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Mizanur slams ton as Brothers record crushing victory
DHAKA, March 20, 2019 (BSS)- Opener Mizanur Rahman hit 113 ball-108 as Brothers Union grabbed their second victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), crushing Uttara Sporting Club by eight wickets at BKSP-3 ground here today.
Mizanur and his fellow opener Juanid Siddique paved the platform of the effortless victory, sharing 192 for the opening stand as Brothers reached the winning mark of 267-2 in 48.2 overs after Uttara piled up a respectable 264-8 in 50 overs.
Junaid played to a perfect foil to Mizanur, hitting 92 off 112, an innings laced with five fours. Both of the batsmen took the Uttara bowlers in disdain to make the victory look like a cake-walk one.
Mizanur, on the way to his third List A century clobbered 10 fours and five sixes. He was however the first batsman to fall but Fazle Mahmud kept the rhythm by playing a fluent 55 ball-57 runs knock.
Junaid missed out what could have been his eighth List A century by eight runs but Brothers were just 11 runs away to the victory when he was removed.
Riding on three half-centuries, Uttara posted a total that was by no means an easy target.
Openers Tanzid Hasan and Anisul Islam Emon combined for a 102-run partnership to give the side a solid base. Tanzid was the highest scorer of the side with 75 while Emon made 58.
Skipper Mohimenul Khan struck 64 to help the finish with bang but it was not enough to save the side. Indian recruits Chirag Jani and Sharifullah took two wickets for Brothers.
BSS/SMP/1800 hrs