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Imrul blazes BCB XI to narrow win

Abahani eliminated

Sports Reporter
In a nail-biting finish under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) Shakib Al Hasan's Prime Bank Cricket Club went down to Tamim Iqbal's UCB-BCB XI by five wickets, courtesy of a brilliant half-century by Imrul Kayes, in the fifth round of the Victory Day T20 Cup yesterday. Mahmudullah Riyad-led Abahani limited, on the other hand, were eliminated from the competition after losing to Mashrafe bin Mortaza's Mohammedan Sporting Club by eight wickets.
Prime Bank, UCB-BCB XI and Mohammedan each have six points now and have to win their respective matches today to go through to the finals.
Unlike at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium during the tournament's first leg, the scintillating finish was played out in front of nearempty stands.
Chasing Prime Bank's total of 173, UCB-BCB XI lost Tamim Iqbal in the first over and were poised at just 63 for two in 10 overs. But a settled Imrul (82 off 54), who hammered eight fours and four sixes in his unbeaten innings, guided UCB-BCB XI home with just two balls remaining.
Imrul's 87-run stand off 58-balls for the
third wicket with Mithun Ali (44 off 28), began the recovery. Mithun was however sent back in the 13 th over. With 58 runs required off the last five overs and five wickets remaining, it seemed as though the game was over for UCB-BCB XI but Marshall Ayub (25 off 14) and Imrul upped the tempo. Both batsmen hammered two sixes and a four each in a 52-run stand off just 26 balls and brought down the target to just seven off the last over. Imrul was dropped thrice, twice in the penultimate over bowled by Shakib which went for 14 runs. Marshall Ayub was bowled in the first ball of the last over, but Muktar Ali came in and drove two boundaries to fin ish the game in style.
Earlier, Prime Bank's star batsmen Anamul Haque and Shakib failed to fire and they rode on Sabbir Rahman's (57 off 45) third half-century of the tournament to post 173 for 8.
The day's first game saw Nurul Hasan (79 off 47) guide Mohammedan home with a scintillating half-century. After being put in to bat Abahani posted a competitive 171 for six. Nurul, promoted to number three, hammered two sixes and ten fours and drastically changed the tone of the game. He shared a 78-run stand with Junaid Siddique (41) for the second wicket in the next seven overs. Abahani's barrage of spinners could not pose any harm as Nurul unleashed a wide array of shots, starting from the scoop over the keeper to even a Dhoni-esque helicopter shot. By the time Junaid was sent back to the pavilion in the 13 th over, Mohammedan were poised at a comfortable 120 for 3. Mominul (22) entered next and together with Nurul, guided Mohammedan home.
Earlier, Abahani's Soumya sarker scored his second consecutive half-century of the tournament. He scored five fours and three sixes in his 34-ball 52.