Jishan Alam, son of former Bangladesh wicketkeeper Jahangir Alam, hit his maiden List A century on Saturday (February 28).
Lining up for Central Zone of their Bangladesh Cricket League recreation towards the North Zone, Jishan slammed 127 runs off 93 deliveries to assist his aspect full a steep chase within the final over. The win took Central Zone to the ultimate of the event, which might even be towards North Zone, scheduled to be performed on Tuesday, March 3.
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North Zone, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, batted first however have been pegged again early, dropping their captain and Litton Das within the second over, bowled by Abu Hider. Tanzid Hasan and Towhid Hridoy stabilised the innings, including 135 runs for the second wicket, with the previous falling eight runs in need of a ton.
Hridoy went on to finish his hundred, and in addition constructed a 102-run stand with Sabbir Rahman, who scored a quickfire 51-ball 73. North Zone ultimately completed with 322-7 in 50 overs, with Abu Hider returning figures of 4-59.
Jishan Alam scores maiden List A century in Bangladesh Cricket League
In reply, Jishan Alam, opening the batting, took the assault to North Zone from the beginning. A fast opening stand of 47 runs ended after 5.3 overs, however that didn’t cease Jishan from going about his work. Though he misplaced No.3 Saif Hassan within the fifteenth over, Mahfijul Islam offered ready help because the duo added 94 runs for the third wicket.
Jishan accomplished a maiden List 100 within the course of and was the third wicket to fall with Central Zone effectively positioned at 188 within the thirtieth over. But Irfaan Shukkur adopted him to the pavilion on the following ball, leaving the aspect needing 136 runs in 20 overs. But captain Mahidul Islam Ankon held one finish with a run-a-ball 39, whereas Mosaddek Hossain hit a 26-ball 54 to take the aspect previous the end line within the final over.
The two sides completed atop the league desk, qualifying for the ultimate, which will probably be performed in Mirpur on Tuesday. Jishan, in the meantime, additionally accomplished 1000 runs in List A cricket. He now has 1102 runs within the format in 39 matches, at a mean of 29.78.
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