Akbar Ali smashes ton in practice game
Riding on his ton, HP Team “A” ended their first innings posting 406 for 7 in 80 overs. Along with Akbar, Shahadat Hossain also did well accumulating 94 runs off 162 balls with 14 fours.
Akbar Ali, the captain of Bangladesh's World Cup-winning U-19 team, smashed a ton in the two-day intra-squad practice game of BCB's High Performance unit (HP) on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Akbar failed to do well in the three-team 50-over competition last month. However, he proved his mettle hitting the ton in the practice match.
Riding on his ton, HP Team "A" ended their first innings posting 406 for 7 in 80 overs. Along with Akbar, Shahadat Hossain also did well accumulating 94 runs off 162 balls with 14 fours.
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Akbar ended on 136 off 161 balls with 20 fours and two sixes. During his innings, Akbar posted a 120-run stand with Shamim Hossain.
Brief score:
HP Team A 406/7 in 80 overs, Akbar 136, Shahadat 94, Shamim 67, Tanzid 35, Mahmudul 30; Rezaur 2/63, Shahin 2/71, Shariful 2/102.
