Brothers Union Mohammad Ashraful is known for his achievements with the bat but in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match against Mohammedan Sporting Club it was his skills with the ball that showed as he picked up his first five wickets in the list. Cricket. However, his efforts with the ball were compensated by Mohammedan skipper Shuvagata Hom, who scored the best figures of his career to give his side a handsome 54-run victory in a low-scoring affair at BKSP Ground 3 yesterday.
Mohammedan has recovered from a poor start by opener Rony Talukdar and overseas star Mohammad Hafeez after fellow opener Parvez Hossain Emon and number three Soumya Sarkar left within five overs. Ashraful broke the 72-yard stand with Hafeez’s scalp as a delivery man turned around and grabbed the surface while holding it low and catching Hafeez leg-in front of the trunks. Ashraful’s celebrations should be the highlight of the day as he dances on every wicket. Rony caught Ashraful in the next overhand on a ball that was sharply pulled back and cut off the section. After Rony’s team-high 60-ball 58, it looked like Mohammedan, without their key stars in the line-up, as they perform for the Tigers in South Africa, would break down. The middle order of Ariful Haque, Sohrawordi Shuvo and Shuvagata quickly went backwards. Zahiduzzaman’s unbeaten 41 late in the standings kept the Innings together before they were ruled out for 206.
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In response, Mohammedan tapped into its own off-spinner at Shuvagata, which gave early breakthroughs with the wickets of Sadikur Rahman and Myshukur Rahman. Ashraful could not captialize on the confidence boost with the ball of carrying with the bat as he went leg-before one to a Nazmul Islam Apu delivery. Opener Imtiaz Hossain and Aminul Islam Biplob contributed to a 57-run stand before the former fell to a team-high 42. respectively, Brothers Innings clapped at 152.
In another low-scoring affair at BKSP, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club battled early against Shinepukur Cricket Club Hasan Murad, who picked up two key wickets from Saif Hassan and Imrul Kayes after the Batteries contributed in a 60-run stand. Regular fall of wickets sees Sheikh Jamal not enough partnerships and in Robiul Islam Robi 55-Ball 48 was her only positive with the bat as she went out for 146 bowling. However, Shinepukur fought hard against left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam, who won four for 33, while Taibur Rahman grabbed three for 43 to give Sheikh Jamal a 14-run victory.
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