National Cricket League

Bangladeshi Cricket Tournament

Cricket tournament

National Cricket LeagueCountries| Bangladesh

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Administrator| Bangladesh Cricket Board
Format| First-class
First edition| 1999–2000
Latest edition| 2023
Next edition| 2024
Number of teams| 8
Current champion| Dhaka Division (8th title)
Most successful| Khulna Division
(7 titles)

The National Cricket League is the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. It is contested by teams representing seven of the eight regional divisions of Bangladesh (there is no team from Mymensingh Division) as well as a team from the Dhaka metropolitan area.

## History and format

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The National Cricket League was inaugurated in the 1999–2000 season but was not then first-class. Bangladesh became the tenth Full Member of the ICC in 2000 and the league became first-class in the 2000–01 season. Limited-overs and Twenty20 tournaments with the same name have also been played in the past.

Since 2011–12 there have been eight teams in the league, which usually runs from October to December. From 2011–12 to 2014–15 each team played each other team once over the course of the season. Beginning in 2015–16 there has been a two-tier league: Rangpur, Khulna, Dhaka Division and Dhaka Metropolis were in the first tier in 2015–16, and Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal and Chittagong in the second.[1] After each season the bottom team of tier 1 and the top team of tier 2 swap places for the next season's competition.[2]

The league is also known under its main sponsor's name. In 2015–16 it was officially the "Walton LED TV 17th National Cricket League". In October 2019 the Walton Group became the title sponsor of NCL for the next three years, and the league would be known officially as the "Walton NCL".[3][4]

## Teams

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Logo | Team | Captain | Home Ground | Participation | Titles

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| Barisal Division | Fazle Mahmud | Barisal Divisional Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 0
| Chittagong Division | Irfan Sukkur | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 1
| Dhaka Division | Saif Hassan | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 6
| Dhaka Metropolis | Shadman Islam | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | 2000–01 and since 2011–12 | 0
| Khulna Division | Nurul Hasan | Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 7
| Rajshahi Division | Taijul Islam | Rajshahi Divisional Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 6
| Rangpur Division | Ariful Haque | Rangpur Cricket Garden | since 2011–12 | 2
| Sylhet Division | Zakir Hasan | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | since 1999–2000 | 0

### Defunct teams

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Team  | Home ground  | Debut  | Dissolved

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 1 Ground | 2000-01  | 2000-01

## Winners

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Winners of the National Cricket League in each season are:[5]

* 1999–2000 – Chittagong Division (NB: 1999–2000 was not a first-class competition)

* 2000–01 – Biman Bangladesh Airlines
* 2001–02 – Dhaka Division
* 2002–03 – Khulna Division
* 2003–04 – Dhaka Division
* 2004–05 – Dhaka Division
* 2005–06 – Rajshahi Division
* 2006–07 – Dhaka Division
* 2007–08 – Khulna Division
* 2008–09 – Rajshahi Division
* 2009–10 – Rajshahi Division
* 2010–11 – Rajshahi Division
* 2011–12 – Rajshahi Division
* 2012–13 – Khulna Division
* 2013–14 – Dhaka Division
* 2014–15 – Rangpur Division
* 2015–16 – Khulna Division
* 2016–17 – Khulna Division
* 2017–18 – Khulna Division
* 2018–19 – Rajshahi Division
* 2019–20 – Khulna Division
* 2020–21 – cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
* 2021–22 – Dhaka Division
* 2022–23 – Rangpur Division
* 2023–24 – Dhaka Division

## National Cricket League One-Day winners

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* 2000–01 – Biman Bangladeshi Airlines (1/1)
* 2001–02 – Sylhet Division (1/1)
* 2002–03 – Khulna Division (1/1)
* 2003–04 – Chittagong Division (1/1)
* 2004–05 – Rajshahi Division (1/3)
* 2005–06 – Rajshahi Division (2/2)
* 2006–07 – Dhaka Division (1/2)
* 2007–08 – Rajshahi Division (3/3)
* 2008–09 – Barisal Division (1/1)
* 2010–11 – Dhaka Division (2/2)

The National Cricket League one-day competition is no longer held. It has been superseded by the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as Bangladesh's List A competition.[citation needed]

## National Cricket League Twenty20 Winners

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* 2009–10 – Rajshahi Division

## See also

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* Cricket in Bangladesh
* Bangladesh Cricket League

## References

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1. ^ "Last-gasp win gives Rangpur maiden title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
2. ^ "All eyes on Liton as Rangpur eye return to tier one". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
3. ^ "Walton Group becomes the title sponsor of NCL". bplscorelive.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket Board". BCB. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
5. ^ "A brief history of Bangladesh domestic cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

## External links

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* CricInfo Bangladesh domestic cricket
* National Cricket League at Bangladesh Cricket Board

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Cricket in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket Board

National teams|

* Bangladesh
* Bangladesh A
* Men U-23
* Men U-19
* Women
* Women U-19

First-class leagues|

* National Cricket League
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* Bangladesh Cricket League
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

First-class teams|

* Divisions
* Barisal Division
* Chittagong Division
* Dhaka Division
* Dhaka Metropolis
* Khulna Division
* Rajshahi Division
* Rangpur Division
* Sylhet Division
* Zones
* Central Zone
* East Zone
* North Zone
* South Zone

List A league(s)|

* Dhaka Premier League
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* Bangladesh Cricket League One Day
* 2021–22

List A teams|

* Abahani Limited
* Agrani Bank Cricket Club
* Brothers Union
* City Club
* Dhaka Leopards
* Gazi Group Cricketers
* Legends of Rupganj
* Mohammedan Sporting Club
* Prime Bank Cricket Club
* Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club
* Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
* Shinepukur Cricket Club

Twenty20 league(s)|

* Bangladesh Premier League
* Victory Day T20 Cup
* Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League
* 2018–19
* 2021
* Bangabandhu T20 Cup
* 2020–21

Grounds|

* Dhaka
* Chittagong
* Sylhet
* Khulna
* Fatullah
* Others

Other tournaments|

* BCB President's Cup
* 2020–21
* Bangladesh Women's National Cricket League
* Bangladesh Women's Cricket League

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First-class cricket domestic competitions

England & Wales|

* County Championship
* Champion County match
* University Match
* MCCU matches

Australia|

* Sheffield Shield

South Africa|

* Sunfoil Series
* Sunfoil 3-Day Cup

West Indies|

* West Indies Championship
* Headley Weekes Tri-Series

India|

* Ranji Trophy
* Duleep Trophy
* Irani Cup

New Zealand|

* Plunket Shield

Pakistan|

* Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
* President's Trophy

Sri Lanka|

* Premier Trophy
* National Super League 4-Day Tournament

Zimbabwe|

* Logan Cup

Bangladesh|

* National Cricket League
* Bangladesh Cricket League
* Bangladesh Women's Cricket League

Ireland|

* Inter-Provincial Championship

Afghanistan|

* Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament

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