Abahani Limited cricket team

For the Dhaka based football team, see Abahani Limited Dhaka. For the Chittagong based football team, see Chittagong Abahani Limited.

Abahani LimitedPersonnel

Captain| Mosaddek Hossain
Overseas player(s)| Najibullah Zadran
Overseas player| Hanuma Vihari
Overseas player| Dhananjaya de Silva
History
No. of titles| 4

Abahani Limited cricket team has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League since 2013–14. It has won the title in 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2022–23. In Twenty20 cricket, it also won the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.

## History[edit]

Between 1974–75, when the Dhaka Premier League was formed, and 2012–13, Abahani Limited won the competition 17 times. Their victories included the inaugural season of 1974–75 and three instances of three championships in a row.[1] Since the competition gained List A status, Abahani have continued to be the most successful team, winning four of the nine tournaments.

### List A results[edit]

* 2013-14: 4 wins from 10 matches, finished ninth
* 2014-15: 10 wins from 16 matches, finished fourth
* 2015-16: 11 wins from 16 matches, champions
* 2016-17: 12 wins from 16 matches, finished third
* 2017-18: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions[2]
* 2018-19: 13 wins from 16 matches, champions[3]
* 2019-20: Postponed
* 2021-22: 9 wins from 15 matches, finished fourth
* 2022-23: 14 wins from 16 matches, champions

### Twenty20 results[edit]

* 2018-19: 1 win from 2 matches, second in Group A
* 2019-20: Not held
* 2021: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions[4][5]

## Records[edit]

Since the Dhaka Premier League gained List A status, Abahani Limited's highest score is 142 by Tamim Iqbal, and the best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Saqlain Sajib. Both took place in the last match of the 2015–16 season, in which Abahani clinched their first List A title.[6]

## Current squad[edit]

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Name  | Nat  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsmen
Nazmul Hossain Shanto |  | Left-hand bat | Right-arm off break |
Jahid Javed |  | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Wasim Jaffer |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break |
Munim Shahriar |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast |
Abdullah Al Mamun Rasel |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast |
Abdullah Al Mamun Raju |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break |
Kaushal Silva |  | Right-hand bat |  |
Priyank Kirit Panchal |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium |
All-rounders
Mosaddek Hossain |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | Captain
Sabbir Rahman |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break |
Soumya Sarkar |  | Left-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast |
Taposh Ghosh |  | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Mohammad Saifuddin |  | Left-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast |
Mehedi Hasan Miraz |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break |
Wicketkeepers
Jahurul Islam |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break |
Mohammad Mithun |  | Right-hand bat | - |
Shakil Hossain |  | Right-hand bat | - |
Spin Bowlers
Nazmul Islam |  | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Sunzamul Islam |  | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Bowlers
Rubel Hossain |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast |
Mashrafe Mortaza |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium |
Ariful Hasan |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium |
Zakaria Islam |  | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Isam, Mohammad. "No restriction on Pakistan players in Dhaka Premier League". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Abahani Limited clinch 19th DPL title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. ^ "Soumya Sarkar slams record double-ton as Abahani win 20th DPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
4. ^ "DHAKA PREMIER DIVISION T20 LEAGUE". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
5. ^ "Abahani Limited win Dhaka Premier League 2021; defeat Prime Bank Cricket Club in last league game". SportsTiger. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
6. ^ "Abahani thump Prime Bank to lift 18th title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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