The 2023–24 National Cricket League was the 25th edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition held in Bangladesh.[1] The eight teams were divided into two tiers, with Dhaka Metropolis getting promoted to Tier 1 after their victory in Tier 2 of the 2022 season, replacing Chittagong Division who were relegated. The tournament began on 12 October 2023 and ended on 19 November.[2]
| Dates | 12 October 2023 – 21 November 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCB |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Bangladesh |
| Champions | Dhaka Division (8th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division) |
| Most runs | Mominul Haque (475) |
| Most wickets | Nayeem Hasan (36) |
Squads
edit- As of 21 November 2023[3]
| Barisal Division | Chittagong Division | Dhaka Division | Dhaka Metropolis |
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| Khulna Division | Rajshahi Division | Rangpur Division | Sylhet Division |
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Venues
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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted 2023-24 National Cricket League
| Bogra | Chittagong | Cox’s Bazar | Dhaka |
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| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sheikh Kamal International Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 26,000 |
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| Matches:4 | Matches:3 | Matches:3 | Matches:2 |
| Khulna | Rajshahi | Sylhet | Sylhet |
| Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | SICS Academy Ground |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 18,500 | |
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| Matches:3 | Matches:4 | Matches:1 | Matches:4 |
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Dhaka Division (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sylhet Division | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Rangpur Division (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Relegated to Tier 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Chittagong Division (P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Promoted to Tier 1 |
| 2 | Khulna Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Rajshahi Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Barisal Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Fixture
editTier 1
editRound 1
12-15 October 2023
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field first
- Arif Ahmed (Dhaka Metropolis) and Mizanur Rahman Sayem (Sylhet Division) both made their first-class cricket debuts.
Round 2
19-22 October 2023
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field first.
- Abdul Gaffar Saqlain and Anik Sarker Shatu (Both from Rangpur Division) Both made their first-class cricket debuts.
Round 3
26-29 October 2023
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- Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat first
- Day 1, 2 and 3 no play possible due to Cyclone Hamoon. Played 20 overs a side twice innings In day 4 and end of match
- Taufiq Ahmed (Dhaka Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
26-29 October 2023
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- Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field first
- Tawhidul Islam (Sylhet Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
18-21 November 2023
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Day 1 and Day 2 no play due to rain.
- Dhaka Division won the 2023-24 National Cricket League.
18-21 November 2023
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- Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field first
- Rangpur Division relegated to Tier 2.
Tier 2
editRound 1
12-14 October 2023
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- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat first.
- Aridul Islam Akash made his first-class cricket debuts.
Round 2
19-22 October 2023
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- Chattogram Division won the and elected to bat first.
- Enamul Haque Ashik (Chittagong Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
Round 3
26-29 October 2023
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57/1 (10 Overs)
Shykat Ali 28* (32) |
- Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to bat first
- Ashik-Ul-Alam Naem (Rajshahi Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 476 | Mominul Haque (Chittagong) | 9 | 94 | 52.77 | 63.84 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| 453 | Naeem Islam (Dhaka Metro) | 9 | 221 | 75.55 | 46.65 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 |
| 453 | Shadman Islam (Dhaka Metro) | 9 | 250 | 56.62 | 50.55 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 5 |
| 446 | Shamsur Rahman (Sylhet) | 8 | 160 | 55.75 | 58.76 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| 444 | Mohammad Naim (Dhaka Metro) | 10 | 120 | 49.33 | 81.61 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 11 |
| Last updated: 21 November 2023[4] | |||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Wkts | Player | Inns | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | ||
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| 24 | Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong) | 8 | 16.58 | 2.42 | 5/106 | 41.12 | ||
| 21 | Kamrul Islam Rabbi (Barisal) | 8 | 18.00 | 3.20 | 5/64 | 31.71 | ||
| 17 | Nazmul Islam Apu (Dhaka) | 7 | 14.47 | 2.47 | 6/56 | 35.18 | ||
| Salauddin Sakil (Dhaka) | 7 | 12.71 | 2.77 | 6/31 | 57.53 | |||
| Al Amin Hossain (Khulna) | 8 | 14.53 | 2.78 | 5/48 | 31.41 | |||
| Last updated: 5 November 2023[5] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "শেষের শুরুতে নতুনরাও". Prothom Alo. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Dhaka Division hold on to Tier 1 top spot despite weather-hit draw in Cox's Bazar". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "NCL 2023-34: Updated squads of all 8 teams". cricheroes.in. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Most Runs National Cricket League 2023".
- ^ "Most Wickets National Cricket League 2023".