Batters dominated on the third day of the third round of the 23rd National Cricket League, with Dhaka Metro's Shadman Islam, Rajshahi Division's Forhad Hossain and Sylhet Division's Amit Hasan each scoring centuries.

Dhaka Metro skipper Shadman, resuming on 66, carried on his good form with the bat and scored 132 against Chattogram Division at BKSP. His strung a 67-run and a 47-run partnership with lower-order batsmen Rakibul Hasan and Munim Shahriar respectively before falling prey to Hasan Murad.

However, there was a late resistance as Munim (59) and Md Sharifullah (75) put up an 83-run partnership before tail-enders Sharifullah and Aminul Islam Biplob (50 not out) added another stubborn 79-run stand. That saw Dhaka Metro amass 407 for eight, but they still trail Chattogram by 38 runs ahead of the last day.

In an encounter between Barishal and Rajshahi at the Cox's Bazar Academy Ground, Rajshahi's middle-order batsman Farhad Hossain, resuming on 26, went on to score an unbeaten 108 that featured seven boundaries and a maximum. He also stitched together a 119-run partnership with Sunzamul Islam as his side piled on 441 runs in their first innings despite Barishal spinner Monir Hossain grabbing a fifer.

In reply, Barishal scored 82 runs for the loss of two wickets in their second innings, ending the third day with a 45-run lead.

At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet's Amit Hasan, who resumed on 28, batted out the entirety of the third day, scoring 147 runs with 16 boundaries. However, his teammates failed to maintain that tempo and Sylhet were left on 258 for seven at the end of the day, giving them a 105-run lead ahead of the final day.

Mukidul Islam Mugdho and Robiul Hoque plucked three wickets each for Rangpur.

Meanwhile at the Sylhet Academy Ground, Dhaka resumed on 86 without loss before a batting collapse saw them fold for 231. Khulna's Md Raihan Uddin scalped six wickets as Dhaka were forced to follow-on. They reached 46 for one at the end of the day, trailing by a further 142 runs.