The 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League was the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh from 28 January to 8 March 2017.[1][2] The tournament was played after the conclusion of the other first-class competition in Bangladesh, the 2016–17 National Cricket League. Central Zone were the defending champions. North Zone won the tournament, securing their first title in the competition.[3]
| Dates | 28 January 2017 – 8 March 2017 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | North Zone (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Tushar Imran (731) |
| Most wickets | Sunzamul Islam (25) Shuvagata Hom (25) |
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| Team[4] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| North Zone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| South Zone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| East Zone | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Central Zone | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
- 2016–17 Champions
Fixtures edit
Round 1 edit
28–31 January 2017
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- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Litton Das scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket.[5]
Round 2 edit
4–7 February 2017
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- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunzamul Islam's figures of 9/85 are the third-best by a Bangladeshi bowler in a first-class match.[6]
4–7 February 2017
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- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Khaled Ahmed (East Zone) made his first-class debut.
Round 3 edit
11–14 February 2017
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190/5 (79 overs)
Shuvagata Hom 52 (124) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Rubel Hossain 2/41 (14 overs)
11–14 February 2017
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- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- Afif Hossain (East Zone) made his first-class debut, scoring a century.[7]
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Round 6 edit
5–8 March 2017
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33/0 (2 overs)
Tushar Imran 28* (12) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
References edit
- ^ "NCL to kick off Bangladesh domestic season, BCL to come later". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "North Zone win maiden BCL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Liton Das' 219 sets up big East Zone victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Sunzamul's 9 for 80 demolishes Central Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Afif's debut hundred headlines high-scoring draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2017.