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Div I cricket

Masum leads Orient charge

SPORTS REPORTER
A sparkling unbeaten half-century from opener Masum guided leaders Orient Sporting Club to a comfortable seven-wicket win over lowly PWD Sporting Club in a First Division Cricket League encounter yesterday.
Masum hammered 81 in quick time as Orient, chasing a paltry PWD total of 148, reached their target in 28.2 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Masum's 79-ball knock included 17 fours.
Besides, Jewel chipped in with a 60-ball 47. It featured a six and eight boundaries.
Earlier, electing to bat, PWD were shot out for 148 off the penultimate ball of their 50-over innings.
Right arm seamer and captain Mizanur Rahman led the Orient attack taking three wickets for 18 runs from his 10 overs.
Lower-order Arafat scored highest 47 while Joy, with 32, was the other notable run-getter for PWD.
Orient's ninth win in 13 matches raised their tally to 18 points from 13 matches and kept them at the top of the 16-team table with two matches still to go.
On the other hand, PWD remained second from the bottom and are almost certain of relegation. They have collected just six points so far playing the same number of matches.
SCORES IN BRIEF
PWD SC: 148 all out in 49.5 overs (Arafat 47,Joy 32, Mizanur 3-18, Shahin 2-26, Jewel, 2-37)
ORIENT SC: 149 for 3 in 28.2 overs (Masum 81 n.o, Jewel 47, Shuvro 233)
Result: Orient SC won by
seven wickets.
Meanwhile, in the other match of the day Sadharan Bima defeated Azad Sporting Club on the basis of a better run rate after rain had affected proceedings.
Put in to bat, Sadharan Bima made 171 for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs.
Middle-order Tuhin top-scored with 58 with the help of seven fours.
Azad replied with 139 for nine in 42 overs when rain eventually stopped play.