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Abahani make most of arch rivals’ clash

Dulu wrecks Mohammedans

Sports Reporter
A fascinating spell from Jahangir Talukder Dulu followed by an exquisite display of batting by Pakis-
tani Montrul Haq helped Abahani Krill Chakra return to winning ways with a four-wicket victory over their arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in a Premier cricket league
BRIEF SCORES
MOHAMMEDAN SC: 162 all out in 46.3 overs ( Nasir Ahmed Nasu 41. Minhazul Abedin Nannu 19. Jahangir Talukder Dulu 5/29. Iqbal Hossain 2/36)
ABAHANI KC: 166 for six in 47.5 overs ( Monirul Haq 64 n.o. Nalmur Rahman Durjoy 48. Jahangir Talukder Dulu 19 n.o, Hasibul Hossain Shanto 3/32 , Al-Amin 2/16)j
match at the Dhaka Stadium yesterday.
In an absorbing battle of the two titans In domestic circuit, Abahaniis new-ball bowler Jahangir Talukder Dulu took five wickets for only 29 runs as Mohammedans. sent in to bat first, were skittled out for a paltry 162. The former national left-arm seamer, who made the
The Sri Lankan skipper arrived in the capital Saturday night to play for Mohammedans. But his second visit in the current season ended as a study in failure as did the first one while playing for Mohammedans against Agrani Bank in the Damal Sm-riti semi-final . Both Ranatunga and Jayasuriaya. the explosive opener who had come
hani, took three wickets in his fiery first spell. While Al-Amin. a new inclusion in the Mohammedan attack, provided perfect support from the other end with two wickets. But once these new-ball bowlers were removed the cutting edge from the attack was gone . Shahed Mehmood. Mohammedanls Pakistani however had a chance to build on the good
most of a tricky wicket early in the morning, gave Abahani a dream start by reducing the star-studded Mohammedans to 27 for four by the end of the eleventh over from where the defending champions never recovered.
But Duluis initial hard-work almost went down the drain when Abahani , In their ch^sp for a simple task of scoring less than 3.5 runs per over on an even synthetic turf, lost half of their wickets with only 17 runs one the board. But thanks to a valiant 107-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Pakistani Monirul Haq and Naimur Rahman Duijoy . the Dhanmondi outfit cruised home without much fuss.
Durjoy . who came into bat at number seven, scored a brilliant 4s before being dismissed by Mohammedans Pakistani leu-spinner Shahed Mehmood in the 39th over, leaving his side 39 runs short of victory. In his 93-ball vigil at the crease the dapper right-hander hammered three hits across the rope including a beautiful cover drive off Arjuna Ranatunga.
here to bolster Mohammedansi batting failed miserably to be reckoned as the factors in Mohammedanis inglorious exit. The portly Ranatunga scored .only five runs niui’h to the renewal of the dis-appoiniriieiit of Mohammedan fans.
But it was a cool and collected Monirul Haq . who with a watchful unbeaten 64 guided
Abahani to victory with more than two overs to spare. The big Pakistani right-hander . . took his time to settle down. But once he was off the mark after playing 20 dot balls, the experienced middle-order batsman never looked behind . In his 119-ball unconquered innings. Monirul hit half a dozen fours. While Dulu . who remained unbeaten on 19, hit the winning runs with a four off Hasibul Hossain Shanto.
The Mohammedans new-ball bowler . who was responsible for the early debacle of Aba-
work of the pace duo when Durjoy. one of the two rescuers of Abahani gave a hot return catch but the leg break bowler could not cling to it with the batsman on 27 and the Dhanmondi outfit still struggling at 85 for five.
Earlier, after a horrible start. Mohammedans reached some sort of respectability mainly due to a healthy contribution from their wicketkeeper Nasir Ahmed Nasu, who scored a defiant 41.
It was Mohammedans third defeat in a row. The holders with this latest debacle are virtually out of the title race. They will play their last match of the 12-team first phase against Brothers Union on January 22. While for Abahani. the crucial win after two successive defeats, kept them afloat in the title race. They are now holding the second position behind league leaders Kalabagan with 16 points from 10 outings.