Riding on a fifty of Fazle Mahmud and 44 of Akbar Ali, BCB North Zone beat BCB South Zone by three runs in the final of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) one-dayers Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

North Zone batted first and posted 244 for eight, with Fazle Mahmud top-scoring 65. Mahmudullah Riyad also scored 39 for them.

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Shoriful Islam, who took three wickets, was the best bowler for South Zone. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, captain of South Zone, took two wickets.

South Zone were restricted to 241 for nine and lost the match by three runs in reply. Anamul Haque Bijoy and Nasir Hossain hit a fifty each for them, but that was not enough to avoid a defeat. 

Slow left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan bagged four wickets for North Zone.

Along with the finalists, BCB Central Zone and Islami Bank East Zone also participated in this event.  

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Mohammad Naim of BCB South Zone ended the league as the best batter. He scored 210 runs with a century. Fazle Mahmud is right behind him, scoring 192 runs. Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, and Naeem Islam are behind them, scoring 163, 152, and 132, respectively.

Mehidy became the best bowler, taking 10 wickets. Mohammad Saifuddin took nine wickets, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, and Rakibul Hasan took 8, 7, and 6 wickets, respectively.