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National Cricket League

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Countries
  
Bangladesh

First tournament
  
1999–2000

Number of teams
  
8

Format
  
First-Class

Last tournament
  
2016–17

Administrator
  
Bangladesh Cricket Board

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Most successful
  
Rajshahi Division Dhaka Division Khulna Division (5 titles each)

Current champion
  
Khulna Division cricket team (5th title)

Teams
  
Dhaka Metropolis cricket team

The National Cricket League is the oldest domestic first class cricket competition in Bangladesh.

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Ncl national cricket league


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. In 2015–16 and 2016-17 there was 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; for the 2016-17 season Barisal were promoted to tier 1 and Rangpur demoted to tier 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".

National Cricket League winners

Winners of NCL in different seasons 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

    • 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)

    • National Cricket League Twenty20 Winners

  • 2010 – Rajshahi Division

    • References

    National Cricket League Wikipedia
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