Sharifullah puts brakes on Razzak

Veteran left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak returned with a five-wicket haul but Central Zone still posted a healthy first innings total of 381 against South Zone thanks to Sharifullah's 91 on the third day of the second round Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) match at the Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday.

The entire second day's play was washed out and the third day also had a delayed start due to the wet outfield. Central Zone resumed their innings on 233 for five and they could add a further 148 runs. Sharifullah hit 91 off 94, smashing 10 fours and a six. Razzak added four wickets to his sole scalp to finish with five for 134. In reply, South Zone lost three wickets for 81 runs before bad light stopped play.

At the Shahid Chandu Stadium in Bogra, North Zone also made a poor start in reply to East Zone's 214 as they lost three wickets for 59 runs before bad light stopped play. The day's play started at 2.45pm due to a wet outfield and foggy weather.

Scores in brief
CENTRAL ZONE V SOUTH ZONE
CENTRAL ZONE: 381 all out in 99.4 overs (Shamsur 103, Shuvagata 83, Sharifullah 91, Shahidul 32 not out; Robiul 2-72, Razzak 5-134, Asif 2-48)
SOUTH ZONE: 81-3 in 28 overs (Nafees 13, Fazle 32, Tushar 33; Shuvagata 2-25)

EAST ZONE V NORTH ZONE 
EAST ZONE:  214 all out in 83.1 overs (Shadman 33, Liton 43, Mominul 31, Tasamul 45, Hasan 24; Roy 2-29, Hasan 2-58, Nasir 2-29, Sunzamul 3-33)    
NORTH ZONE: 59 for 3 in 19 overs (Junaed 28, Farhad 19; Hasan 2-29)