North sniff victor over Central Zone

Dhiman hits scintillating century

Dhiman Ghosh’s scintillating century gave leaders BCB North Zone upper hand against Walton Central Zone (CZ) at stumps on the third day of the fifth round in the franchisee-based Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

An unbeaten 104-run knock from Mohammad Saifuddin and Rahatul Ferdous steered Islami Bank East Zone to pile up 523 for seven declared first innings against Prime Bank South Zone at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. 
Central Zone vs North Zone
Resuming the third day at 422-6, BCB North Zone added 115 runs to post 537 before being all-out in their first innings, which gave them a comprehensive 356-run lead. Walton Central Zone lost eight wickets to put on 229 in second innings after their first innings total of 181. They still have a dearth of 127 runs with two wickets remaining.
 Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhiman Ghosh struck century after Naeem Islam and Nazmul Hossain. Ghosh stitched together a couple of successful partnerships en route to his 113. He shared 126-run seventh wicket with Naeem Islam,  who walked back to the pavilion having lbw to add just nine runs with his overnight 133 and another 60-run with Alauddin Babu, who got out for 54 for the nine wicket stand, which surpassed the 500-run mark.
Ghosh clubbed 14 fours in his 132-ball 113-run knock before being lbw.
Central Zone skipper Mosharraf Hossain Rubel bagged three wickets. Mohammad Sharif, Shahadat Hossain and Sharifullah claimed two wickets each for the defending champions.
South Zone vs East Zone
Islami Bank East Zone boosted their first innings total by the firing knocks from middle and lower-order led by skipper Alok Kapali. Although Yasir Ali missed to cross fifty, Kapali converted his overnight 26 to fifty-plus score. Yasir chipped in with 35. The former made 66 off 154 with seven fours before being lbw by Abdur Razzak, who scalped two expensive wickets for 135.
Therefore, Mohammad Saifuddin hit an unbeaten 104-run with Rahatul Ferdous for the seventh wicket. Saifuddin remained at stumps at 50 off 106 with two fours and one six, while Ferdous was on 60 not out. He clobbered half-a-dozen fours and one six in his 115-ball knock. 
Like Razzak Nazmul Islam also grabbed two wickets for South Zone.
In response, Prime Bank South Zone scored 29 with no loss. Anamul Haque Bijoy scoring 23 with Fazle Mahmud’s four. Now they trail by 198 runs with 10 wickets to spare. 

North sniff victor over Central Zone

Dhiman hits scintillating century

Dhiman Ghoshs scintillating century gave leaders BCB North Zone upper hand against Walton Central Zone (CZ) at stumps on the third day of the fifth round in the franchisee-based Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday. An unbeaten 104-run knock from Mohammad Saifuddin and Rahatul Ferdous steered Islami Bank East Zone to pile up 523 for seven declared first innings against Prime Bank South Zone at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Central Zone vs North Zone Resuming the third day at 422-6, BCB North Zone added 115 runs to post 537 before being all-out in their first innings, which gave them a comprehensive 356-run lead. Walton Central Zone lost eight wickets to put on 229 in second innings after their first innings total of 181. They still have a dearth of 127 runs with two wickets remaining. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dhiman Ghosh struck century after Naeem Islam and Nazmul Hossain. Ghosh stitched together a couple of successful partnerships en route to his 113. He shared 126-run seventh wicket with Naeem Islam, who walked back to the pavilion having lbw to add just nine runs with his overnight 133 and another 60-run with Alauddin Babu, who got out for 54 for the nine wicket stand, which surpassed the 500-run mark. Ghosh clubbed 14 fours in his 132-ball 113-run knock before being lbw. Central Zone skipper Mosharraf Hossain Rubel bagged three wickets. Mohammad Sharif, Shahadat Hossain and Sharifullah claimed two wickets each for the defending champions. South Zone vs East Zone Islami Bank East Zone boosted their first innings total by the firing knocks from middle and lower-order led by skipper Alok Kapali. Although Yasir Ali missed to cross fifty, Kapali converted his overnight 26 to fifty-plus score. Yasir chipped in with 35. The former made 66 off 154 with seven fours before being lbw by Abdur Razzak, who scalped two expensive wickets for 135. Therefore, Mohammad Saifuddin hit an unbeaten 104-run with Rahatul Ferdous for the seventh wicket. Saifuddin remained at stumps at 50 off 106 with two fours and one six, while Ferdous was on 60 not out. He clobbered half-a-dozen fours and one six in his 115-ball knock. Like Razzak Nazmul Islam also grabbed two wickets for South Zone. In response, Prime Bank South Zone scored 29 with no loss. Anamul Haque Bijoy scoring 23 with Fazle Mahmuds four. Now they trail by 198 runs with 10 wickets to spare.