The 2016–17 National Cricket League was the eighteenth edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 25 September 2016 and concluded on 6 January 2017.[1] Khulna Division were the defending champions.[2]
| Dates | 25 September 2016 – 6 January 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Khulna Division (5th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Most runs | Alok Kapali (598) |
| Most wickets | Abu Jayed (29) |
Heavy rain affected the first three rounds of matches, with only two matches out of twelve ending in a result other than a draw.[3] The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that all matches scheduled to take place on 14 October 2016 would be delayed until the weather improved.[3] However, there was no improvement in the weather and those matches and future fixtures were postponed due to the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).[3] The tournament restarted on 20 December 2016 after the conclusion of the BPL.[3]
Khulna Division retained their title when they beat Dhaka Metropolis by 398 runs in their final match.[4] Dhaka Metropolis were relegated to Tier 2 for the next season, while Rangpur Division were promoted to Tier 1.[5]
Following the conclusion of this tournament, the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League began.
Squads edit
| Barisal Division[6] | Dhaka Division[7] | Dhaka Metropolis[8] | Khulna Division[9] | Chittagong Division[10] | Rajshahi Division[11] | Rangpur Division[12] | Sylhet Division[13] |
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Fixtures edit
Tier 1 edit
Points table
| Team[14] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| Khulna Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
| Dhaka Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| Barisal Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
- 2016–17 Champions
- Bottom placed team relegated to Tier 2 for 2017–18 National Cricket League.
25–28 September 2016
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 15 overs of play were possible across all four days due to rain.[15]
- Zahiduzzaman (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
8–11 October 2016
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- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asif Hossain (Dhaka Metropolis) made his first-class debut.
20–23 December 2016
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15/0 (1.4 overs)
Mahedi Hasan 11* (8) |
- Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashiquzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
- Tushar Imran (Khulna Division) scored his 19th century, the most first-class hundreds by a Bangladeshi.[16]
20–23 December 2016
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- Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Minhaz Khan (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
27–30 December 2016
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- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasanuzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
27–30 December 2016
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- Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Moin Khan (Barisal Division) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2017
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasanuzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2017
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- Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Saif Hassan (Dhaka Division) became the youngest player in Bangladesh to score a first-class double century when he made 204 in the first innings.[17]
Tier 2 edit
Points table
| Team[14] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| Rangpur Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| Rajshahi Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 |
| Sylhet Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Chittagong Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
- Top placed team promoted to Tier 1 for 2017–18 National Cricket League.
25–28 September 2016
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Ebadot Hossain and Shahanur Rahman (Sylhet Division) both made their first-class debuts.
25–28 September 2016
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- Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Hossain Ali and Yeasin Arafat (Chittagong Division) both made their first-class debuts.
- Yeasin Arafat took his maiden five-wicket haul in a first-class match.[15]
2–5 October 2016
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- Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rony Chowdhury (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
- This was Rajshahi Division's biggest victory in a first-class match.[18]
8–11 October 2016
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- Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Saeed Sarkar (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
20–23 December 2016
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33/0 (5.2 overs)
Saymon Ahmed 18* (12) |
- Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Saddam Hossain (Rangpur Division) made his first-class debut.
27–30 December 2016
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27/0 (2.3 overs)
Saymon Ahmed 14* (6) |
- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jaker Ali (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
27–30 December 2016
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- Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Mojibur Rahman (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
3–6 January 2017
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
References edit
- ^ "NCL to kick off Bangladesh domestic season, BCL to come later". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "All-round Dhaka Metropolis' best shot at maiden title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rain-hit National Cricket League postponed to December". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Khulna retain NCL Tier-1 title with crushing win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Rangpur secure promotion to Tier 1 after draw with Rajshahi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Barisal Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Dhaka Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Dhaka Metropolis Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Khulna Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Chittagong Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Rajshahi Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Rangpur Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Sylhet Division Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b "2016–17 National Cricket League Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Nafees 72 helps Barisal cling on for draw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "Imran's record-breaking ton gives Khulna full points". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Saif Hassan's record double flattens Barisal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Mizanur, Jahurul propel Rajshahi to record win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.