The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A cricket tournament in Bangladesh.
Video Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
History
Since its inauguration in 1974-75 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. It gained List A status starting with the 2013-14 tournament, thus superseding the National Cricket League One-Day as Bangladesh's main List A competition.
In the years from 1974-75 to 2011-12, Abahani Limited won the championship 17 times. Other winners were Mohammedan Sporting Club nine times, Biman Bangladesh Airlines five times, Victoria Sporting Club four times, Old DOHS Sports Club twice and Brothers Union once. There was no tournament in 2012-13.
Maps Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
List A winners
- 2013-14: Gazi Tank Cricketers
- 2014-15: Prime Bank
- 2015-16: Abahani Limited
- 2016-17: Gazi Group Cricketers
- 2017-18: TBD
Format
The competition is played as a round-robin, followed by play-off rounds among the top six teams for the championship and among the lowest teams to determine relegation.
The 2013-14 competition ran from mid-September to late November 2014; the 2014-15 competition ran from mid-November 2014 to early January 2015; the 2015-16 competition ran from April to June 2016; the 2016-17 competition ran from April to June 2017. The 2017-18 competition is scheduled to begin in February 2018.
All matches are played on neutral grounds in the Dhaka area. In 2016-17 only three grounds were used: Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, and Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 and No 4 Grounds in Savar.
Players
The system of allocating players to clubs varies from season to season, but has elements of lottery. Players frequently change clubs between seasons. Imrul Kayes, for example, played for Victoria Sporting Club in 2006-07 and 2014-15, Mohammedan Sporting Club in 2007-08 and 2011-12, Gazi Tank Cricketers in 2008-09 and 2013-14, Abahani Limited in 2009-10 and 2010-11, Brothers Union in 2015-16, and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in 2016-17. Of the 22 players who appeared for Brothers Union in 2013-14, only two were among the 20 Brothers Union players in 2014-15.
Most teams include players from outside Bangladesh. In 2013-14 82 foreign players played in the competition. In 2015-16 only one foreign player was allowed in any playing eleven, although clubs were allowed to have several foreign players on their list; 36 foreign players took part, including 22 Indians and 10 Sri Lankans.
Teams
There are 12 participating teams, changing each season with promotion and relegation. Usually the two lowest-finishing teams are demoted to the second division (known as the Dhaka First Division League) for the next season and the top two teams in the second division are promoted.
2013-14
Cricket Coaching School played the first six matches but were demoted after failing to arrive at their seventh match in time to play.
2014-15
Old DOHS Sports Club and Partex Sporting Club were promoted in place of Cricket Coaching School and Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity.
Gazi Tank Cricketers changed their name to Legends of Rupganj.
2015-16
Cricket Coaching School and Gazi Group Cricketers were promoted in place of Old DOHS Sports Club and Partex Sporting Club.
2016-17
Partex Sporting Club and Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity returned in place of Cricket Coaching School and Kala Bagan Cricket Academy.
Records
Highest score
- 2013-14 - 157 not out by Ravi Bopara (Prime Bank)
- 2014-15 - 161 not out by Chamara Kapugedera (Victoria Sporting Club)
- 2015-16 - 142 by Tamim Iqbal (Abahani Limited)
- 2016-17 - 190 by Raqibul Hasan (Mohammedan Sporting Club)
Best bowling figures
- 2013-14 - 7 for 25 by Sean Williams (Brothers Union)
- 2014-15 - 6 for 33 by Naeem Islam (Legends of Rupganj)
- 2015-16 - 7 for 58 by Saqlain Sajib (Abahani Limited)
- 2016-17 - 6 for 18 by Tanvir Islam (Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity)
Most runs in a season
- 2013-14 - 640 by Ravi Bopara (Prime Bank)
- 2014-15 - 714 by Rony Talukdar (Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club)
- 2015-16 - 719 by Raqibul Hasan (Prime Doleshwar)
- 2016-17 - 752 by Liton Das (Abahani Limited)
Most wickets in a season
- 2013-14 - 29 by Arafat Sunny (Gazi Tank Cricketers) and Farhad Reza (Prime Doleshwar)
- 2014-15 - 31 by Elias Sunny (Prime Doleshwar)
- 2015-16 - 30 by Chaturanga de Silva (Victoria Sporting Club)
- 2016-17 - 35 by Abu Haider (Gazi Group Cricketers)
Other records
The fastest century is by Brendan Taylor, who reached 100 off 46 balls for Prime Bank against Kalabagan Cricket Academy in 2013-14.
The highest team score is 366 for 5 by Abahani against Mohammedan Sporting Club in 2016-17.
References
External links
- Official Bangladesh Cricket Board website
- "The original premier league" by Mohammad Isam at Cricinfo
- Dhaka Premier Division 2013-14 at CricketArchive
- Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15 at CricketArchive
- Dhaka Premier Division 2015-16 at CricketArchive
- Dhaka Premier Division 2016-17 at CricketArchive
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