Rony the only shining light

Rony Talukdar's superb century was not enough to help out the GP-BCB National Cricket Academy on the second day of the four-day match against South Africa National Academy at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday.
The hosts were bowled out for 251 runs in their first innings and replying to that, the South African Academy were 75-2 in their second innings taking an overall lead of 195 runs with two days still remaining.
The Academy side would have been in deeper trouble had it not been for the right-handed Rony, who struck a whopping 17 boundaries and two sixes in his 104 off 114 balls. He added 133 for the seventh wicket with Tanvir Haider after they were reeling at 73 for six.
Tanvir made a 126-ball 69 that had six boundaries and a six.
For the visitors, Cobus Pienaar, Keshav Maharaj and Yaseen Vallie picked up three wickets each.
Later, Saqlain Sajib removed opener Khayelihle Zondo for 21 and Nasir Hossain ran out David Miller, but those were the tourists' only losses as they regained shape in the final 15 minutes.