2020–21 National Cricket League

2020–21 National Cricket League

Dates	22 March – 29 April 2021
Administrator(s)	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin
Participants	8
Matches	24

The 2020–21 National Cricket League is the twenty-second edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), a first-class cricket competition that is being held in Bangladesh.^[1] The tournament started on 22 March 2021,^[2] with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) using the tournament as preparation for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in April 2021.^[3] The eight teams taking part were placed into two tiers, with the tournament scheduled to end on 29 April 2021.^[4] Khulna Division are the defending champions.^[5][6]

The opening round of matches saw Chittagong Division win only their third first-class match in a period of seven years, beating Rajshahi Division by 88 runs.^[7] In round two, Barisal Division were bowled out twice by Rajshahi Division inside two days, with Barisal's match aggregate of 142 runs becoming the lowest total in a first-class match in Bangladesh.^[8] On 1 April 2021, the remaining matches in the tournament were postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.^[9]

Fixtures

Tier 1

22–25 March 2021 Scorecard

Khulna Division	v	Sylhet Division
375 (109.4 overs) Tushar Imran 99 (117) Ebadot Hossain 3/79 (26.5 overs)		134 (60.4 overs) Imtiaz Hossain 37 (73) Minhazur Rahman 4/31 (16.4 overs)
73/2 (9.3 overs) Imran Uzzaman 33* (26) Rejaur Rahman Raja 1/5 (1 over)		308 (104.5 overs) (f/o) Zakir Hasan 140 (233) Abdul Halim 4/62 (27 overs)

Khulna Division won by 8 wickets Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Imran Parvez and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Zakir Hasan (Sylhet Division)

• Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
• Minhazur Rahman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.

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22–25 March 2021 Scorecard

Dhaka Division	v	Rangpur Division
365 (106.3 overs) Saif Hassan 127 (233) Alauddin Babu 4/46 (16 overs)		230 (93.4 overs) Nasir Hossain 115 (252) Nazmul Islam 4/89 (39 overs)
128 (45.5 overs) Mohammad Arafat 40* (36) Nasir Hossain 4/21 (9.5 overs)		186 (86.2 overs) Naeem Islam 61 (194) Nazmul Islam 6/64 (39.2 overs)

Dhaka Division won by 80 runs Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Nazmul Islam (Dhaka Division)

• Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard

Khulna Division	v	Rangpur Division
221 (49.2 overs) Tushar Imran 116 (136) Mukidul Islam 6/64 (13.2 overs)		364 (97.1 overs) Ariful Haque 97 (164) Masum Khan 4/78 (22.1 overs)
259 (69.3 overs) Amit Majumder 89 (166) Mukidul Islam 6/67 (20 over)		120/3 (33.3 overs) Nasir Hossain 48* (44) Abdul Halim 2/31 (8 overs)

Rangpur Division won by 7 wickets Rangpur Cricket Garden, Rangpur Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Mukidul Islam (Rangpur Division)

• Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard

Sylhet Division	v	Dhaka Division
370 (114 overs) Zakir Hasan 159 (228) Shuvagata Hom 4/86 (29 overs)		280 (79.1 overs) Shuvagata Hom 114 (133) Rahatul Ferdous 7/75 (22.1 overs)
219 (81.5 overs) Asadulla Al Galib 82 (164) Saif Hassan 2/19 (12 overs)		147/5 (64 overs) Saif Hassan 64 (89) Enamul Haque 3/31 (17 overs)

Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed and Sohrab Hossain Player of the match: Shuvagata Hom (Dhaka Division)

• Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
• Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.

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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard

Rangpur Division	v	Sylhet Division

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar

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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard

Dhaka Division	v	Khulna Division

Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah

Tier 2

22–25 March 2021 Scorecard

Chittagong Division	v	Rajshahi Division
287 (101.2 overs) Shahadat Hossain 108 (256) Farhad Reza 4/44 (27.2 overs)		152 (44.3 overs) Farhad Reza 27* (31) Noman Chowdhury 4/47 (12 overs)
147 (50.5 overs) Irfan Sukkur 65 (80) Towhid Hridoy 3/19 (6 overs)		194 (69 overs) Junaid Siddique 68* (163) Mehedi Hasan Rana 4/35 (17 overs)

Chittagong Division won by 88 runs Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Mehedi Hasan Rana (Chittagong Division)

• Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to bat.
• Pritom Kumar, Asaduzzaman Payel (Rajshahi Division), Parvez Hossain Emon and Hasan Murad (Chittagong Division) all made their first-class debuts.
• Shahadat Hossain (Chittagong Division) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[10]

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22–25 March 2021 Scorecard

Barisal Division	v	Dhaka Metropolis
241 (76 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 48 (134) Abu Hider 3/34 (14 overs)		413 (129.2 overs) Marshall Ayub 112 (165) Kamrul Islam 2/49 (24 overs)
208 (73.2 overs) Moinul Islam 63 (155) Abu Hider 3/42 (20 overs)		37/2 (11.5 overs) Zahiduzzaman 15* (35) Tanvir Islam 2/13 (3.5 overs)

Dhaka Metropolis won by 8 wickets Barisal Divisional Stadium, Barisal Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Shohidul Islam (Dhaka Metropolis)

• Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
• Anisul Islam Emon and Rakibul Hasan (Dhaka Metropolis) both made their first-class debuts.
• Shohidul Islam (Dhaka Metropolis) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[11]

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29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard

Barisal Division	v	Rajshahi Division
82 (29.3 overs) Moin Khan 18 (26) Sunzamul Islam 4/18 (10 overs)		151 (48.5 overs) Junaid Siddique 43 (99) Sohag Gazi 6/65 (23 overs)
60 (34 overs) Moinul Islam 28 (81) Sunzamul Islam 6/15 (13 overs)

Rajshahi Division won by an innings and 9 runs Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Taijul Islam (Rajshahi Division)

• Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.

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29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard

Chittagong Division	v	Dhaka Metropolis
402/8d (126.3 overs) Pinak Ghosh 159 (202) Arafat Sunny 3/120 (39 overs)		267 (107.2 overs) Zahiduzzaman 71 (212) Hasan Murad 5/72 (26.2 overs)
234/6d (48 overs) Mahmudul Hasan Joy 78 (102) Sharifullah 2/94 (20 overs)		148/2 (50 overs) Zahiduzzaman 61* (112) Mehedi Hasan Rana 1/39 (11 overs)

Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Pinak Ghosh (Chittagong Division)

• Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.

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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard

Dhaka Metropolis	v	Rajshahi Division

Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi

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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard

Chittagong Division	v	Barisal Division

Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar

References

1. "Domestic cricket to resume after Ireland Wolves series: BCB CEO". BD Crictime. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. "National Cricket League to begin in Bangladesh on March 22". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
3. "BCB mandates NCL participation for Bangladesh Test probables". CricBuzz. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
4. "Fixtures: 22nd NCL, 2021". BD Crictime. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
5. "Khulna Division clinch NCL crown for a record seven time". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
6. "Nurul, Anamul secure Khulna title, Sylhet surge into top tier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
7. "Khulna ease past Sylhet, Chittagong complete elusive victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
8. "Records tumble as Sunzamul Islam leads Rajshahi's demolition of Barisal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
9. "NCL 2021 matches postponed amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
10. "Shahadat, Marshall, Nasir shine with bat". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
11. "Nasir takes four after scoring 100". BD Crictime. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo