2023–24 Bangladesh Cricket League

The 2023–24 Bangladesh Cricket League is the eleventh edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), a first-class cricket competition that is being held in Bangladesh from 5 December 2023 to 20 December 2023.[1][2] Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the 11th BCL would be held in December 2023.[3] South Zone were the defending champions.[4][5] East Zone clinched their maiden BCL title, finishing as the table-toppers.[6]

2023–24 Bangladesh Cricket League
Dates5 December 2023 – 20 December 2023
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Bangladesh
ChampionsEast Zone (1st title)
Participants4
Matches6
Player of the seriesKhaled Ahmed (East Zone)
Most runsNaeem Islam (244)
Most wicketsKhaled Ahmed (18)

Squads

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As of 20 December 2023[7]
Central Zone East Zone North Zone South Zone


Venue

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted in 2023-24 Bangladesh Cricket League season
Dhaka Chittagong Sylhet Sylhet
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium SICS Academy Ground
Capacity: 25,416 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 18,500 Capacity: 20+
     
Matches:1 Matches:2 Matches:2 Matches:1

Points table

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Team[8] Pld W L D A NRR Pts
East Zone (C) 3 2 0 1 0 1.901 5
Central Zone 3 1 1 1 0 1.114 3
North Zone 3 0 1 2 0 0.793 2
South Zone 3 0 1 2 0 0.605 2
  •   Champion

Fixture

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Round 1

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5–8 December 2023
Scorecard
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402 (134.1 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 90 (167)
Tanvir Islam 5/114 (42 overs)
282 (97.2 overs)
Fazle Mahmud Rabbi 81 (250)
Nasum Ahmed 5/75 (30.2 overs)
249/6d (67.3 overs)
Amite Hasan 102* (193)
Mehedi Hasan 2/46 (15 overs)
80/3 (16 overs)
Anamul Haque Bijoy 55 (50)
Nasum Ahmed 2/23 (8 overs)
Match Drawn
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (East Zone)
  • South Zone won the toss and elected to field.

5–8 December 2023
Scorecard
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281 (68.4 overs)
Naeem Islam 122 (195)
Mushfiq Hasan 4/37 (16.4 overs)
277 (72 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 165 (166)
Arif Ahmed 3/80 (22 overs)
54/0 (11)
Rony Talukder 32 (38)
Match Drawn
SICS Academy Ground, Sylhet
Umpires: Ali Arman and Morshed Ali Khan
Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (North Zone)
  • North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.

Round 2

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11–14 December 2023
Scorecard
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219 (74.3 overs)
Nahidul Islam 51 (86)
Mahedi Hasan 4/63 (19 overs)
243 (93.2 overs)
Prantik Nawrose Nabil 90 (228)
Yeasin Arafat 4/47 (19.2 overs)
345/7d (95 overs)
Abdullah Al Mamun 117* (258)
Mehedi Hasan 3/112 (36 overs)
172/8 (71 overs)
Marshall Ayub 52 (84)
Nahidul Islam 5/29 (19 overs)
Match Drawn
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Nahidul Islam (North Zone)
  • South Zone won the toss and elected to field.

11–14 December 2023
Scorecard
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280 (88.4 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 91 (174)
Naeem Ahmed 4/61 (22 overs)
257 (80.1 overs)
Yasir Ali 120 (179)
Abu Haider 3/27 (10.1 overs)
125 (38.2 overs)
Shuvagoto Hom 25 (40)
Naeem Ahmed 4/16 (9 overs)
149/3 (43.2 overs)
Amite Hasan 63* (137)
Nazmul Islam Apu 1/29 (18 overs)
East Zone won by 7 wickets
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Masudur Rahman
Player of the match: Yasir Ali (East Zone)
  • Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

Round 3

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18–21 December 2023
Scorecard
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214 (68.3 overs)
Moin Khan 75 (110
Shohidul Islam 3/31 (15.3 overs)
248 (74 overs)
Naeem Islam 89 (181)
Naeem Hasan 3/66 (26 overs)
49/9 (25 overs)
Pinak Ghosh 14 (55)
Abu Hider 4/6 (6 overs)
16/0 (1 over)
Mohammad Naim 14 (8)
Central Zone won by 10 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Tanvir Ahmed
Player of the match: Naeem Islam (Central Zone)
  • Central Zone won the toss and elected to field first

18–21 December 2023
Scorecard
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108 (34.3 overs)
Abdullah Al Mamun 26 (50)
Khaled Ahmed 4/40 (15.3 overs)
352 (95.4 overs)
Mominul Haque 117 (167)
Nahid Rana 4/68 (22 overs)
132 (38 overs)
Akbar Ali 33 (40)
Khaled Ahmed 7/50 (13 overs)
East Zone won by an innings and 112 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Muhammad Kamruzzaman
Player of the match: Khaled Ahmed (East Zone)
  • East Zone won the toss and elected to field first

Statistics

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Most runs

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Runs Player M HS SR 100 50 4s 6s
244 Naeem Islam (Central Zone) 3 122 52.47 1 1 25 4
219 Amite Hasan (East Zone) 3 102* 46.00 1 1 25 6
216 Abdullah Al Mamun (North Zone) 3 117* 44.35 1 0 16 8
Last updated: 20 December 2023[9]

Most wickets

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Wkts Player M Econ BBI
18 Khaled Ahmed (East Zone) 2 3.53 7/50
12 Abu Hider (Central Zone) 3 3.31 4/6
10 Nahidul Islam (North Zone) 2 2.46 5/29
Last updated: 20 December 2023[10]

References

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  1. ^ "আজ থেকে মাঠে গড়াচ্ছে বিসিএল". 5 December 2023.
  2. ^ "বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট লিগ শুরু মঙ্গলবার". 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "বিসিএলের সময়সূচি প্রকাশ". 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "বিসিএল চ্যাম্পিয়ন দক্ষিণাঞ্চল". 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League 2022/23". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ^ "East Zone claim maiden BCL title". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "BCL 2023-34: Updated squads of all 4 teams". cricheroes.in. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Cricket League Table - 2023-24". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Most Runs 2023-24 Bangladesh Cricket League".
  10. ^ "Most Wickets 2023-24 Bangladesh Cricket League".
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