BCB XI settle for draw against Dr DY Patil CA

Touring Bangladesh Cricket Board XI played to a draw against Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy in their second four-day match of the ongoing Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah Memorial Cricket Tournament in India on Friday, reports UNB.

The Mini Ranji Trophy's fourth and final day match was held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium located in Bengaluru.

Resuming the 2nd innings with overnight score of 274 for 8 in 68.0 overs, Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy, who commenced their 2nd innings Thursday with 25-run lead.

They were all out for 311 in 71.3 overs giving a tough winning target of 336 runs for BCB XI on the last day.

Naushad Shaikh smashed 108 off 163 balls and night watchman Iqbal Abdullah scored 70 off 55 deliveries for Dr DY Patil CA. Bangladesh speedster fast bowler Taskin Ahmed grabbed five wickets for 69 and Nayeem Hasan bagged 2 for 66 for the Bangladeshi side.

BCB XI opened the 2nd innings on Friday afternoon and scored 156 for 3 in 52 overs when the bails were drawn for the 4th and final day to settle for a draw.

Najmul Hossain Shanto and Saif Hasan remained unbeaten at 59 and 21 runs respectively.