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National Cricket League

Countries	Bangladesh
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 (7th title)
Most successful	Khulna Division (7th title) and Dhaka Division (7th title)
Most runs	Tushar Imran (6086)
Most wickets	Abdur Razzak (306)
Website
Dhaka Division

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

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. After each season the bottom team of tier 1 and the top team of tier 2 swap places for the next season's competition.

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".

Teams

Defunct teams

Winners

Winners of the National Cricket League in each season are:

• 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

Records

Highest team scores

A team has scored 700 or more runs in the Bangladesh National Cricket League on multiple occasions, with **Rajshahi Division** holding the record for the highest score of **819/4 declared** against **Sylhet Division** in **2007-08**.

Lowest team scores

Most runs in an innings

Best bowling in an innings

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National Cricket League One-Day winners

• 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.

National Cricket League Twenty20 Winners

• 2009–10 – Rajshahi Division

See also

• Cricket in Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Cricket League

References

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

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

v t e 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

• Bangladesh National Cricket League
• First-class cricket competitions
• Bangladeshi domestic cricket competitions