Manzarul shines on dull day
Sports Reporter
A decent all-round performance by Manzarul Islam on a rather dull day of cricket helped the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Reds snatch a 38-run win over BCB Greens in a low-scoring limited-overs match at the BKSP ground yesterday.The all-rounder, who has lost his place in the national team's ongoing tour of England, top-scored 23 for his side and grabbed four wickets in four overs with his left-arm spin to bowl out the Greens for 117 in just 28 overs. Southpaw Abdur Razzak made highest 24 coming in at number eight. The match was played on the hockey turf with a softball due to poor ground condition. However, the off-season game which is a part of the selection trial for Bangladesh A team's tour of England in July, failed to bring the best out of the out-of-touch cricketers. Apart from Manzarul who captured the last four wickets in the space of 15 runs, the only man to make an impression was teammate paceman Gazi Alamgir with a haul of 3-28. Earlier, BCB Green led by Alok Kapali, were all out for 155 in 42.4 overs after electing to bat first in the match reduced to 45 overs a-side. For both sides, extras topped the scorecards with Reds collecting 46 and their rivals 45. The two teams will play a three-day match from today at the same venue.
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