Mohammedan Sporting, the renowned cricket giants in the domestic sector of Bangladesh humbled Surjatarun Club by a mammoth 156 run in the Premier League today. Steve Tikolo, the frequent salvager of Mohammedan did not disappoint his mates as he slashed 93 off just 73 deliveries that took account of eleven fours and a six. Mohammedan made a hurried start having lost a couple of wickets as a result, but Parvez and Tikolo pulled up the string with relentless flow of run on their bat. The pair added 102 in the third wicket stand to forecast the side's plausibility to cross three-hundred figure landmark. The possibility was buttressed by Sanwar's(43) and Motoza's(27) cameos. Mohammedan calmed themselves with 303 on the board for the loss of 8 wickets, throwing a daunting task for Surjatarun to get hold of.

Though the first pair handled the new-ball attack with ease, four quick wickets knocked their hopes down and soon they began to strive for survival. The remains of Surjatarun innings brought gloom to the supporters as they were wrapped up to 147 still having 74 balls at hand. Hannan Sarkar topped with 46, put some resistance at least among the frail Surjatarun line-up. Ashiqur Rahman grabbed 3 for 29 and occasional off-spinner Sanwar Hossain went for 3 giving away only 12.

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