Tushar, Sharif shine

The veterans were the highlights on the second day of the fourth round of the Bangladesh Cricket League yesterday. While Tushar Imran scored a career-high first-class score of 220 at the BKSP, Mohammad Sharif put in a brilliant all-round performance to give his side Central Zone an advantage.

Tuhsar's 220 helped Prime Bank South Zone post a mammoth 501 before. He was well supported by Shahriar Nafees's 74 and Mosaddek Hossain's 57. Tushar's marathon innings lasted more than seven hours and featured 22 fours and three sixes.

Tired after fielding for almost one-and-a-half days, BCB North Zone crumbled after the exchange. They lost four wickets by the end of Day Two and finished the day on 107 for four. Nahidul Islam was the key wicket-taker, finishing with figures of three for 40. North Zone had initially begun well, racing to 62 for no loss. However, once they lost Nazmul Hossain in the 19th over, they lost wickets in clusters.

Forhad Hossain managed to score a 50, but got out before the day ended.

 At the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Abu Jayed bagged his fifth five-wicket haul in his last six first-class games. Central Zone though managed to recover from their overnight score of 232 for seven to post a powerful 328. That was thanks to a brilliant 70 from Mohammad Sharif, batting at number nine.

Sharif then kept up the momentum by taking four wickets in just 7.4 overs and almost dismantled East Zone singlehandedly. He finished with figures of four for 24 and was well supported by national pacer Kamrul Islam Rabbi, who finished the day with one for 31.

At the end of Day 2, East Zone finished on 114 for six and seemed to have lost their grip on the game. 

SCORES IN BRIEF 

SOUTH ZONE VS NORTH ZONE 

PRIME BANK SOUTH ZONE: 501 all out in 144.4 overs (Tushar 220, Nafees 74, Mosaddek 57; Sohrawadi 4-105, Nasir 2-77, Sanjamul 2-173) 

BCB NORTH ZONE: 107 for 4 (Forhad 56, Nazmul 24; Nahidul 3-40) 

CENTRAL ZONE VS EAST ZONE 

CENTRAL ZONE: 328 all out in 115.1 overs (Sharif 70, Nurul 65; Jayed 5-77, Afif 2-20, Saqlain 2-67) 

EAST ZONE: 114 for 6 (Imtiaz 36, Mominul 24; Sharif 4-24)