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Vol. 5 Num 316 Sun. April 17, 2005  
   
Sports


StanChart Cricket
A world record!


The ongoing school cricket tournament was marked by a new domestic record when BKSP-B amassed a mammoth 621-6 in a limited-overs match yesterday.

The total, in 50 overs, could also find its place as a world record but information about school cricket was unavailable.

The team on the receiving end of the assault were Scholastica, beaten by 555 runs after being all out for 66 in the Standard Chartered Under-15 Young Tigers school cricket tournament match at the Lalmatia Housing Society ground.

Saikat Ali hammered a 75-ball 153 with the help of 17 fours and 10 sixes while Mominul Haque smashed an unbeaten 88-ball 170 that produced 17 fours and 11 sixes. But it was Shahzada who stole the show with a cameo 143 off only 59 balls. He hit ten fours and 14 sixes.

BKSP A (472-7) also rode on two centuries by Ahmed Khan (113) and Ashrafullah (140 not out) to outplay Badda Alatunnesa (57) by 415 runs.

In the day's other U-15 matches, Sabuj Biddyapith (105-2) defeated Happy Times (104) by eight wickets, Government Laboratory (133-2) also managed an eight-wicket victory over Mishu Pre-cadet (132), Rahamatullah Model (196-5) beat Dhanmondi Tutorial (194) by five wickets, Junior Laboratory (149-4) registered a six-wicket victory against Nabakumar (146), Shaheed Ramizuddin (384) handed a 299-run defeat on Bangladesh International (85) and Paramount (164-3) beat Uttar Badda (161) by seven wickets.

In the U-17 zonal match, North Zone (114-3) beat East Zone (113) by seven wickets.