East began their first innings brightly, with openers Pinak and Ashraful both notching half-centuriesEast Zone openers Pinak Ghosh and Mohammad Ashraful both missed out on centuries after beginning the chase of a mammoth 482 by South Zone in their first innings. South resumed batting on the second day on 443/6, with Nurul Hasan and Farhad Reza at the crease. Nurul could not add to his overnight tally of 155, getting dismissed lbw by East Zone pacer Hasan Mahmud. The rest of the South batsmen were also dismissed within the next 13 overs as they reached 482 in their first innings. 8TH BCL, ROUND 2, DAY 2EAST ZONE 270/5 in 78 overs (Pinak 80, Ashraful 71) trail SOUTH ZONE 482 in 101.3 overs (Nurul 155, Anamul 129) by 212 runs

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 08, 2020 16:41 UTC