Left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain picked up three wickets in a single over to finish with 4-11 from 7.5 overs after Mushfiqur Rahman's timely 40 as the national flag carrier shot out the Motijheel outfit for 94 in defence of a moderate 155 at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for their second victory.

Last year's runners-up Sonargaon Cricketers, however, maintained their all-win record with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over struggling City Club at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium.

Away at BKSP, Victoria pacer Nazmul Hossain Milon hogged the spotlight for all wrong reasons, conceding a record 39 runs in one over but still his side won the high-scoring battle against Brothers by three wickets despite Pakistani Fahad Ullah smashed a hundred for the Gopibagh outfit.

BIMAN-MOHAMMEDAN
Though the pitch offered low-bounce, the way the Mohammedan batsmen failed to apply themselves was beyond imagination. To rub more salt on the wound captain Habibul Bashar got himself run out in a pathetic way in a crucial stage.

The experienced Tigers skipper, who is definitely not a good runner between the wickets, unnecessarily called his partner Sakib for a third run and fell short of the crease to his national teammate Forhad Reza's throw from deep cover. Bashar's departure left Mohammedan at 20-4.

Earlier, national paceman Syed Rasel made the damage removing openers Imtiaz Hossain and Zunaed Siddiquee and his new-ball partner Mushfiqur removed dangerman Aftab Ahmed's middle-stump to give Biman the upper hand.

Sakib paired with wicketkeeper Sahagir Hossain to revive the Mohammedan hopes but Mosharraf not only broke the 40-run sixth wicket partnership when he bowled Sahagir for 10 but also dismissed Rashedul Haque and Tapash Baisya in the 31st over.

Man-of-the-match Mosharraf then bowled Arafat Sunny to wrap up the Mohammedan innings in 40.5 overs.

It would have been much more agonising for Mohammedan if Sakib had not been dropped by Mushfiqur at cover and by Rakibul at gully off the bowling of pacer Shafaq Al Jabir. Sakib hit four boundaries in his 105-ball knock.

Earlier, Biman top order batsmen got starts but failed to capitalise after being sent into bat. All-rounder Mushfiqur salvaged the blushes with a 64-ball 40 without a single hit to the fence.

SONARGAON-CITY
A 108-run opening partnership between discarded national openers Al-Shahriar and Mehrab Hossain Opee guided Sonargaon to 214-3 in 48.3 overs in reply to City Club's 213.

Shahriar made 64 off 75 balls including nine fours while man-of-the-match Mehrab top scored 93 off 139 deliveries with ten hits to fence to ensure City's second defeat in three games.

Alok Kapali was the other notable contributor as the stylish right-hander made 34 off 53 balls after taking three wickets for 23 runs.

Earlier, City thrived on Gazi Salahuddin's 55 and Mustafizur Rahman's 38 to make a respectable total. Pacer Mohammad Sharif was the other successful Sonargaon bowler with 3-37.

VICTORIA-BROTHERS
Opener Nasiruddin Faruque might have missed the hundred for only six runs but his effort powered youthful Victoria reach 271-7 with three balls to spare for their second victory in three matches.

The right-hander, who hammered 94 off 114 balls with eleven fours, associated in an 88-run stand to give Victoria a perfect start in reply to Brothers' mammoth 270-4.

Then the middle order responded brilliantly, especially Pakistani Jaffar Quarashi, who played a pivotal role during a 37-ball 39 featuring four sixes. Second-choice national wicketkeeper Mushfiqu Rahim guided the side home with a fine 25 not out off 20 deliveries.

Earlier an unbeaten 197-run fifth wicket stand between Anisur Rahman Sanchay and Fahad Ullah helped Brothers to put up the challenging total.

Anisur made a 71-ball 80 with six fours and three sixes while Fahad's 106 came off 88 balls, the fourth hundred in the league laced with eight fours and four sixes.