Bangladesh Biman regain* I the lead in Group A when th- \ .Ideated Chittagong bv l*mi wickets tn a one-day match ol the Green Della National Cricket League at the Coiutlla Madinin yesterday

Equal on points with the del* tiding champions after then drawn threr-dav uuuch, Bim m grabbed iwo < iuci.il away points when they. chasing a lighting Chittagong total ol 22'2 lor nine, rattled up 223 for sLx in 43 4 overs.

Blinan rode on the combined effort of Bangladesh's debut Test heroes -- Habibul Bashar and Aminul Islam -- alter young right-arm seamer Sharif set the course with a five-wicket burst.

Sharif, the new pace find in the National League this year, claimed five for 32 in his share of 10 overs to restrict Chittagong to an attainable target.

Azam scored highest 70 lor I he port city followed by a gritty 30 from Enamul Hoque. Azam hammered six fours and a six In his 105-ball knock.

Blinan got off to a shaky chase But with Bashar hammering a fine 55 oil 82 balls and Aminul. with 35. plavtng the supporting role at the oilier end. the national airliners never looked troubled thereaflei

Hasanuzzaman and Snnwar produced 58 runs lor the undefeated sixth wicket Hasan scored a fluent 39 not out oil 33 balls that included three fours while Sanwar remained unbeaten on 25

With this win Blinan raised then tally to 20 points at the end of their fourth round cam paign. Chittagong, on the other hand. remained glued to their previous collection of 18 points

SCOREBOARD

Scoreboard of the Green Delta National Cricket League one-day match between (hit-tagong and Blinan at the Co-milla Stadium vesterdav.

CHITTAGONG

S Mclunud run out

NnDs c Anar b Sharif 5

Ehsanui e Aminul b Sharll 90 Azam c AUar b Sharif 70

Akram c Atlnr b Sharif 10

Enamul b Sharif

Rczaul c AUar b Jahangir

Sabbir c AUar b Monir 1

Morliiza not oui 14

Sajal c Fnruquc b Imran 5

Anis not out ’

Estias (b-6. lb-3. ub-4. w-41 17

lohil iFnr 9 Wills III 19 mviM 222

I'.ill of wickets: 1/4. 2'19. 3-177. 4/181. 5/182. 6/ 194. 7/ 196. 8/203. 9/214 Bowler O M R W

Jahanglur 10 0 43 I

Sharll 10 1 32 5

Monir 9 0 49 1

Imran 8 0 32 I

.laved I 0 13 0

Hbibul 8 0 27 0

Aminul 3 0 14 0

BIMAN

laved c Eiiniiiul b Sa|al 1“

Faruque c S Mcbthud b Sajal 19 Habiluil lbw b S Mclunud 55

Imran c A- b Sabhir :,3

Aminul b Enamul 1°

I (astinu/z/mian c Morluza b Ants 7

Smiwnr not out

Altar not 25

Extras (lb-2. nb-4. w-7) 13

Total; (For 6 wkls in 48 I overs) 223

I- wi< lo ts i 37. 2 39 3/93. 4. 126. 5/147. 6/165 Bowler O M R W

Anis 10 0 42 I

Sajal 9 0 48 2

Ehsanui 5 0 20 o

Sabblr 5 0 24 I

Enamul 9 0 46 I

S Mehinud 10 0 41 I

Akram 0 1 0 4 0

Result: Biman won bu four wickets.