e_Paper, Wednesday, April 21, 2017

INDEPENDENCE CUP
KABADDI 2017
10-team final
phase begins
Sunday
• Tribune Report
The final phase of the Independence
Cup Kabaddi 2017 is all set to
begin on Sunday at Hossain Shaheed
Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium.
Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
held a press conference yesterday
at the Bangladesh Olympic Association
auditorium where Bashundhara
Group was announced as
the sponsor while the logo of the
tournament was also launched.
AdTouch is managing the event.
BKF president and IG of Bangladesh
Police, AKM Shahidul Haque,
BPM, PPM; general secretary and
Additional DIG, Habibur Rahman,
and Bashundhara Group advisor Major
General (retd.) Mahbub Haider
Khan were present at the ceremony.
"The main ambition of this tournament
is to find the best kabaddi
players in the country so that we can
provide them better training facilities
and prepare them for international
competitions. I would like to thank
Bashundhara Group for stepping forward
to fund this tournament and
also hope that the other corporate
houses of the country will join us in
future to lift kabaddi, which is Bangladesh’s
national sport,” said Shahidul.
The five-day long tournament
will feature 10 teams divided into
two groups. The group stage matches
will be held on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday. The two semi-finals
will take place on Wednesday
while the final is scheduled for a
day later. •
Sports 19
Abahani, Gazi Group continue winning run
• Tribune Report
Holder Dhaka Abahani Limted and
Gazi Group Cricketers continued
their winning run, registering their
third consecutive victory, against
Brothers Union and Legends of
Rupganj respectively in the Dhaka
Premier Division Cricket League
2016-17 season yesterday.
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club,
meanwhile, clinched their second
win of the tournament, against
Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club.
Abahani v Brothers, Fatullah
Abahani were off to a flying start
after electing to bat first with opening
batsmen Liton Kumar Das (48)
and Indian cricketer Uday Kaul
(94) adding 96 runs for the opening
wicket stand, thus laying the foundation
for a big total.
Youngster Nazmul Hossain
Shanto (49) and skipper Mahmudullah
(49*) continued the tempo of
the innings while all-rounder Shuvagata
Hom smashed a blistering
17-ball 44, featuring seven fours
and a six at the end as the Sky Blues
posted a huge total of 327/6.
In reply, despite opener Junaid
Siddique’s 112-ball 114, composed
with eight fours and three sixes,
Brothers fell short, ending their
chase on 295/8. Top-order batsman
Mizanur Rahman added 42 while
lower-order batter Nihaduzzaman
remained not out on 41 as they lost
their third game in a row.
Player of the match Shuvagata
had a great game, posting an allround
effort, after scoring a quick
knock earlier. He picked up 3/45
from his quota of 10 overs while
all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin
took two wickets.
Gazi v Rupganj, BKSP 3
Captain Mushfiqur Rahim encountered
a rough a day as Rupganj
faced their first defeat in the league
after a batting disaster saw them
bundled out for 156 in 44 overs.
Mushfiq had won the toss and decided
to take first guard in the 47-
over per side affair.
Mushfiq, who scored 26, was
only the fourth batsman to reach
double digits as none of the batters
were able to put up a significant
score. In what was a sorry batting
display, No 9 batsman Mosharraf
Hossain’s 37 was the highest score.
Seamer Abu Haider Rony picked
Bangladesh and India players celebrate after jointly winning the Physically Challenged Cricket Tournament 2017 in Dhaka
yesterday
MD MANIK
Abahani’s Uday Kaul goes big during their DPL game against Brothers in Fatullah
yesterday
MD MANIK
up four wickets and was adjudged
man of the match while Indian
spinner Parvez Rasool took three.
Gazi reached their target with
eight wickets and 11 overs to spare
with opener Jahurul Islam remaining
not out on 62 and No 3 Mominul
Haque adding 44. Nasir Hossain
was unbeaten on 15 and he is yet to
get dismissed in the DPL so far.
DT
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017
Sk Jamal v Doleshwar, BKSP 4
It turned into a 38-over per side game
after heavy overnight rain forced the
game to be delayed. Sheikh Jamal
posted 235/7 after electing to bat
first. Imrul Kayes was the top-scorer
with 67 off 74 balls with seven
fours and a six while opener Fazle
Mahmud added 55. Wicketkeeper-batsman
Nurul Hasan remained
undefeated on 47 off 41 balls. Spinners
Habibur Rahman and Arafat
Sunny took two wickets each.
In pursuit of 236, Indian cricketer
Puneet Bisht scored the highest
83 off 60 balls while Marshall Ayub
scored 42 but Doleshwar were unable
to chase down the target, eventually
posting 230/7. Experienced
spinner Abdur Razzak picked up
three wickets while pace bowler
Shahadat Hossain bagged two
wickets for Sheikh Jamal. •
Starc, Lynn in Champs
Trophy squad
• Reuters
Australia pace spearhead Mitchell
Starc and batsman Chris Lynn have
been named as part of a formidable
squad for next month's Champions
Trophy in England and Wales despite
nursing injuries.
Starc was forced to pull out midway
through the India tour last
month with a fractured foot while
Lynn has been sidelined with a
shoulder injury during the Indian
Premier League.
Both are expected to be fit for
Australia's opener on June 2 against
New Zealand. James Faulkner,
man-of-the-match in the 2015
World Cup final against New Zealand,
has been omitted from the 15-
man squad named yesterday, with
selectors opting for all-rounders
Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell
and Marcus Stoinis.
DPL, ROUND 3
BROTHERS 295/8 (Junaid 114,
Shuvagata 3/45) lost to ABAHANI
327/6 (Kaul 94, Mahmudullah 49*)
by 32 runs
GAZI 157/2 in 36 overs (Jahurul 62*,
Mominul 44) beat RUPGANJ 156 in
44 overs (Rony 4/26, Rasool 3/17) by
eight wickets
DOLESHWAR 230/7 in 38 overs
(Bisht 83, Razzak 3/39) lost to SK
JAMAL 235/7 in 38 overs (Kayes 67,
Fazle 55) by five runs
Young fast bowler Pat Cummins
and James Pattinson, on the comeback
trail after suffering stress fractures
in his back, were included
in an imposing pace battery along
with Josh Hazlewood and John
Hastings. Legspinner Adam Zampa
is the sole specialist spinner in
the squad, while batsmen Usman
Khawaja, George Bailey and Peter
Handscomb have missed out.
Australia, who lost their top
ranking to South Africa earlier this
year, will bid for their third win in
the ODI tournament after triumphs
in 2006 and 2009. •
Squad
Steve Smith (C), David Warner, Pat
Cummins, Aaron Finch, John Hastings,
Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises
Henriques, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell,
James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus
Stoinis, Matthew Wade and Adam Zampa