Walton Central Zone have won their third-ever first-class Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) title beating BCB South Zone on final day at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.

Shuvagata Hom scored two hundreds in the BCL final  

Chasing 218 runs, South Zone were in all sorts of trouble when they lost their sixth wicket for 68. They lost three including Mohammad Mithun, who made his maiden double hundred in the first innings.

Salman Hossain made 37 in amid the collapse as Mehedi Hasan Rana, Nasum Ahmed and Kamrul Islam Rabbi chipped in with wickets.

Then skipper Shuvagata Hom came in on the back of performances of 3/51 and 116 in the match. He and Mithun had rescued South Zone from 16/4 to taking a lead against Central's 387 in the first innings.

Shuvagata smashed an unbeaten 114 off 121 balls hitting 13 fours and 2 sixes. At the other end, Jaker Ali Anik played the anchoring role scoring 124-ball 41 not out. The pair's 153 runs came at a rate of nearly four runs per over.

Central Zone now have three first-class BCL titles (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2021-22)

Shuvagata's valiant effort led Central Zone to their first title since the 2014-15 season. South Zone, who have five BCL trophies, became runners-up for the second time. 

Earlier on day four, leg-spinner Rishad Hossain struck 99 runs off 136 balls coming in at nine to lead South Zone to 268 in their second innings. Abu Hider Rony took a five-for for the Centrals.

Shuvagata won the player of the match award for his game-swinging two hundreds. Mithun was adjudged player of the series for leading the run-scorers' chart with 468 runs including 176 and 206.