East Zone, rode on a strong opening stand, dominated the first day as they scored 293 for 3 against North one at stumps on the first day of four-day Bangladesh Cricket League held on Saturday at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.
Afif Hossain pairing with Imtiaz Hossain gave East Zone a perfect start contributing 197 runs
for the opening stand.
Aiff played an impressive knock of 105 runs off 171 balls laced with 14 boundaries and two over boundaries while Imtiaz supported him with a brilliant 81 runs off 148 balls that contained eight boundaries and two over boundaries.
Zakir Hasan and Yasir Ali were on the crease with 48 and 10 runs as the stumps were drawn for the day.
Yasin Arafat captured two wickets conceding 34 runs.
Brief score:
East Zone 1st innings -293 for 3, Afif 105, Zakir 48 batting, Yasir 10 batting, Arafat 2/34.
