Mosaddek heroics help Abahani clinch thriller

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Mosaddek Hossain’s late-overs heroics gave Abahani Limited a crucial three-wicket win over Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club at BKSP-3 in Savar, but an umpiring decision late in the game marred the thrill of the contest.

With ten runs required off the last three balls of the match, Mosaddek squeezed the ball to sweeper cover, but the throw wasn’t collected cleanly by Doleshwar wicketkeeper Rony Talukdar. Mosaddek and Taskin Ahmed were involved in a mix-up while trying to pinch a second run. While Taskin tried to complete it, Farhad Reza, the bowler, broke the stumps at the non-striker’s end with the batsman still a foot outside the crease. But umpire Rezwan Parvez was unmoved amid huge appeals from Doleshwar fielders. After the umpire had given it not out, Doleshwar’s players spoke to him but to no avail. The rest simply looked crestfallen from the boundary edge, with hands going on head and hips. …

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