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Run fest at BCL with 4 tons

Admin — Sun, 10 May 2015 03:35:28 +0000

Prime Bank South Zone amassed 538-8 replying to 413 runs of Walton Central Zone in their Bangladesh Cricket League game at Fatullah at the end of third day on Saturday thanks to three centuries scored by Shahriar Nafees, Mosaddek Hossain and Sohag Gazi. Resuming on 125-0, South Zone lost the opening batsman Anamul Haque for 83 when the score was 168 but Shahriar continued strongly to score 161 runs.
Shahriar, who struck 19 fours and a six, found a worthy partner in Mosaddek, who scored a magnificent 153 and added 118 runs with former Test opener.
Mosaddek hit 10 boundaries and seven massive sixes and shared another significant partnership of 185 runs with Sohag Gazi, who showed his all-round ability once again with a score of 106 from 102 balls.
The discarded off-spinner, who will resume the last day as a not out batsman, struck six boundaries and eight fours in his swashbuckling innings.
Despite all these batting heroics left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain picked all but one wicket that fell to finish the day with a figure of 7-171. Tanvir Haider picked up the only other wicket in the innings.
In the other match at Chittagong BCB North Zone opener Junaed Siddique missed his double ton against Islami Bank East Zone for just seven runs being run out on 193.
His team posted 384 all out in reply to 473 made by East Zone that rode on the double ton of Alok Kapali.
Resuming on 63-1 North Zone were benefitted by three fifty plus partnerships, all featuring Junaid. None of his partners however could cross 40.
Junaid clubbed 17 boundaries and two sixes of his 475-minute long innings where he consumed 285 balls.
Nazmul Apu was the pick of the bowlers for East Zone as he grabbed three wickets.
East Zone will resume on the final day with a lead of 89 runs.

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Rony strikes ton for Walton

Admin — Fri, 08 May 2015 03:47:23 +0000

Rony Talukdar, the prolific run scorer of the domestic circuit, struck yet another ton as his side Walton Central Zone finished the first day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match against Prime Bank South Zone with 248-7 at Fatullah on Thursday. Opener Rony scored 106 runs with 19 boundaries and a six while Roqibul Hassan scored 42, Marshal Ayub made 32 and Rony’s opening partner Shamsur Rahman scored 30 runs after their side won the toss and decided to bat first.
Veteran Abdur Razzak of Prime Bank picked up two wickets while Mustafizur Rahman, Sohag Gazi and Mosaddek Hossain picked up one wicket apiece in the innings where their fielders made two run-outs.
In the other match at Chittagong, Islami Bank East Zone finished the day with 250-4 against BCB North Zone thanks to an innings of 86 not out from stand-in captain Alok Kapali with some good support of Shadman Islam and Asif Ahmed.
Shadman Islam made 69 runs while opening the batting and Asif will resume with Alok on 52 to carry forward their 93-run unbeaten partnership in the second day.
Muktar Ali, Mahmudul Hasan, Sanjamul Islam and Saqlain Sajib picked one wicket each for North Zone.
These two matches will complete the second round of BCL where Prime Bank are leading the table by winning their first match against BCB and just ahead by virtue of bonus points from Islami Bank who won against Walton in their first match.

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Saqlain spins North into final

Admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:08:06 +0000

BCB North Zone moved into the Bangladesh Cricket League final with a crushing 170-run win over Prime Bank South Zone in their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Friday.
They were joined by Walton Central Zone in the final after playing a drab draw against Islami Bank East Zone in Bogra where the two teams were unable to complete their first innings in four days.
Left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib catapulted North Zone into victory with his second 10-wicket haul of his first-class career that earned the side seven points from the match including a bonus point.
It took their tally to 12 points from three matches, one less than Walton Central Zone, who secured three points with the draw to top the table with 13 after each side completed their three round robin league matches.
South Zone, the only other side to post a win in the league phase, languished in third place with 10 points as they could add just one bonus point to their collection from this match.
Chasing a target of 449 runs, South Zone resumed the final day’s play on 84-2, but they were never in the hunt after losing a wicket only in the second ball of the morning.
Man of the match Saqlain rattled the middle-order with his 4-90 to add to his 6-74 in the first innings as South Zone were left struggling at 178-8 despite overnight batsman Soumya Sarker scoring 61.
Sohag Gazi played a blistering knock of 85, which came off just 50 balls and included 13 fours and four sixes, which however only could reduce the margin of the defeat.
Nasir Hossain ended the
chance of Sohag making a miracle after he made the tail-ender a catch of Farhad Reza off his first ball in the match. Two balls later Nasir claimed the wicket of Sohag’s 100-run ninth-wicket partner Shafaq Al Jabir (15) to bring an end to the contest.
Meanwhile, Islami Bank East Zone left the tournament with their heads high despite finishing at the bottom as they ended their final day in the drawn game in Bogra with 396-8.
With all the results but a draw going out of the equation, the East Zone had no goal left but to try to bat out the day and they were successful in achieving that target.
Opener Nafees Iqbal was unlucky to miss out on a ton, having been dismissed on 82 after adding just one run to his overnight score. This was the third consecutive innings Nafees got out after making a fifty while his overnight partner Mominul Haque (42) did not do anything better either.
However, Faisal Hossain and Dhiman Ghosh did not allow the day to be spoiled scoring 92 and 58 runs respectively, which killed off any excitement the game still had on the final day.
Central Zone and North Zone will now play the final in February after the end of the Bangladesh Premier League. The day-night final will be played with pink balls, which will add an extra colour to the tournament.
BRIEF SCORES
Central Zone v East Zone
Central Zone 655-7 dec in 159.4 overs (Marshal Ayub 289, Mehrab Hossain jr 218; Nabil Samad 4-161) v East Zone 396-6 in 107 overs (Faisal Hossain 92, Nafees Iqbal 82, Dhiman Ghosh 58 not out, Shahriar Nafees 49, Mominul Haque 42; Elias Sunny 3-84).
Result: Match Drawn.
South Zone v North Zone
North Zone 291 & 362-7 dec in 81.4 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 89, Nasir Hossain 88, Farhad Reza 75 not out; Abdur Razzak 3-129) v South Zone 205 & 278 in 86.3 overs (Sohag Gazi 85, Soumya Sarkar 61, Ziaur Rahman 365; Saqlain Sajib 4-90, Nasir Hossain 2-0).
Result: North Zone won by 170 runs.

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North eye win, draw looms in Bogra

Admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:43:05 +0000

Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone were eying their first victory in the Bangladesh Cricket League after a solid batting performance was backed by
their bowlers against Prime Bank South Zone at Mirpur on Thursday.
North Zone, who had taken a valuable 86-run first innings lead earlier, rode on half-centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain and Farhad Reza to declare their second innings on 362-7, setting a mammoth 449-run target for South Zone.
South stumbled at the start while chasing the target when they lost the wickets of Imrul Kayes and Anamul Haque to finish third day’s play at 84-2 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
They had begun the day on a positive note when left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak took two wickets in two overs to dismiss both overnight batsmen Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam.
Mushfiq resumed the penultimate day’s play on 51 and missed the chance of scoring a century as Razzak bowled him for 89 to end his 121-run fourth-wicket stand with Naeem (47).
Razzak, however, was denied further success as Nasir Hossain and Farhad Reza added 148 runs in an aggressive sixth-wicket stand as North Zone were looking for a declaration.
Nasir made a quick 88 off 78 balls with nine fours and three sixes before Imrul Kayes made him his maiden first-class cricket victim. Farhad batted in a similarly aggressive manner to stay unbeaten on 75 from 61 balls hitting six fours and three sixes.
South Zone came on to bat in their second innings with a target of 448 runs to win and lost the valuable wickets of Kayes (nine) and Anamul Haque (seven) before Soumya Sarker and Fazle Rabbi put up a resistance.
Soumya was not out on 37 while Fazle was batting on 30 runs.
Meanwhile, Marshal Ayub and Mehrab Hossain Jr missed out on the first-class record for the fifth wicket as the match between Walton Central Zone and Islami Bank East Zone was heading for a draw in Bogra.
At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium, East Zone ended the day’s play on 161-1 after Central Zone rode on double centuries from Marshal and Mehrab to declare their first innings on a huge total of 655-7.
Marshal was eying his maiden triple century when he resumed the day on 251, but the right-hander could add just 38 runs to his overnight total before Enamul Haq Jr finally ended his marathon innings on 289.
Marshal struck 30 fours and four sixes facing 367 balls during his 564-minute stay at the crease.
Earlier, Marshal lost his overnight partner Mehrab, who was out lbw off Nabil Samad for 218 after adding just 12 runs on the day.
The dismissal of Mehrab, who faced 388 balls and hit 27 fours and two sixes, ended his partnership with Marshal at 494 runs.
The partnership fell 26 runs short of a first-class record for the fifth wicket, currently held by India’s Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja who put on 520 runs for Saurashtra against Orissa in 2008-09.
Central Zone, however, did not declare their innings until another batsman Shuvagata Hom (51 not out) had completed a fifty.
East Zone had more than a session to bat on the third day and they made good use of it thanks to an unbeaten half-century by Nafees Iqbal, who was batting on 81 alongside Mominul Haque (22 not out).
Shahriar Nafees, bowled by left-arm spinner Mosharraf Hossain after the left-hander had made 49, was the only East Zone batsman to be dismissed.

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Marshal, Mehrab into record books

Admin — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:09:31 +0000

Walton Central Zone’s Marshal Ayub and Mehrab Hossain Jr made their way into the record books as they both registered a double century on the second day of their third round Bangladesh Cricket League match against Islami Bank East Zone on Wednesday.
Marshal and Mehrab, who earlier scored a century each in the tournament, became the first batsmen in the country’s cricket history to record a double century each in the same innings.
Both overnight batters, Marshal and Mehrab were unbeaten on 251 and 206 respectively as Walton Central Zone batted the full day at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.
After resuming the day at 231-4, Central Zone lost no wickets as they piled up a massive 528-4 in their first innings.
Marshal, who was undefeated on 95 overnight, reached his century early in the morning before his partner Mehrab, who resumed on 75, followed him to register his second consecutive hundred in the BCL.
Marshal hammered the bowlers and took just 125 balls to score the next hundred as he reached the milestone of 200 runs in 268 balls, while Mehrab completed his double century just minutes before the day’s play ended.
In the process, the duo added 472 runs for the fourth wicket.
Marshal was not out on 251 off 323 balls with 27 fours and three sixes while Mehrab struck 26 fours and two sixes in his 356-ball 206.
Meanwhile at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Saqlain Sajib starred with the ball as Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone carried their first day’s momentum to claim an 86-run first innings lead after dismissing Prime Bank South Zone for 205 runs on day two.
Off-spinner Farhad Hossain removed Imrul Kayes (two) in the first over of the day before Soumya Sarker (51) and Anamul Haque (30) steadied the innings with a 71-run second-wicket stand.
Saqlain broke the partnership when he clean bowled Anamul which was followed by some poor batting as South Zone were reduced to 140-7 after Saqlain had paired with Sanjamul Islam to wreck their opponents’ batting.
Coming in at number eight and nine respectively, Sohag Gazi’s blistering knock of 45 from 24 balls and Abdur Razzak’s 20 off 10 balls only took South Zone just over the 200-run mark.
Saqlain returned with figures of 6-74.
North Zone came out to bat in their second innings and before the close of play they were eventually 211 runs ahead with the scoreboard reading 125-3.
They were 66-3 before Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam produced an unbroken 59-run partnership. Skipper Mushfiq was not out on 51 while Naeem was batting on 22.

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Tail-enders save North blushes

Admin — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:50:56 +0000

A brilliant century stand from an unlikely pair, Sanjamul Islam and Sajedul Islam, allowed Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone to get hold of the first day of their Bangladesh Cricket League match against Prime Bank South Zone on Tuesday.
Mainly recognised for their bowling skills, Sanjamul and Sajedul, put up a brave fight when they rescued their side with a 127-run partnership for the ninth wicket to help North Zone post a respectable total of 291 runs.
North Zone had a cautious start at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium as their openers saw off in-from pacer Robiul Islam while Shafaq al Jabir, whose inclusion may raise some eye brows, had hardly any effect with the new ball.
The tall Rajshahi pacer Shafaq, who played just one match for Barisal in the last edition of National Cricket League, was picked ahead of quickies like Rubel Hossain and Kamrul Islam Rabbi, who picked up 20 wickets in the NCL.
However, left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak struck in the eighth over when he cleaned up Myshukur Rahman for seven before medium pacer Ziaur Rahman presented his bowling skills to shatter the North Zone batting.
Zia used the early moisture in the wicket to pick up four wickets in quick successions to reduce North Zone to 52-5 and they were put further into trouble after Mushfiqur Rahim’s struggling 91-ball 36 was ended by his counterpart Razzak.
They were reeling at 125-8 before Sanjamul and Sajedul stood out to build the resistance. In the process Sanjamul earned his maiden first-class fifty scoring 73 off 138 balls while Sajedul dealt with boundaries as he made 75-ball 76.
The left-arm seamer Sajedul, who featured in two Tests for Bangladesh in 2008, hammered nine fours and four sixes while the left-arm spinner Sanjamul hit eight fours. After Sajedul’s departure, Sanjamul took Saqlain Sajib (15 not out) and added 41 runs for the last wicket.
South Zone had to come out to bat for three overs as they made five runs without any damage done before the day ended.
Meanwhile, Marshal Ayub closed in on his second century of the tournament as Walton Central Zone reached 231-4 against Islami Bank East Zone at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.
Fog delayed the start of the match while bad light stopped play a couple of times as only 66 overs were bowled on the day but Central Zone made good use of them despite losing their first four wickets for 56 runs.
Marshal, who was unbeaten on 95, added 175 runs with Mehrab Hossain Jr for the fifth wicket while the latter is also eying his second century in the tournament staying unbeaten on 75.
Left-arm spinner Nabil Samad took three wickets for East Zone.

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BCB drops dubious bylaws

Admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:28:24 +0000

After a long dilly-dally the Bangladesh Cricket Board dropped the controversial point system in the Bangladesh Cricket League and reinstated the bylaws that was provided to the franchises initially.
In a comical mistake the BCB provided the franchises and the media two separate bylaws of the tournament, which stoked a major controversy as they had different point counting systems.
In the bylaws provided to the franchises, it was stated that the team that can score over 300 runs in no less than 100 overs in the first innings and the team that bowl out their opponents will get one bonus point respectively.
The BCB realised the mistake only half-way through the second round and amended the bylaws scraping certain bonus points.
It was announced that teams will get only one bonus point either for a win by 10 wickets or by an innings.
However, one of the key franchises, Walton Central Zone, protested the move and threatened to withdraw their team from the tournament, which forced the BCB to give it a rethink.
The issue was kept hanging for a few days which made the tournament itself a joke as the teams were unsure of how many points they have earned despite two of the three rounds have already been completed.
The technical committee of the tournament finally settled the issue on Sunday when it reinstated the bylaws, which saved the tournament from further controversy.
‘We have decided to stick with the bylaws that was provided to the franchises initially,’ said Hafizur Rahman Joarder, tournament committee coordinator, after the meeting of the technical committee at Mirpur.
With the BCB announcement, Walton now lead the table with 10 points ahead of Prime Bank South Zone, who have seven points to their name despite being the only side to win a game in the tournament.
‘We are happy that the BCB acceded to our demands and we are eager to participate in the remaining part of the tournament,’ said Uday Hakim, coordinator of Walton Central.

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Sohag seals sensational South win

Admin — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:24:06 +0000

Prime Bank South Zone took the honour of becoming the first side to post an outright win in the Bangladesh Cricket League when they fought back to beat Islami Bank East Zone by 37 runs in Dhaka on Saturday.
Off-spinner Sohag Gazi sealed the dramatic win with his maiden 10-wicket haul in first class competition that helped South Zone dismiss East Zone for 227 runs despite their promising start to the innings in pursuit of a 265-run target.
Sohag added 5-73 to his 6-66 in the first innings as East Zone, resuming the day at 138-2, were bowled out in less than a session on the fourth and final day.
East Zone were in pole position, needing just 127 on the final day with eight wickets intact, but some controlled bowling by Sohag and his spin partner Abdur Razzak kept them at bay.
It was heartbreaking for East Zone who dominated the game in patches and only threw away a potential first innings lead when they had lost their last seven wickets for 14 runs.
They showed the promise again in the second innings and were well in control until Sohag had in-form Mominul Haque caught by Abdur Razzak at mid-off for 14 in his third over in the morning.
Two wickets fell in the next two overs as Robiul Islam trapped Alok Kapali in front before Razzak bowled overnight unbeaten batsman Rajin Saleh (38) to bring South Zone back in the contest.
Sohag changed the end after bowling just three overs in the morning and came out sharper as the first over of his second spell fetched him two wickets and earned him his first ever 10-wicket haul.
‘It’s a nice feeling that we could earn a win and I am happy that I had some sort of contribution in achieving it,’ a modest Sohag told reporters after his man-of-the-match performance.
‘Actually there was no big help from the wicket and it only provided some little turn. They were put under pressure as we did not give any cheap runs.’
Sohag, who made his name during the recent Test series against West Indies, gave credit to Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Saqlain Mustaq for helping him improve his bowling.
‘I feel that my flight has improved and I really worked hard to do that,’ he said.
‘Drift is very important for every spinners and I am beginning to feel that this area has improved a lot. I worked with Saqlain bhai and he was happy that I could learn about it in a short span of time,’ he said.
The dismissal of Faisal Hossain and Tapash Baishya in the over by Sohag reduced East Zone to 165-7, leaving the contest all but over. Nabil Samad revived some hopes for East Zone with three fours, but his run-out on 17 made it almost impossible for them.
Dhiman Ghosh, who had scored a brilliant century in the previous match, could only delay the inevitable with his 28.
In Bogra, Walton Central Zone and BCB North Zone settled for a draw as expected, but not before Nasir Hossain delighted the crowd with an entertaining century.
With the prospect of a positive result going out of the equation, Nasir decided to have some batting practice for him and his 131 from 112 balls earned him exactly what he wanted.
Nasir, who struck nine fours and four sixes in his splendid innings, shared 135 runs with Farhad Reza for the fifth wicket.
Farhad himself provided some entertainment making 77 from 84 balls with 11 fours as BCB North Zone ended on 397-6 before the two captains agreed for a draw.
Myshukur Rahman also made 73 for North Zone at the top order while Mohammad Ashraful added three wickets to his century in the first innings for Central Zone.
Central Zone batted only seven balls in the morning and added two runs before they declared their first innings on 436 for nine.
BRIEF SCORES
North Zone V Central Zone
North Zone 361 & 397-6 in 84 overs (Nasir Hossain 131, Farhad Reza 77 not out, Myshukur Rahman 73, Mohammad Ashraful 3-65) v Central Zone 436-9 Dec in 157.1 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 133, Mehrab Hossain Jr 131, Marshal Ayub 40; Sajidul Islam 3-103, Saqlain Sajib 3-98).
Result: Match Drawn
Man of the match: Mohammad Ashraful
South Zone v East Zone
South Zone 248 & 248 in 91 overs (Anamul Haque 73, Soumya Sarkar 48, Tushar Imran 38; Nabil Samad 6-81, Tapash Baisya 3-25) v East Zone 232 & 227 in 72.1 overs (Nafees Iqbal 63, Rajeen Saleh 38, Shohag Gazi 5-73).
Result: South Zone won by 37 runs
Man of the match: Shohag Gazi

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Ashraful, Meharb steer Central

Admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:28:38 +0000

Mohammad Ashraful put his poor form behind to hit a century and Mehrab Hossain Jr added another one to give Walton Central Zone a vital first innings lead over BCB North Zone in the Bangladesh Cricket League in Bogra on Friday. In the other match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Nabil Samad claimed 6-81 as Islami Bank East Zone clawed their way back to scent a win over Prime Bank South Zone.
Central Zone were in danger of falling behind North’s first innings total of 361 all out when Ashraful and Mehrab resumed the third day’s play at 170-4, but the duo batted sensibly to take their side to a comfortable position.
Ashraful, who averaged 13 in the National Cricket League, made his experience count hitting 133 and Mehrab, his partner in a record 228-run fifth wicket stand, followed him up with a similarly crucial 131 as Central Zone finished the day on 434-8.
Unbeaten on 48 overnight, Ashraful completed his fifty off the seventh ball of the morning when he hit Farhad Reza for a four and was unusually calm until he reached close to three-figure mark.
He struck left-arm Sohrawardi Shuvo for three boundaries in one over, the second of which brought up his century, the right-hander’s first significant innings of the season.
An edge flew towards the boundary between the wicketkeeper and first slip in the next over, giving Ashraful a new lease of life on 107 and the former captain was soon undone by Naeem Islam with Farhad Reza taking the catch.
Mehrab was batting on 91 when Ashraful left, but having been unaffected by the loss of his partner the former Test opener ensured Central kept their momentum going. A single off Nasir Hossain earned him his century from 263 balls with his side 27 runs away from taking the lead.
Saqlain Sajib got rid of Mehrab and Mosharraf Hossain in his successive overs to give North skipper Mushfiqur Rahim some relief. Mushfiq was so frustrated with his bowlers that for the first time in his career he decided to try himself as a bowler and to his surprise he had some rewards too.
The Bangladesh skipper bowled 10 overs and took the wicket of Nurul Hasan, his first in first-class wicket, which entertained the local crowd and gave the North Zone bowlers something to cheer with at the end of the day.
At the SBNS, Nabil provided an answer to Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak’s spin to help Islami Bank East Zone dismiss Prime Bank South Zone for 248 runs in their second innings.
Chasing a target of 265 runs East Zone lost the wicket of Shahriar Nafees (23) in the 10th over of their innings, but Nafees Iqbal and Rajin Saleh added 93 runs for the second wicket to keep them on course.
Nafees was out three balls before the stumps when Robiul Islam had him lbw for 63 with an yorker, but Rajin Saleh (36 not out) and Mominul Haque (five not out) remained firm at the crease.
With eight wickets in hand, East Zone need only 127 runs on the final day to become the first side to post a win in the newly-launched first-class tournament.
South Zone resumed third day’s play from a comfortable position of 129-1, but an early dismissal of overnight batsmen Soumya Sarker and Anamul Haque dented their chance.
Soumya was unable to add any run to his overnight 48 while Anamul could add just eight before he departed for 73. None of the other batsmen could play any significant innings as they were all out on their identical score of the first innings.
BRIEF SCORES
Stumps, Day 3
North Zone v Central Zone
North Zone 361 in 111.5 overs (Junaed Siddique 78, Mushfiqur Rahim 76 not out Farhad Hossain 74, Maisuqur Rahman 49, Naeem Islam 36; Elias Sunny 3-80, Shahadat Hossain 2-43, Mosharraf Hossain 2-122) v Central Zone 434-8 in 156 overs (Mohammad Ashraful 133, Mehrab
Hossain Jr 131, Marshal Ayub 40; Sajidul Islam 3-101, Saqlain Sajib 2-98).
Toss: North Zone.
South Zone v East Zone
South Zone 248 & 248 in 91 overs (Anamul Haque 73, Soumya Sarkar 48, Tushar Imran 38; Nabil Samad 6-81, Tapash Baisya 3-25) v East Zone 232 & 138-2 in 42 overs (Nafees Iqbal 63, Rajeen Saleh 36 not out).

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Sohag, Razzak spin South to top

Admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:14:13 +0000

Spinners Sohag Gazi and Abdur Razzak enabled Prime Bank South Zone to take a slim 16-run first innings lead over Islami Bank East Zone as they shared 10 wickets between them on the second day of their second Bangladesh Cricket League match at Mirpur on Thursday.
In reply to South Zone’s 248 all out on the opening day, East Zone resumed the second day’s play on 50-1 as the spin duo, Sohag and Razzak, triggered a collapse that forced their opponents to end their innings on 232 runs.
Sohag, a very successful bowler in the domestic arena, took 6-66 while Razzak, playing his first match in the competition, claimed 4-63.
‘I have played at this level to get into the national team, so I want to continue playing here in the same way. It is not easier. I am taking the same preparations, doing the same routines here as I had taken in national team,’ said Bangladesh’s latest spin sensation Sohag.
‘He [Razzak] really appreciated it. He helped me, but I must say he bowled really well. Our target was to bowl maidens, put them under extra pressure and we were successful,’ said Sohag who six-wicket haul kept Razzak away from a five-for.
East Zone were cruising along well with two half-centuries from Nafees Iqbal and Mominul Haque, who scored 83 and 78 runs respectively, before Sohag removed them both.
Nafees and Mominul’s departure caused the collapse which saw them losing their last seven wickets for just 14 runs.
Before the day ended, South Zone stretched their lead to 145 runs as they reached 129 runs losing the only wicket of Imrul Kayes.
Anamul Haque scored his second half-century in the game as he remained unbeaten on 65 along with Soumya Sarker, who was not out on 48.
Anamul, who made 74 in the first innings, and Soumya added 114 runs for the unbroken second-wicket stand after Taposh Baishya had Kayes caught by Nabil Samad for 12.
Meanwhile at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra, Bangladesh Cricket Board North Zone were in complete control over Walton Central Zone after Mushfiqur Rahim added a fifty to their overnight score as they were all out for 361 runs in their first innings.
Mushfiq, who resumed on 33 with North Zone at 281-5, missed out on a century as he ran short of partners to finish with an unbeaten 76, facing 107 balls and hitting seven fours and two sixes.
Local boy Shafiul Islam provided him some valuable support at the bottom as they added 49 runs for the ninth wicket. Shafiul chipped in with 22 runs before he was cleaned up by Elias Sunny, the pick of the Central Zone bowler, who grabbed 3-80.
Walton Central Zone made 170-4 before the day’s play ended and their batsmen face a huge task as they are still 191 runs behind.
Quickie Sajedul Islam ripped the heart out of Central Zone’s top-order with three wickets before Mohammad Ashraful and Mehrab Hossain Jr provided some resistance with an unbroken 82-run fifth-wicket partnership.
Ashraful remained two short of his first fifty while Mehrab was batting on 36 when the bails were drawn for the second day.

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