After winning two consecutive matches, Walton Central Zone lost their third match against BCB South Zone by five wickets in the ongoing Independence Cup on Thursday in Sylhet. Despite this defeat, Central Zone, along with South Zone, marched to the final of the event which will be played on January 15. Central Zone batted first after losing the toss and posted a moderate total of 220 runs for eight wickets. Abu Hider Rony was the most exciting batter for them hitting 54 only for 27 balls with six fours and four sixes. Along with him, Abdul Mazid and Mosaddek Hossain also have done well with the bat scoring 46 and 44 respectively. Also read: Central Zone continue on winning streak For South Zone, Mustafizur Rahman bagged four wickets conceding 63 runs while Mahedi Hasan took three wickets. In reply, Pinak Ghosh and Towhid Hridoy scored 54 and 65 runs respectively to guide South Zone to a five-wicket victory. Zakir Hasan has also done well scoring 40 runs. Hasan Murad scalped two wickets for the Central Zone but the other bowlers failed to do well for them. In the other match of the day, Islami Bank East Zone beat BCB North Zone by four wickets. Imrul Kayes hit 71 for East Zone and won the player of the match award. Also read: Most Fierce Bowling Performances in BPL History North Zone batted first and posted 216 losing all wickets with the help of the fifties by Marshal Ayub, 54, and Mahmudullah Riyad, 66. In reply, East Zone chased the target in 37.5 overs with Imrul scoring the highest for them. Tamim Iqbal scored 35 for them.

Walton Central Zone's Hasan Murad bagged four wickets for 70 runs against BCB South Zone at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on the opening day of the final of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) Sunday. Winning the toss, Central Zone asked South to bat first, who posted 261 runs for five wickets in 80 overs at stumps, riding on Anamul Haque Bijoy and Pinak Ghosh. Read:NZ vs BAN 1st Test 2021: Bangladesh Sustains Hope Till the End of Day 2 Anamul and Pinak put on a 137-run opening stand, hitting a fifty each. Hasan broke the partnership in the 52nd over. After Pinak, the left-arm spinner also removed Anamul, Towhid Hridoy and Mahedi Hasan – all of whom had a good run of form in this season of the BCL. At the end of day, South Zone's Zakir Hasan and captain Farhad Reza remained unbeaten on 44 and 46.

Walton Central Zone and BCB South Zone have made it to the final of the ongoing edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL).  The third round match between these two teams ended in a draw which eventually confirmed the final berth for both of them. Read:Sunzamul bags eight to help North Zone register first win In the third round match in Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Central Zone batted first and posted 481 thanks to centuries of Soumya Sarkar and Shuvagata Hom.  In reply, South Zone scored 494 riding on the centuries of Amite Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, and Zakir Hasan.  Nazmul Islam Apu, and Mukidul Islam Mugdho scalped three wickets for the Central Zone. Read:Tour match: New Zealand X1 score 71 for 5 against Bangladesh on day-1 In the final session of the match, Central Zone batted for 36 overs and scored 99 runs for wickets. Soumya scored 43 in this innings.  In the same round, North Zone beat Islami Bank East Zone by six wickets— which was the maiden win for North Zone in this edition of BCL.

BCB South Zone have an uphill task to score 348 runs on the last day on Monday with six wickets in hand to post a win against Walton Central Zone in the 3rd round match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the academy ground of Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox’s Bazar.

The first day of the third round of ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) saw Mushfiqur Rahim and Marshall Ayub smashing tons and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan recording the second eight-wicket haul of his career.

After a long break due to injury, all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are set to back to action with the third round of the ongoing First-class event- Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) starting from Friday.

A double century by Tamim Iqbal and a century by Mominul Haque powered Islami Bank East Zone to take a 182-run lead over Walton Central Zone on the 2nd day of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) first class cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam bagged five wickets for Islami Bank East Zone against Walton Central Zone as the eighth edition of Bangladesh Cricket League began at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday.