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2009 Port City Cricket League

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Countries
  
Bangladesh

Tournament format
  
Group stage & KnockOut

Format
  
Twenty20

Number of teams
  
8

2009 Port City Cricket League

Administrator
  
The Chittagong District Sports Association

Current champion
  
Chittagong Brothers Union

Port City League (PCL) 2009 was the first edition of the T20 tournament Port City Cricket League of Bangladesh. It took place in 2009 at Chittagong.

Facts

Venue

  • MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong.

    • Total Prize Money

  • Total budget for this tournament was 2.40 Crore Taka (350 Thousands USD). The champions received Tk 15 lakh as prize money and the runners-up Tk 5 lakh. Man of the match received Tk 10,000 while league’s best player took Tk 25,000 and for highest scorer and highest wicket-taker it was Tk 15,000 each.

    • Tournament Starts:

  • May 2, 2009

    • Participating teams:

  • Chittagong Abahani Ltd
  • Chittagong Mohammedan SC
  • Chittagong Brothers Union
  • Ispahani SC
  • Pirates of Chittagong
  • Dada Warriors
  • Top Sports and DSC Tigers

    • Players

  • Forty-eight leading cricketers of the country, in five groups, went to auction with per match floor price of Tk 30,000 for Grade A+ cricketer, Tk 20,000 for Grade A, Tk 15,000 for Grade A-, Tk 10,000 for Grade B+, and Tk 8,000 for Grade B.

    • Foreign Players

  • The participating teams entitled to recruit two foreign players, two national players, four Dhaka Premier Division Cricketers and three players from Cagong Division.

    • Sponsor

  • Habib Group

    • References

    2009 Port City Cricket League Wikipedia
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