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Battle royal today

Sports Reporter
Mohammedan Sporting Club go into the final game of the first leg of the Premier Cricket League today with an aim to finish atop. But the hurdle they have to overcome is none other than their archrivals and reigning champions Abahani at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium
Another defeat for third-placed Abahani. who are three points shy of their old foes with 15 points from 10 matches, however, will simply make their position vulnerable in the tide race
In a changed scenario the fans are hardly gripped in the same excitement of the past with the battle of the two traditional rivals. So, the players of both teams now don't feel extra pressure ahead of die clash.
"1 don't think there is any extra pressure in any tent because those days are over. It's still fresh in my mind the way fans had plunged into excitement before any Abahani-Mohammedan match," said national and Mohammedan
skipper Mohammad Ashraful.
One, however, may be more interested to see whether Ashraful can payback his team in the crucial match.
It was evident that the Pakistan-bound national players failed to grab the opportunity of good match practice before they fly for Karachi on April 6 for a five-match one-day series and a1\venty20 match.
The Tigers entered the coveted league competition after a successful scries against Ireland and many believed that they would carry their form into the league to prepare well for the demanding trip. But only a few showed signs of form in the last four rounds they have played so far.
Mohammedan signed five national players but they hardly got any return from them except young batter Rokibul Hasan who has played two match-winning knocks.
The performance of Ashraful, Aftab Ahmed and Zunaed Siddiqui, who lost composure after making a half-century in his first game against City Club, have been really frustrating so far.
And chief selector Rafiqul Alam was no exception.
"The performance of the
national team players is really disappointing. They should show something extraordinary when they play any domestic competition but their performance hardly showedit," said Rafiqul.
"The top batsmen totally failed to take the opportunity ahead of the Pakistan tour. Only Mashrafe (Bin Mortaza) made the difference apart from young Rokibul (Hasan). Our national team bowlers' performance was not too bad but everyone knows that our main problem lies in batting," the former national cricketer added.
Abahani captain TUshar Imran, who is also out of form, sees the issue as an advantage for them in the crucial match.
"I think it's a big advantage for us that except Rokibul none of the Mohammedan national players are in form. It's a very crucial match for us to keep our team in the title race," said TUshar adding that their opener Jahurul Islam and paceman Nazmul Hossain are unlikely to play the game.
He, however, pinned hopes on left-handed Shahriar Nafees, who made a fifty against Biman but ended up in the losing side.