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Vol. 5 Num 601 Sun. February 05, 2006  
   
Sports


Aslam destroys Mohammedan


A devastating six-wicket haul by Aslam Khan helped bottom-table Brothers Union trounce Mohammedan Sporting Club by nine wickets on the concluding day of the Aktel Premier Cricket League yesterday.

Left-arm seamer Aslam, who shared the new ball with Kazi Rubaiyat in his first league match of the season, captured six-37 in nine overs to shoot out Mohammedan for just 59 runs.

Brothers fielded their second string attack but their rivals, after electing to bat first on a placid wicket at the Fatullah Stadium, skittled out in just 18.4 overs. Brothers did not use any other bowler and Rubaiyat bagged 3-22 from his 9.4 overs including three maidens. Aslam was adjudged man-of-the-match.

Neither of the pace duo got the wicket of Mohammedan and national captain Habibul Bashar, who was run out for eight. Moniruzzaman and Monirul were the only to batsmen to cross the double-figure with 12 and 17 runs respectively.

Brothers needed only 10.4 overs to race to 63-1 and pick their second win in five Super League games. Rashedul Haque was unbeaten on 38 while his fellow opener Arafat Sunny made 11. Enamul Haque remained unbeaten on four.

It was Mohammedan's third loss which saw one of the favourites finish joint fourth with Bangladesh Biman, who ended their campaign with a commendable seven-wicket victory against runners-up Sonargaon Cricketers at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium also yesterday.

National opener Javed Omar, fresh from his century against DOHS in the previous round, made 85 off 123 balls to spearhead Biman to 195-3 in reply to Sonargaon's 194 with more than eight overs to spare. Pakistani batsman Ashraf Ali contributed 65 from 91 balls during a 128-run third wicket stand with man-of-the-match Javed.

Biman's veteran left-arm seamer Anisur Rahman topped and tailed in the Sonargaon innings to finish with 4-33 from 9.2 overs. It was newcomers Sonargaon's first defeat in the Super League as well as the first loss for skipper Mohammad Ashraul in nine games.

SUPER SIX TABLE
DOHS 16 14 2 28
Sonargaon 16 11 5 22
Victoria 16 9 7 20
MSC 16 9 7 18
Biman 16 9 7 18
BU 16 8 8 16