Central Zone earned their first win in the BCL One Day tournament with a five wicket victory over East Zone at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura.
Chasing 238, Central Zone reached the target with five wickets in hand.
They did not get a good start. Saif Hasan fell for 6. Mahfijul Islam Robin made 29 but could not go on. Captain Mahidul Islam Ankon scored 12.
Naim Sheikh then took control of the chase. He added 59 runs with Ariful Islam. Ariful scored 21 before falling to Mushfik Hasan.
Abu Hider Rony then joined Naim and changed the game. The pair put on 74 runs. Naim scored 83 off 98 balls with five fours and two sixes.
After his dismissal, Rony stayed calm. He added an unbeaten stand with Mosaddek Hossain Saikat to seal the win.
Rony smashed 66 not out off 42 balls with six fours and four sixes. Mosaddek remained unbeaten on 20 from 11 balls with two fours and one six.
Earlier, East Zone posted 237 for 9 after choosing to bat first.
Parvez Hossain Emon and Zakir Hasan gave them 42 in the opening stand. Emon scored 27 off 22 balls. Zakir then added 61 with Amit Hasan. Amit made 26. Zakir was the top scorer with 45.
Yasir Ali and Mominul Haque built another fifty run stand. Yasir scored 37 off 56 balls with three fours and a six. Mominul made 34.
Late runs from Nayeem Hasan helped East Zone reach 237 for 9, but it was not enough in the end.
