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Shinepukur finally ends defeat-jinx in DPL
DHAKA, March 23, 2019 (BSS)- Opener Sabbir Hossain fell for nervous 99 before claiming 3-27 with cherry to put up a stellar all-round performance which was instrumental in breaking the losing-jinx of Shinepukur Cricket Club.
Riding on his all-round performance, Shinepukur registered their first victory in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL), crushing Uttara Sporting Club by eight wickets at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah today.
Put into bat first, Uttara were shot out for 145 in 44.4 overs, a score which Shinepukur comfortably overhauled making 149-2 in just 25.1 overs.
Sabbir struck seven fours and as many sixes in his 72 ball-99 runs knock that made the victory a cake-walk. Ably supported by his fellow opener Shadman Islam, he paved the platform of the facile victory by sharing 117-run for the opening stand.
Shadman made a patient 38, featuring two fours and one six before Naimul Islam (1-47) removed him.
Jahangir Alam (1-24) then dismissed Sabbir for 99 as the score was level. Amit Hasan (6 not out) sent the ball across the rope for boundary to complete the inevitable.
Earlier Sabbir torubled Uttara Sporting Club with his gentle medium pace. He scalped 3-27, which was complemented by Rakibul Hasan’s 2-18 as they tormented Uttara right from the start.
Uttara’s No.7 batsman Minhajul Abedin was the highest scorer with 51 not out. Opener Tanzid Hasan was the other notable scorer with 25.
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