At the Ground 2 of Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox’s Bazar, centuries from Abdullah Al Mamun and Pritom Kumar enabled North Zone to seal a comfortable six-wicket victory over South Zone.

With the win, East Zone finished with 20 points in the competition, 10 more than runners-up Central Zone

Utilising playing conditions to their advantage in Sylhet and Dhaka, the likes of Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Shohidul Islam and other quicks tormented the batters to scalp 16 wickets.

Chasing a small target of 149, East Zone ended the day on 108 for 3 with Amite Hasan and Shamim Hossain not out on 40 and 37 respectively.

Nasum claimed five for 75 while pacer Rejaur Rahman Raja picked up three wickets to bundle out South Zone for 282

The 11th edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) -- the country's only franchise-based first-class competition -- will begin today with four teams set to face each other on the way to glory in a single league format.