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Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed bags unwanted record in List A cricket

Dhaka, Mar 19 (UNI) Bangladesh’s only player in the A plus category of the national central contracts, Taskin Ahmed, registered an unwanted record Tuesday.
The right-arm fast bowler posted the most expensive figure by a Bangladeshi in List A cricket when he leaked 107 runs from his quota of 10 overs featuring for Mohammedan Sporting Club against Gazi Group Cricketers in the Dhaka Premier League in Savar, according to The Dhaka Tribune report.
Thanks to the generosity of the Mohammedan bowlers that also included Saifuddin and Mehedi Hasan Miraz giving away 77 and 66 runs, respectively, from their quota of 10 overs each, Gazi Group piled up 336 for the loss of five wickets in 50 overs.
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