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Vol. 5 Num 1107 Thu. July 12, 2007  
   
Sports


Eves bowl UAE out for 9


Bangladesh women's cricket team bowled out United Arab Emirates for only 9 runs in their opening match of the eight-nation ACC women's cricket tournament at the PT Ibrahim Institute ground in Johor yesterday.

After skipper Tazkia Akhtar deciding to bowl first, they packed off the UAE batswomen inside nine overs for only 9 runs. Panna Ghosh took five wickets for six runs while Shamima Akhtar grabbed three wickets for two runs.

In reply, the two Bangladeshi openers only took eight balls to reach the winning target. Chameli remained unbeaten on 6 while her partner Tazkia was on 1 as Bangladesh won by ten wickets.

Bangladesh will take on Singapore in their second match on Friday.