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| BCB Red opener Tamim Iqbal swings on the leg-side during the practice Twenty20 match against BCB Green at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.Photo: STAR |
Tamim Iqbal's 90 was enough to ward off half-centuries from Mohammad Ashraful and Alok Kapali in BCB Red's 12-run win over BCB Green in a practice Twenty20 game at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Put into bat, the Reds piled up 179-4 in 20 overs and though the Greens needed 39 off the last five, they were eventually restricted to 167-7.
It was a much-needed reversal from Mushfiqur Rahim's side who suffered the ignominy of a nine-wicket loss on Monday.
The tonic, of course, was a good start from the openers, particularly Tamim, and the left-hander's blazing knock provided just that.
During his 53-ball innings, the Chittagonian hammered nine boundaries and three sixes. He added 75 for the second wicket with Shakib Al Hasan after Imrul Kayes (18) fell in the sixth over giving Sohrawardi Shuvo a catch at point off Alauddin Babu.
Shakib, playing his first game in the country after he lost his captaincy, struck a couple of boundaries and a six in his 26-ball 35 as he let Tamim take on the Greens' bowling attack.
Skipper Mushfiqur struck a six and a four before falling in the 19th over for 17, as they took 49 off the last five overs.
Shahadat Hossain took two while Alauddin and Kapali picked up one each.
It continued to be a good day for Sylhet all-rounder Kapali who struck a breezy 55 when it was BCB Green's turn to bat.
After Junaed Siddiqui and Shahriar Nafees fell by the third over, Rokibul Hasan (19) and Ashraful added a quick 40 before the latter fell to Shakib.
Kapali then got into the act. He hammered three fours and as many sixes in his 35-ball effort, also adding 64 for the fourth wicket with Ashraful, who struck five fours and a six in his 36-ball 51.
But just when it looked as if BCB Green had one foot at the door, Ashraful's reverse sweep landed on Shafiul's lap at short third-man. Though the required 7.8 per over at that stage (with six wickets in hand), they couldn't close the deal.
Kapali fell nine balls later to Elias Sunny (who also took Ashraful) before Mominul Haque fell in the next ball.
The big-hitting Alauddin flickered for eleven balls but his 13 wasn't enough as they needed 21 off the final over and got only eight.
Apart from Sunny's three, Shafiul took two wickets while Shakib and Abdur Razzak picked up one each.
After the match, Ashraful said that his poor shot selection probably cost them the game. "We could have won had Alok and I didn't get out at that stage. I played a bad shot," he rued.
"But I think these matches have helped us a lot ahead of the series against West Indies," added Ashraful.
SCORES IN BRIEF
BCB RED: 179-4 in 20 overs (Tamim 90, Shakib 35; Shahadat 2-24)
BCB GREEN: 167-7 in 20 overs (Kapali 55, Ashraful 51; Sunny 3-35, Shafiul 2-31)
Result: BCB Red won by 12 runs.
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