Sumon five-for restricts Najmul XI to 173

Pacer Sumon Khan took five wickets as Najmul XI were bowled out 173 in 47.1 overs in the final of the BCB President's Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.

Sumon took five wickets for 38 runs to break the backbone of Najmul XI, who had come into the final on top of the table after group stage. National team pacer Rubel Hossain took two wickets while Mehedi Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad and Ebadot Hossain took one wicket each.

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The tournament's top two scorers Mushfiqur Rahim and Afif Hossain failed to get going. Mushfiqur scored 12 while Afif was removed for naught, both by Sumon.

Najmul XI's middle-order batsman Irfan Shukkur played a lone hand, scoring 75 off 77 deliveries to take the total to 173. Skipper Najmul scored 32 while Towhid Hridoy got 26 runs.

Mahmudullah XI had lost both their group stage matches against Najmul XI.