Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2019–20 National Cricket League was the twenty-first edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh .[ 1] The tournament started on 10 October 2019, with eight teams placed into two tiers.[ 2] The matches were used as the national team 's preparation for their Test series against India in November 2019.[ 3] Rajshahi Division were the defending champions.[ 4]
On 5 November 2019, Abdur Razzak took his 600th first-class wicket, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone.[ 5] On 18 November 2019, Shahadat Hossain of Dhaka Division was withdrawn mid-way through the match with Khulna Division , after he physically assaulted teammate Arafat Sunny .[ 6] Shahadat initially faced a ban from cricket of up to one year.[ 7] However, he was given a five-year ban, with two years suspended for the incident.[ 8]
Khulna Division won the tournament, beating Dhaka Division by nine wickets in the final round of matches.[ 9] It was their seventh win, a record for victories in the NCL.[ 10] In Tier 2, Sylhet Division secured promotion to Tier 1, after beating Chittagong Division , also by the margin of nine wickets.[ 11] Defending champions, Rajshahi Division , finished bottom of Tier 1 and were relegated to Tier 2.[ 12]
Fixtures
Tier 1
Points table
2019–20 Champions
Bottom placed team relegated to Tier 2 for 2020–21 National Cricket League.
Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to field.
Shakil Hossain (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day one due to rain.
Imran Uzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Mohimenul Khan (Rajshahi Division) and Mukidul Islam (Rangpur Division) both made their first-class debuts.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Division became the first team in fifteen years to win a first-class match in the NCL by one wicket.[ 14]
Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
Shafiul Hayet (Dhaka Division) and Tipu Sultan (Khulna Division) both made their first-class debuts.
Tier 2
Points table
Top placed team promoted to Tier 1 for 2020–21 National Cricket League.
Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day one due to rain.
Rejaur Rahman Raja (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
Aminul Islam and Manik Khan (Dhaka Metropolis) both made their first-class debuts.
Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on days 1, 2 and 3 due to rain.
Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
No play was possible on days 1, 2 and 3 due to rain.
Alvi Haque (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
References
External links
National teams First-class leagues First-class teams List A league(s) List A teams Twenty20 league(s) Grounds Other tournaments
Domestic cricket in 2019–20
First-class List A Twenty20