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Biman win a nail-baiter

Semi line-ups complete

Sports Reporter
The semifinal line-ups for the Dhaka Premier Division l\venty20 Tournament has been completed as Mohammedan, Gazi Tank and Biman won their respective encounters yesterday. Abahani will now meet Gazi Tank while Biman. who had national speedster Shahadat Hossain's batting skills to thank for a thrilling win, will face Mohammedan in the semifinals on February 3 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Originally scheduled to be held on February 1, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has shifted the date for the semis and has billed the final for February 4 at Mirpur
The day s most entertaining match came at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur where Biman registered a last over, one-wicket victory over Cricket Coaching School (CCS).
It was an intense competition of bat and ball as CCS assembled 101 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their twenty overs, thanks to some tight bowling by Biman's Shahadat and Mahbubul Alam. However, right arm legspinner Nabil Samad came down heavy on the batting team as he spun a web picking up four wickets giving away just 11 runs. In response, Biman struggled and at one stage were 49 for the loss of six wickets. Only two batsmen of the first nine managed to reach double figures for Biman, but they were saved by the last minute heroics of Shahadat, who scored a rapid 22 of 16 balls to help his team home with just one ball to
spare. Shahadat hit one boundary and one powerful straight six, which also brought him the man of the match award. CCS's Ripon bowled magnificently to pick up four wickets but it turned out to be in vain.
In other matches, Abahani maintained their unbeaten run in the tournament when they emerged victorious in their last group match against Victoria at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. Abahani were all-out for 135 with all rounder Nadif Chowdhury top-scoring with 30 with the help of three boundaries. Victoria's Sharafullah was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets for 20 runs in his four overs. The Sky Blues then restricted Victoria to 124-7 through the fiery bowling of paceman Ziaur Rahman who scalped four wickets for just 17 runs. Opener Amit Mojumdar top scored with a blistering 54 of 40 deliveries smashing five boundaries and one six but was unable to add to Victoria's tally of two points.
At BKSR Mohammedan had the last laugh over Partex as they beat their opponents by nine runs to seal their place in Tuesday's semifinal against Biman. Being put into bat first, the Motijheel giants reached 136-5. Suhrawardi Shuvo was the only notable scorer as he made a bustling 37 of 25 balls with just one boundary. Openers Mehrab Hossain Opee and Wasiur Rahman gave Partex a good start by putting up 1 a 55 run partnership but Mohammedan bowlers Dollar Mahmud and Murad Khan picked up two wickets apiece to restrict the opponent to 127-5.
Mohammad Ashraful-led Gazi Tank went head to head with BKSP to win their match by 18 runs in the other match held at Fatullah yesterday. National skipper Mohammad Ashraful carried his good form into this match scoring an unbeaten 30 of 33 deliveries with three boundaries. Opener Imrul Kayes also contributed with a handsome 38 of 25 balls hitting five fours. Spinner Nayeem Islam was the wrecker-in-chief flummoxed the BKSP batters as he bowled a magical spell of four overs conceding just 15 runs and picking up three wickets.
Elsewhere, Surjo Torun defeated City Club by 11 runs at BKSP and Old DOHS beat Young Pegasus in a last over eliminator at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
BRIEF SCORES
ABAHANI: 135 all out in 20 overs (Nadif 30. extras 18; Sharafullah 3-20, Arafat 2-27) VICTORIA: 124-7 in 20 overs (Amit Mojumdar 54, extras 5; Ziaur Rahman 4-17)
Result: Abahani won by 11 runs
YOUNG PEGASUS: 121-7 in 20 overs (Abul Bashar 38*, extras 16; Raju 2-22)
OLD DOHS: 121-8 in 20 overs
(Rabbi 36, extras 20; Bashar 2-19)
Result: Old DOHS won by 1 run in a one over per side eliminator
MOHAMMEDAN: 136-5 in 20 overs (Suharwardi 37’, extras 8;Monjur2-25)
PARTEX: 127-5 in 20 overs (Mehrab 29, extras 17; Murad 2-23, Dollar 2-22)
Result: Mohammedan won by 9 runs
SURJO TORUN: 133-5 in 20 overs (Rajin Saleh 33, Anisur 33’, extras 6; Saif 3 -17)
CITY CLUB: 122-8 in 20 overs (Rasel-Al-Mamun 28, extras 9; Saklaine3-19)
Result: Surjo Torun won by 11 runs
GAZI TANK: 136-3 in 20 overs (Kayes 38, Ashraful 30’, extras 7)
BKSP: 118-9 in 20 overs (Shaikat 38, extras 4; Nayeem 3-15)
Result: Gazi Tank won by 18 runs
C.C.S: 101-7 in 20 overs (Uttam Sarkar 28, extras 13; Nabil Samad 4-11)
BIMAN: 102-9 in 20 overs
(Shahadat 22’, extras 20;
Ripon4-4)
Result: Biman won by 1 wicket