BD A 235-9
Sports Reporter
A fine 70 by Shamsur Rahman steered Bangladesh A to 235 for nine in 50 overs in their second one-day match against the United Arab Emirates at the Sharjah Stadium yesterday, according to a message received in Dhaka.In reply, UAE were 11-1 after six overs. Opening batsman Shamsur was dismissed for one in the first match on Wednesday, which the second string national side won by eight wickets. However, stand-in captain Shahriar Nafees stole the show with a hurricane 20-ball 40 to help the side post a challenging total in the day-nighter. Raqib Al Hasan made 34. Left-handed Nafees made 55 off 91 balls the previous night as Bangladesh A stormed to 133-2 in 37.2 overs in reply to UAE's 132. Mohammad Sharif, playing his first international match after a two-and-a-half-year lay-off due to injury, was adjudged man-of-the-match for his 6-24 from eight overs in the first match. The third game of the four-match series will be held at the same venue tomorrow.
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