The BCB XI scored 303 for 2 in 90 overs against Vidarbha Cricket Association on the first day at Alur-2 (golden oval) in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Sent to bat first, BCB XI lost opener Saif Hasan (19) for 46 runs in 16.4 overs in the first innings, but another opener Jahurul Islam pairing with one down Mominul contributed 177 runs in the 2nd wicket stand to carry the team total to 223.
Mominul again partnered with number four Najmul Hossain Shanto and added 79 runs to guide the team to a 300 plus score at the end of day one.
Mominul was undefeated at 157 runs off 217 balls featuring 20 boundaries and one six. Jahurul scored a polished 96 runs off 202 balls hitting 12 fours before he was run out. Najmul Hossain Shanto was unbeaten at 24 off 73 balls.
Darshan Nalkande took one wicket conceding 53 runs.
Earlier, a 15-member BCB XI left Dhaka for Bengaluru last Sunday to play in the four-day cricket event in India. BCB XI have been placed in Group B along with Vidarbha Cricket Association, Dr Dy Patil Cricket Academy and KSCA Secretary XI.
Touring BCB XI will play their 2nd match against Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy beginning July 16 and the third and last match against KSCA Secretary XI from July 22 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
A total of 16 cricket teams – split into four groups – are taking part in the tournament.
Four group champions will enter the semifinals scheduled to start on July 28 at two separate venues – Alur -1 (Platinum Oval) and Alur-2 (Golden Oval) – while the final match will start from August 3 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
BCB XI Squad: Mominul Haque (C), Jahurul Islam, Shadman Islam, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto,Taijul Islam, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Ebadat Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Jayed Rahi, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Shohidul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Robiul Haque and Saif Hasan.