Calcutta: East Bengal recorded a 10-wicket win over ERSA in an AN Ghosh Trophy match, on Friday. Requiring 153 runs for victory after ERSA finished their second innings at 237 for nine, East Bengal rode Debopriyo Sur’s unbeaten 84 to reach home.
SUMMARISED SCORES
Bhowanipore Club 371 & 210/9 (P. Pramanick 6/51). Shambazar Club 256 & 285 (P. Joshi 135). Bhowanipore Club won by 40 runs
ERSA 304/8 & 237/9. East Bengal 389/6 & 155/0 (D. Sur 84 ..). East Bengal won by 10 wkts.
Schools’ meet
Calcutta: Calcutta Boys whipped Assembly of God Church by 170 runs in category A of the Inter-School Invitational Cricket tournament, on Friday. Batting first, Calcutta Boys piled up 226 for four with Pratyay Dutta scoring 100. In reply, Assembly of God Church were all out for 56.
SUMMARISED SCORES
Calcutta Boys 226/4 in 20 ovs (P. Dutta 100). Assembly of God Church 56. Calcutta Boys won by 170 runs.
BDM International 138/6 in 20 ovs. Calcutta Boys 140/2 in 14.5 ovs (K. Kamran 78 ..). Calcutta Boys won by 8 wkts.
Ajmal case
Karachi: Within days of asking the ICC for dates to conduct the biomechanic tests on suspended spinner Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan Cricket Board now wants the process to be delayed as the bowler is not yet ready. An official in the PCB said that the Board had initially requested the ICC to give them a date for the official test of Saeed’s bowling action.
Shakib cleared
New Delhi: Shakib-al Hasan can now participate in the next IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders as the Bangladesh Cricket Board ended its restriction on the all-rounder to take part in overseas competitions.
“We have lifted the embargo on his NOC. It was a unanimous decision on behalf of the BCB's board of directors,” BCB president Nazmul Hassan was quoted as saying by a cricket-specific website.