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Biman, Brothers keep winning

Sports Reporter
Brothers Union cruised to their third successive win at the expense of Agrani Bank while Bangladesh Bl man ambled past Victoria Sporting Club to post their second win in the Janakantha Premier Division cricket league at different city venues yesterday.
At the Dhanmoni Cricket Stadium, former Indian International Sanjeev Sharma celebrated his third consecutive half-century to propel the Gopibagh-outfit to their third win on a trot.
Sharma scored 57 off 79 balls as Brothers recovered from a shaky start of 31 for four to a fighting total of 194 for eight in their share of 50 overs. Sharma apart, Halim Shah chipped in with a captain's knock of 41 in the face of some hostile bowling from Agrani s new-ball duo of Pakistani Shahid Iqbal and Daufin. Together the two right-arm seam-
blasted a chanceless 50 to build the back-bone of the Biman total of 239 for four In the allotted 50 overs. The stockily-built right-hander executed a couple of fours in his 83-ball stay at the crease.
But it was Mansoor Akhter who picked up the Biman pace with a breezy 84 off 75 balls which was spiced with seven sweetly-timed hits across the rope and a huge sixer. The Pakistani right-hander was out in the 46th over . but not before Biman crossed the 200 mark.
In reply, Victoria could muster only 138 for eight before exhausting their quota of 50 overs. A defeat for Victoria was almost settled when they lost half of their wickets with only 49 runs on the board in 13.2 overs.
The mediocre outfit were at one stage reeling at 90 for eight before their two tail-enders Al-Amin (Sr) and Al-Amin (Jr), who put on 48 runs for the undefeated ninth wicket, delayed an imminent victory, much to the frustration of Biman bowlers.
ers shared seven wickets with Shahid Iqbal finishing with four for 25 in his 10 scorching overs. Daufin claimed three wickets for only 22 runs in his 10 overs.
But the good work of the bowlers hardly energised the Agrani batsmen, who in their chase were bundled out for 143 runs with more than 11 overs to spare.
Only Nahld with a patient 54 bated with some purpose. For Brothers, right arm seamer Shahnewaz Kabir Shuvro returned as the wrecker-in-chief with a five-wicket haul.
The young medium pacer moped up the fragile Agrani tail to finish with five for 31 in his 8.2 overs. He was ably supported by his new-ball partner Salahuddin. who finished with three for 23 in his seven overs
Meanwhile, in the other match of the day al the Dhaka Stadium, former national skipper Faruque Ahmed scored a back-to-back half-century and former Pakistan Test cap Monsoor Akhter hammered a blazing 84 to help Bangladesh Biman gather a huge total. Faruque. who Is now having a sumptuous streak with the bat. blasted a chanceless 50 to build the back-bone of the Biman total of 239 for four In the allotted 50 overs. The stockily-built right-hander executed a couple of fours in his 83-ball stay at the crease.
But it was Mansoor Akhter who picked up the Biman pace with a breezy 84 off 75 balls which was spiced with seven sweetly-timed hits across the rope and a huge sixer. The Pakistani right-hander was out in the 46th over . but not before Biman crossed the 200 mark.
In reply, Victoria could muster only 138 for eight before exhausting their quota of 50 overs. A defeat for Victoria was almost settled when they lost half of their wickets with only 49 runs on the board in 13.2 overs.
The mediocre outfit were at one stage reeling at 90 for eight before their two tail-enders Al-Amin (Sr) and Al-Amin (Jr), who put on 48 runs for the undefeated ninth wicket, delayed an imminent victory, much to the frustration of Biman bowlers.