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DHAKA, Dec 28, 2024 (BSS)- Nigar Sultana Joty etched her name further in the 
folklore of Bangladesh Women's cricket history by smashing her second 
consecutive century in the country's first class cricket tournament 
Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) today.

After becoming the first Bangladeshi female cricketer to hit a century in the 
first class cricket, she now held the record to make century in second 
straight match.

In the first round, she hammered 153 during her side Central Zone's match 
against North Zone. However this time, she went past that score to hammer 171 
against East Zone. Like the first match, the second game of Central Zone also 
ended in a draw despite Joty's century.

Joty's teammate Murshida Khatun, however, resumed the day at 122 and broke 
the individual highest score, made by Joty, by scoring 170. But that was for 
only brief period. Joty overhauled her 170 to make 171 to reclaim the record 
before being dismissed by Taj Nehar.

Thanks to Joty and Murshida, Central Zone reached 528-8 before the match was 
declared as draw.

Earlier, courtesy of opener Dilara Dola's 102, East Zone were wrapped up for 
354 in their only innings.

The day's other match between North Zone and South Zone also ended in a draw 
after North Zone's Sobhana Mostary hit 118.

Put into bat first, North Zone were bundled out for 238 in its first innings 
before claiming 18-run lead by bowling out South Zone for 220. Thanks to 
Mostary's maiden century (118), North Zone declared the second innings at 
257-5, setting 275-run victory for South Zone.

North Zone bowlers came up vigorously to push for a victory but South Zone 
remained unscathed to deny them a victory by reaching 232-8 at stumps on Day 
3, the final day of the game.