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Hosts trounce SA Academy
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GP-BCB Academy team
confirmed their final berth in the Grameenphone
Academy Cup as they beat South Africa Academy
team by 119 runs in a return league match at the
Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium (BSSRAS)
in Chittagong Saturday.
Earlier, in the tournament opener on Tuesday, the
hosts also notched a 75-run win over the Proteas
Academy side.
In the day’s match, coin-favoured GP-BCB Academy
team batted first to post 246 for 4 in the
stipulated 50 overs.
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Skipper cum
left-hand batsman Mehrab Hossain Jr. contributed
unbeaten 89 runs, while Nasir scored not out 54 to
guide the home side to a fighting total. Mehrab Jr
was later adjudged man of the match.
After the dismissal of three top order batsmen --
Nazmus Sadat 5, Imrul Kayes 19 and Farhad Hossain
21 -- for just 64 on the scoreboard, number four
Mushfiqur Rahim along with skipper Mehrab Jr put
up 58 runs in the 4th wicket before Mushfiqur
returned to the pavilion scoring 35 runs off 45
balls with three fours and a six.
Then Nasir along with Mehrab Jr added another
valuable 124 runs in the 5th wicket partnership,
taking the hosts near the 150-mark.
CJ de Villiers grabbed two wickets for 63 runs,
while Mondli Mahlombe took the other wicket for 35
runs.
In reply, South Africa Academy team was bundled
out for 127 runs in 44.1 overs. Number six Matthew
Arnold scored 25 runs off 63 balls, while Abdul
Aziz Temoor made 21, CJ de Villiers 15 and Shadle
van Schalkwyk 14.
Delwar Hossain, Nasir Hossain and Suhrawardi Shuvo
took two wickets each.
Meanwhile, the South Africa Academy team meets
Pakistan Academy team on Sunday, while GP-BCB
Academy team play Pakistan Academy team in the
last return league match on Monday, all at the
BSSRAS.
After the league basis matches at the BSSRAS, the
two top teams will meet in the final on April 23
at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS).
On completion of the one-day meet, the Pakistan
side will play two four-day matches against their
Bangladesh counterparts - the first on Apr 26-29
at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium (SCS) in Bogra and
the 2nd on May 2-5, also at the same venue.
Brief score:
GP BCB Academy - 246/4 in 50 overs; Mehrab Jr 89*,
Nasir 60*, CJ de Villiers 2/63.
SA ACADEMY - 127/10 in 42 overs; Arnold 25, CJ de
Villiers 15, Delwar 2/15, Nasir 2/25.
--UNB, Dhaka
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