2020–21 BCB President's Cup

The 2020–21 BCB President's Cup[1][2] was a cricket competition that took place in Bangladesh from 11 to 25 October 2020.[3] It was the first cricket to be played in Bangladesh since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.[4] Three teams took part, with all the matches played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.[5] The final was originally scheduled to be played on 23 October, but was moved back to 25 October due to the forecast of bad weather in Dhaka.[6]

2020–21 BCB President's Cup
Logo of BCB President's Cup
Dates11 – 25 October 2020
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format50 overs
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsMahmudullah XI (1st title)
Participants3
Matches7
Player of the seriesMushfiqur Rahim
Most runsMushfiqur Rahim (219)
Most wicketsMohammad Saifuddin (12)
Rubel Hossain (12)

Squads edit

The following squads were named for the tournament:[7]

Mahmudullah XI Najmul XI Tamim XI

Points table edit

Team[8] Pld W L NR NRR Pts
Najmul XI 4 3 1 0 +0.723 6
Mahmudullah XI 4 2 2 0 –0.442 4
Tamim XI 4 1 3 0 –0.291 2

  Team qualified for the finals

Fixtures edit

Round-robin edit

11 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mahmudullah XI
196 (47.3 overs)
v
Najmul XI
197/6 (41.1 overs)
Mahmudullah 51 (82)
Taskin Ahmed 2/37 (10 overs)
Irfan Sukkur 56* (78)
Ebadot Hossain 3/46 (9 overs)
Najmul XI won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Gazi Sohel
Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Najmul XI)
  • Najmul XI won the toss and elected to field.

13 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Tamim XI
103 (23.1 overs)
v
Mahmudullah XI
106/5 (27 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 27 (18)
Rubel Hossain 3/16 (5 overs)
Nurul Hasan 41* (38)
Mohammad Saifuddin 2/8 (4 overs)
Mahmudullah XI won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Gazi Sohel
Player of the match: Rubel Hossain (Mahmudullah XI)
  • Mahmudullah XI won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.

15 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Tamim XI
221/9 (50 overs)
v
Najmul XI
179 (45.4 overs)
Mahedi Hasan 82 (57)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/43 (10 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 103 (109)
Shoriful Islam 4/37 (10 overs)
Tamim XI won by 42 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mahfuzur Rahman
Player of the match: Mahedi Hasan (Tamim XI)
  • Najmul XI won the toss and elected to field.

17 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Najmul XI
264/8 (50 overs)
v
Mahmudullah XI
133 (32.1 overs)
Afif Hossain 98 (107)
Rubel Hossain 3/53 (10 overs)
Liton Das 27 (27)
Nasum Ahmed 3/23 (8.1 overs)
Najmul XI won by 131 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Ali Arman
Player of the match: Afif Hossain (Najmul XI)
  • Mahmudullah XI won the toss and elected to field.

19 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Tamim XI
221/8 (50 overs)
v
Mahmudullah XI
222/6 (49.1 overs)
Yasir Ali 62 (81)
Rubel Hossain 4/34 (10 overs)
Mahmudullah 67 (87)
Mohammad Saifuddin 3/49 (10 overs)
Mahmudullah XI won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Rubel Hossain (Mahmudullah XI)
  • Tamim XI won the toss and elected to bat.

21 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Najmul XI
165 (39.3 overs)
v
Tamim XI
156 (40.4 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 51 (75)
Mohammad Saifuddin 5/26 (8.3 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 57 (85)
Taskin Ahmed 4/36 (8 overs)
Najmul XI won by 7 runs (DLS method)
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Taskin Ahmed (Najmul XI)
  • Najmul XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 41 overs per side due to rain.

Final edit

25 October 2020
13:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Najmul XI
173 (47.1 overs)
v
Mahmudullah XI
177/3 (29.4 overs)
Irfan Sukkur 75 (77)
Sumon Khan 5/38 (10 overs)
Liton Das 68 (69)
Nasum Ahmed 2/48 (10 overs)
Mahmudullah XI won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Sumon Khan (Mahmudullah XI)
  • Mahmudullah XI won the toss and elected to field.

References edit

  1. ^ "Three-team 50-over tournament named BCB President's Cup". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "BCB restarting cricket with President's Cup". New Age Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Domestic cricket in Bangladesh to resume with three-team one-day competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Media Release : BCB announces three-team 50-over competition featuring top cricketers". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "BCB to host one-day league as Covid-19 exit plan". United News Bangladesh. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Russell Domingo 'very excited' about Bangladesh fast bowlers' performances in BCB President's Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Competitive cricket to return with three-team tournament on October 11". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ "BCB President's Cup 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

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