Left-handed batter Zakir Hasan finally delivered on a bigger stage scoring a big ton, 173, that helped Bangladesh A to save an unofficial Test against India A on Friday in Cox’s Bazar.  To play this innings, Zakir faced more than 400 balls against a quality bowling attack of India that included Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, and Saurabh Kumar.  On the fourth day of the match, Bangladesh needed to bat the whole day with nine wickets in hand. Read more: Unofficial Test: Zakir, Shanto hit fifties as Bangladesh A fight back against India A Bangladesh batted for 88 overs, losing eight wickets. They ended on 341 for nine. For India, Saurabh Kumar scalped five for 63 runs.  The day was called off with two overs to go due to bad light at the venue. At that stage of the match, Bangladesh needed to bat for two more overs to save the match, and India required only a wicket to seal it.  Bangladesh lost the first wicket after posting 71 to the board in their second innings. But Zakir and Najmul Hossain Shanto added 148 runs in the next wicket stand. But Mominul Haque and Mohammad Mithun failed to take the onus. They posted only 17 and 10 runs, respectively. Mosaddek Hossain, who hit a fifty in the first innings, suffered a duck in the second.  Read more: Unofficial Test: Fragile Bangladesh A on the back foot against India A Earlier, Bangladesh scored only 112 runs in the first innings of the match. In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran hit a century each, and they helped India post a massive total of 465 for five.  The second unofficial Test of this series will take place on December 6 in Sylhet.   

Bangladesh A staged a fight back against their Indian counterparts in Cox's Bazar in the first unofficial Test. At the end of day three, Bangladesh are trailing by 181 runs in their second innings. Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossian Shanto hit a fifty for Bangladesh in reply to India's first innings total of 465 for five. Bangladesh scored 112 in their first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran hit a century each for India in reply to that below-par score. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam scalped three, and Khaled Ahmed bagged two wickets for Bangladesh. Read: Unofficial Test: India A in the driving seat against Bangladesh A After securing a lead of 353, India declared their first innings. The second and last unofficial Test of this series will take place in Sylhet on December 6.

India A are in total control of the first unofficial Test against Bangladesh A in Cox's Bazar. In reply to Bangladesh A's below-par total of 112, India A posted 404 for five wickets at the end of day two. Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran smashed a ton each, coming up with an opening stand of 283 runs. Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam broke the stand removing Jaiswal for 145. Taijul scalped two more wickets on day two, and Khaled Ahmed took as many wickets for Bangladesh A. At the end of day two, India A were leading by 292 runs with five wickets in hand. Read: Unofficial Test: Fragile Bangladesh A on the back foot against India A Earlier, Bangladesh were all out for only 112 runs; Mosaddek Hossain hit a fifty for them. Five of Bangladesh's first six batters were unable to make a double-digit score. Zakir Hasan and Mohammad Mithun made ducks each; Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali scored four each and Mahmudul Hasan Joy only one. For India A, Saurabh Kumar bagged four wickets; Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar scalped three and two wickets, respectively.

Touring Bangladesh A team, riding on a Saif Hasan century, declared the first innings scoring 300 runs for 9 in the first innings of the 2nd unofficial test against hosts West Indies on the 3rd day of the four-day affairs at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium , Gros Islet in St Lucia on Friday.     Sent into bat first, Bangladesh reached three hundred marks featuring 146 runs by one down batsman Saif Hasan, who furnished his 348 balls innings with13 fours and four sixes.  Read: Mahedi aims to take a bigger role in Bangladesh teamBesides, wicket keeper Jaker Ali (33) and opener Shadman Islam (25) were the other notable batsmen for Bangladesh.In reply, West Indies A team lost two wicket scoring 43 runs in 18 overs on the day.