forgone conclusion. Sujon was caught at long-off after scoring 34 while Nannu. the top scorer for Mohammedans with 42. followed him in the next delivery, offer-
only *20-plus contribution to the vanquished total. For Wari mew-ball bowlers Arif and Babu and Pakistani Amir Wasim notched two wickets each. It was Agrani sixth defeat on completion of their disappointing first phase campaign of the league.
The bankers, who started the domestic season on a high note by finishing runners-up in the Damal Smriti cricket tourney, will now feature in the six-team relegation league along with Gulshan Youth. Lalrnatia. GMCC. Surjo Tarun and Victoria.