Sunzamul bags record haul

Sunzamul Islam broke a domestic first-class record to propel BCB North Zone to an innings victory while one of the men he left in the shade, fellow left-armer Abdur Razzak, fired Prime Bank South Zone to a similar victory margin on the third day of the second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League yesterday.

Sunzamul achieved the best bowling figures in an innings -- behind Saqlain Sajib and Razzak -- as he picked up nine wickets for 80 runs in the second innings after taking three for 64 first time around to help North Zone win by an innings and 50 runs against Walton Central Zone at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

Central Zone resumed their first innings yesterday on 120 for three and were then bowled out for 233 to concede the follow-on. Forhad Reza was the most successful bowler for North in the first innings with four for 38.

In the second innings Central Zone, who are yet to get on the league points board, made a disaster start as they lost four wickets for 29 runs.  Marhsall Ayub and Nurul Hasan repaired the damage, putting on 53 runs for the fifth wicket, but Sunzamul continued his hunt which made sure that Nurul Hasan's 113-run innings would not be enough to avoid the innings defeat.

Sunzamul was the wrecker-in-chief and it might have been a 10-wicket haul had opener Abdul Mazid not been victim of a run-out.

At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Prime Bank South Zone managed an innings and 44-run victory against Islami Bank East Zone thanks to captain Razzak who picked up six wickets for 44 runs to destory East Zone's second innings.

Resuming the third day at 74 for five, East Zone were bundled out for 215.   

North Zone lead the table with 10 points from two matches while South Zone follow them with eight points and East Zone has six points. 

SCORES IN BRIEF 

BCB NORTH ZONE: 502 all out.

WALTON CENTRAL ZONE:   233 all out in 61.1 overs (Saif Hasan 93, Nurul 37; Farhad 4-38, Yasin 2-48, Sunzamul 3-64) and 219 all out in 57.4 overs (Marshall 32, Nurul 113; Sunzamul 9-80) 

Result: BCB North Zone won by an innings and 50 runs.

Player-of-the-match: Sunzamul Islam. 

PRIME BANK SOUTH ZONE: 403 all out.

ISLAMI BANK EAST ZONE: 144 and 215 all out in 77.3 overs (Kapali 48, Abul 64; Gazi 2-66, Razzak 6-44)

Result: Prime Bank South Zone won by an innings and 44 runs.

Player-of-the-match: Abdur Razzak