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Bangladesh’s repeat act

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh showed an ominous consistency of innings total and their tenure at the crease tn the ongoing tour of New Zealand when the visitors were bundled out for a paltry 120 on the inaugural day of their four-day match against Central Conference at the Basin Reserve In Wellington yesterday.
The cricketers, who became the whipping boys of the state sides since their arrival in New Zealand, have shown no sign of getting into the mould of longer version of the game. They scored 125 and 132 in their first first-class match against Northern Conference which the home side won by an innings and 151 runs. In that four-day match Bangladesh batsmen could only survive 102.2 overs in two innings.
Yesterday, the fragile batting line-up of Bangladesh once again lasted for only 47 overs allowing the home side plenty of times to pile up a threatening total of 212 for five at stumps.
After succumbing to two heavy defeats, which included a 93-run drubbing at the hands of the same side in a limited-overs match at the same venue on Sunday. Bangladeshis appeared to have been heading for yet another huge margin debacle as three days are yet to be played out.
It was a same old story as far as the Bangladesh batting is concerned. Opener Athar Ali Khan, the most seasoned campaigner among the lot. played
only three balls and then got himsejf out for a duck. The old guard scored only 16 runs (5.0.11.0) in his four Innings.
Vice-captain Aminul Islam Bulbul, the most dependable bat on paper, was no exception. The dapper right hander made a laborious one off 17 balls before becoming the second-victim of Furlong. Aminul’s toilsome single was his 20th run (5,1.13.1) in the tour so far.
But thanks to a gritty unbeaten 39 from skipper Akram Khan and a patient 25 by young Hasanuzzaman, the only two consistent campaigners of the tourists, Bangladesh limped their way to the three-figure mark. .
For Central Conference Jefferson finished with three wickets for only five runs in his four overs while new-ball bowler Bulfin took two wickets for 40 runs.
The bowling department of the national team, however, raised a ray of hopes when seamer Safiuddin Babu removed both the Central Conference openers Bell and Spearman with 25 runs on the board.
But Bangladesh were frustrated when a 138-run fourth wicket stand between Sinclare and former New Zealand opener Mark Greatbatch guided the home side to a commanding 208 before the former was out five runs short of what would have been a well deserved century.
Hard-hitting Greatbatch scored 63 runs before becoming the last batsmen out in the’ Central Conference innings. They will resume play today
with Gavin Larsen ( 2) ana wicketkeeper Hart on one.