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Premier League

Shahriar goes on song

BU v City Club

Sports Reporter
Brothers Union Club recorded their third victory in the Premier Division League defeating promo-
tees City Club by 14 runs at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Riding on two fifties by opener Shahriar Hossain and wicketkeeper Mukhtar Sid-dlque. Brothers scored 250 before they were all out in 49.4 overs. City Club, who opted to chase after winning the toss, could reach 236 losing all wickets in 40 overs.
Brothers, who lost three of their previous five outings, suffered an early setback when they lost opener Ehsanul (4) on 17 in the 6th over.
However, it was Shahriar and Mukhtar who laid the foundation for a formidable total. Together they put on 113 runs for the second wicket playing out 26.2 overs.
Shahriar, who scored back-to-back centuries in a First Class match against MCC last February, scored highest 89.
In his 122-ball vigil. Shahriar hit one six and seven fours for his second fifty in the Premier League. Mukhtar meanwhile smote one sixer and six fours In his 79-ball 55.
Among others, middle-order Sanwar was unbeaten on 38 off 32 balls while Pakistani lower-order Shahed Mehmud scored a
run-a-ball 14.
For City Club. Masood Rana took highest four wickets for 49 runs bowling 7.4 overs while Pakistani left-arm spinner Rehan Rafique bagged two wickets for 47 runs off 10 overs.
Needing 251 to win. City Club were off to a good start with openers Rehan Rafique (51) and Sajid Hasan (39) hitting 65 runs from 18.4 overs. But once Sajid fell in the 19th over. City- Club lost their losing wickets at regular interval.
Although middle-order Wasim Nayeem and Jewel Hossain withstood the Brothers attack with a 57-run sixth wicket partnership. But Brothers wrested the control of the match again by removing Wasim in the 45th over.
Left-arm spinner Imran Rahim returned with four for 48 from 10 overs while his captain Khaled Mahmud took three Shahriar goes
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The outcome of yesterday s match left both Brothers and City Club at the fifth place with each having collected six points from six matches.