The 2019–20 Bangladesh Cricket League was the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh, running from 31 January to 24 February 2020.[1] The tournament had a smaller set of fixtures than previous editions to accommodate the 2019–20 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, and was used as preparation for the first Test match against the Pakistan cricket team.[2] South Zone were the defending champions.[3]
| Dates | 31 January – 26 February 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and final |
| Champions | South Zone (5th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Player of the series | Anamul Haque Abdur Razzak |
| Most runs | Anamul Haque (501) |
| Most wickets | Abdur Razzak (22) |
In the opening round of matches Tamim Iqbal, batting for East Zone, made the highest score in first-class cricket by a Bangladeshi batsman, with 334 not out.[4] In the final round of matches, South Zone made an unusual declaration,[5] with their score at 114/4, thinking they would prevent Central Zone from earning bonus points and ensuring that they progressed to the final.[6] However, they made a mistake in the points calculation,[7] but still managed to progress after the match was drawn.[8] East Zone also progressed to the final, following their eight wicket win against North Zone.[9]
On 16 February 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that the final would be scheduled to be played across five days, starting on 22 February, unlike the usual four-day matches that were used in the rest of the tournament.[10] South Zone won the tournament, after they beat East Zone by 105 runs in the final.[11][12]
Points table
edit| Team[13] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| East Zone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.47 |
| South Zone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.89 |
| Central Zone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.50 |
| North Zone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.22 |
- Advance to the final
Fixtures
editRound 1
editRound 2
edit7–10 February 2020
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187/0 (37.5 overs)
Anamul Haque 109* (111) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
7–10 February 2020
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- North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanbir Hayder (North Zone) made the highest total in the fourth innings in a domestic first-class match in Bangladesh.[14]
Round 3
editFinal
edit22–26 February 2020
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- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanzid Hasan (East Zone) made his first-class debut.
References
edit- ^ "79 cricketers selected for BCL". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Sabbir, Rana not picked in BCL draft". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "South Zone clinch fourth title with dominant performance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Tamim Iqbal hits 334 not out, Bangladesh's best in first-class cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Nazmul turns tragedy into strength". New Age. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Unusual declaration, error overshadow two fine tons". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "South make great escape, Yasir scores second ton". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "South set up East final in BCL". New Age. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "South Zone battle to a draw after mistaken early declaration". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "BCL final to be a 5-day match". New Age. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "South Zone become BCL 2019-20 Champion". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "South Zone complete hat-trick of titles with 105-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League Table - 2019-20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Tanbir Hayder's 177 goes in vain as North v Central game ends in a thriller". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2020.