Bangladesh: Schools cricket (1 May 1998)

May 01, 1998

Schools cricket

Daily Star

Rahamatullah Model High School, Ahmed Bawani School and Wari High School reached group finals winning their respective matches of the 16th national schools cricket championship yesterday, reports UNB.

Rahamatullah Model High School outplayed Mohammadpur High School by 8 wickets at the Dhanmondi Club ground.

Batting first, Mohammadpur High School were bundled out for a paltry 70 in 20.4 overs. In reply, Rahamatullah scored 73 in just 10.4 overs losing only two wickets. Ramzan contributed highest 35 runs for the winners.

At the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, Ahmed Bawani School defeated Banani Model School by 3 wickets.

Banani Model School made 176 runs losing 9 wickets in the stipulated 35 overs. In reply, Ahmed Bawani scored 180 for 7 wickets in 31.5 overs with Sawkat hammering 55 runs.

Wari High School outplayed Sunnydale School by a huge margin of 131 runs at City Club ground.

Wari High School piled up a massive 291 runs in 35 overs. Sentu struck 72 runs for Wari. In reply, Sunnydale was all out for 160 in 30.1 overs.

In the day's other engagement, Nazrul Sikhyaloy and BCSIR School won their respective matches and reached group semifinals.

Source:: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)