Mahmud falls short as bowlers take charge
Fazle Mahmud could have become the fourth centurion after Abul Majid, Naeem Islam and Jahurul Islam but he fell six runs short as South Zone finished their first innings with one-run deficit against Central Zone on the second day of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
The second day saw bowlers take charge as Mosharraf Hossain's four-wicket haul helped Central take the first innings lead. Meanwhile Mahmud Hasan's four-wicket haul stopped North Zone's run-spree and then two scalps from Ebadat Hossain and Sunzamul Islam put East Zone in trouble at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.
Resuming the day on 29 without loss, South Zone's two overnight batsmen Shahriar Nafees and Anamul Haque looked set to carry on but Anamul was trapped in front by Shahidul Islam for 31 runs, bringing Mahmud to the middle. Nafees and Mahmud then combined for 78 runs for the second wicket to steady the ship before Shahidul again struck to dismiss Nafees, who scored 71 off 124 balls with 12 fours.
It was then the story of South losing wickets at regular intervals and they must thank number ten batsman Rubel Hossain for taking their innings close to their opponents' first essay. Rubel hit a 52-ball 30 while Mahmud scored 94 off 194 balls, a knock that contained 13 boundaries.
Central extended their lead second-innings lead to three runs as they were on two runs without any loss when stumps were drawn.
At Rajshahi, which enjoyed a run-fest on the opening day through Naeem Islam and Jahurul Islam's centuries, North Zone added 110 runs to their overnight score of 335-2 before being bundled out.
19-year old paceman Hasan Mahmud shone with the ball after Abu Jayed, removing Jahurul, who could add only four runs to his overnight score.
Naeem however scored 137 runs in his 246-ball essay after resuming the day on 111.
Hasan claimed four wickets for 84 runs.
In reply, East Zone finished the day with a 320-run deficit with six wickets in hand as they reached 125 for four at stumps. Opener Rony Talukdar hit 54.
SCORES IN BRIEF
CENTRAL ZONE V SOUTH ZONE
CENTRAL ZONE: 282 all out in 74.5 overs (Abdul Majid 141 not out, Shahidul 58, Shanto 23; Al-Amin 3-65, Razzak 3-70, Rubel 2-42) and 2 for no loss in two overs (Liton 2 not out, Saif 0 not out)
SOUTH ZONE: 281 all out in 87.1 overs (Nafees 71, Anamul 31, Fazle 94, Rubel 30; Robiul 2-72, Shahidul 2-28, Mosharraf 4-53)
NORTH ZONE V EAST ZONE
NORTH ZONE: 445 all out in 112.1 overs (Mizanur 92, Naeem 137, Jahurul 104, Ziaur 29; Jayed 2-81, Mahmud 4-84, Enamul 3-122)
EAST ZONE: 125 for four in 36 overs (Rony 54, Shamsur 24, Tasamul 24 not out; Ebadat 2-26, Sunzamul 2-17)
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