Bangladesh women’s national team captain Nigar Sultana and her teammate Murshida Khatun hit centuries in the second round of the Women's Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL). Both the matches of this round ended in a draw.

Nigar scored her career-best 171, while Murshida ended on 170.

Riding on the record-breaking stand between Nigar and Murshida, Central Zone piled up a total of 528 for eight wickets at the Shahid Kamaruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.

Resuming on 242 for 2, with Nigar on 64 and Murshida on 122, the pair continued their relentless assault on the East Zone bowlers. Their 228-run stand for the third wicket finally came to an end when Murshida was trapped LBW by East Zone captain Fahima Khatun for a brilliant 170, with 23 boundaries off 286 deliveries.

Nigar carried on to reach 171, smashing 18 fours in her 322-ball innings before becoming the seventh wicket to fall.

East Zone had earlier been bowled out for 354 in their only innings.

Sobhana Mostary, the national team batter, also notched a century, leading North Zone against South Zone. She remained unbeaten on 118, hitting 14 fours and 4 sixes in her 146-ball knock.

North Zone declared their second innings at 257 for 5, setting South Zone a target of 276.

Despite having two sessions to chase down the target, South Zone fell short, finishing on 232 for 8 when the match concluded. Rubaiya Haider, who had scored a century in the previous game, top-scored for South Zone with 49.