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It's Beximco v Epyllion

SPORTS REPORTER
Beximco and Epy-llion set up the November 17 final clash in the Gra-meenPhone Corporate Cricket League
when they won their respective semifinals in dramatic fashion at two different city venues yesterday.
Epyllion pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win against Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar-led Acme Laboratories at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium while a star-studded Beximco defeated Gazi Tanks by four wickets thanks to a match-winning 59 by a vintage Akram Khan.
Both the semifinals produced low scores but excitement were aplenty although there were little or no fireworks from any star names. The four semifinalists, who were involved in frantic activities to make the best use of their one foreign player quota, also saw their overseas players contributing little in the crunch games.
Only Pakistani Yasir Arafat with a 40 played a part in Epyllion's one-wicket triumph over Acme.
The right-arm paceman cum lower order batsman made a memorable
Dhaka debut first by hitting a 35-ball 40 and then taking two wickets for 19 runs. He was later adjudged man-of-the-match.
On the other hand, former Bangladesh captain Akram Khan once again showed his big match temperament in the twilight of his career with a fine half-century that took Beximco a step away from glory.
EPYLLION-ACME
Acme virtually lost the plot even at
ACME: 185 all out in 45.1 overs (Javed 58, Tareq Mehmood 31, Hannan 30, Sagir 17, extras 23; Tareq 3-33, Shahadat 2-39, Arafat 2-19, Navil 1-18, Sabbir 2-19).
EPYLLION: 186-9 in 43.1 overs
(Shamsur 62, Tushar 21, Dhiman 13, Arafat 40, extras 29; Alamgir 4-25, Hasibul 2-46, Rafique 2-43).
Result: Epyllion won by one wicket.
GAZI TANK: 160 all out in 43.3 overs (Golam Rahman 26, Nazimuddin 22, Abul Bashar 14, Manzarul 20, Mahmud 43, extras 16; Nazmul 2-33, Mahbubul 236, Razzak 2-24, Tikolo 2-29).
BEXIMCO: 163-6 in 44.2 overs (Rajin 44, Akram 59, Shahin 36 not out, extras 11; Mahmud 2-31, Monjurul 2-25).
Result: Beximco won by four wickets.
the halfway mark when they put up a modest 185 on the board despite a typically stubborn 58 off 115 balls from national opener Javed Omar and a clumsy 31 by Pakistani Tareq Mehmud.
But Bashar's Acme sniffed a spectacular turn-around when Epyllion lost all but one wicket with still needing five more runs for victory. The apparel giants however survived those nail-biting moments when their number eleven Shahadat Hossain pulled left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique just over the close-in field and sneaked the winning single in the 44th over.
But Epyllion's road to victory was fashioned by a young batsman. Opener Shamsur Rahman, a member of the under-19 team that toured England earlier this year, hit a fluent 62 off 74 balls that contained four boundaries and three sixes. Pakistani Arafat then took Epyllion close to victory before being the last batsman out in the 43rd over.
Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore watched the game along with other selectors. But the Australian was critical about the quality of the foreign recruits. “Is he playing cricket? What's the point of fielding a foreign player like him at the cost of a local cricketer?” remarked Whatmore after watching Tariq Mehmud in action.
Out-of-favour paceman Tareq Aziz Khan claimed the first three wickets and finished with 3-33 in 8 overs while his new ball partner Shahadat took two for 39 and spinner Sabbir Khan two for 19.
Pacer Alamgir Kabir was the most successful Acme bowler with 4-25 while ace left-arm spinner Rafique and Hasibul Hossain took two wickets each.