December 15, 2003	Monday	Shawwal 20, 1424

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KARACHI, Dec 14: Bangladesh ‘A’ launched their Patron’s Cup campaign with an unconvincing 35-run win over Defence Housing Authority (DHA) at National Stadium on Sunday.

Asif Zakir made a 99-ball 60, after struggling for 21 deliveries before opening his account.

Rajin Saleh, who did so well on the tour of Pakistan not long ago, and fellow off-spinner Jamaluddin Babu shared the spoils with three wickets each under their belts.

The tourists posted a moderate total of 217 for seven, after skipper Mushfiqur Rahman had called correctly at the toss, against the weakest side in this group.

Shahriar Hossain, currently out of favour with the national selectors back home, played the major innings of the day by scoring 78 out of 157 when he was run out. Hannan Sarkar, now firmly settled in the senior side, struck four boundaries in scoring 34 during a first-wicket stand of 70 in 87 balls.

Shahriar’s 135-ball knock contained five fours and two sixes.

Scoreboard

BANGLADESH ‘A’:

Hannan Sarkar c Umair b Wasim 34

Shahriar Hossain run out 78

M. Ashraful st Asif b Rizwan Qureshi 11

Rajin Saleh c Asif b Rizwan Qureshi 5

Ehsanul Haq c Asif b Nasir 9

Mushfiqur Rahman not out 29

Mohammad Selim b Umair 33

Jamaluddin Babu c Saqib b Umair 1

Manzar Rana not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-4, W-2, NB-10) 16

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 50 overs) 217

FALL OF WKTS: 1-70, 2-101, 3-125, 4-141, 5-157, 6-214, 7-217.

DID NOT BAT: Anwar Hossain, Tarek Aziz.

BOWLING: Nasir Khan 10-4-29-1 (3nb); Umair Hasan 5-0-33-2 (6nb); Rizwan Saeed 3-0-20-0 (1nb, 1w); Bilal Marwat 2-0-19-0; Wasim Naeem 10-1-40-1; Rizwan Qureshi 10-3-22-2; Anis Shaikh 10-0-50-0.

DHA:

Saqib Zia b Tarek 5

Asmatullah b Anwar 6

Asif Zakir b Rajin 60

Wasim Naeem c Manzar b Anwar 11

M. Bilal Marwat lbw b Jamal 20

Sharjeel Ashraf c Rajin b Jamal 9

Rizwan Qureshi c Mushfiqur b Rajin 27

Rizwan Saeed c Ashraful b Rajin 5

Umair Hasan c Hannan b Jamal 3

Anis Shaikh not out 23

Nasir Khan st Selim b Hannan 2

EXTRAS (W-10, NB-1) 11

TOTAL (all out, 49.4 overs) 182

FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-14, 3-25, 4-94, 5-110, 6-120, 7-131, 8-144, 9-160.

BOWLING: Anwar Hossain 8-2-31-2 (2w); Tarek Aziz 7-0-22-1 (2w); Mushfiqur Rahman 9-1-32-0; Manzar Rana 10-0-29-0; Jamaluddin Babu 10-1-33-3 (1w); Rajin Saleh 5-0-23-3 (1w); Hannan Sarkar 0.4-0-12-1 (1nb, 4w).