Dhaka Premier League

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The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A tournament in Bangladesh.

History

Since its inauguration in 1973–74 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. Occupying more than 200 players for two months each year, it is widely regarded as the "finishing school" for cricketers in Bangladesh. It gained List A status starting with the 2013–14 tournament, thus superseding the National Cricket League One-Day as Bangladesh's main List A competition.

In the years from 1973–74 to 2011–12, Abahani Limited won the championship 17 times. Other winners were Mohammedan Sporting Club nine times, Biman Bangladesh Airlines five times, Victoria Sporting Club four times, Old DOHS Sports Club twice and Brothers Union once. There was no tournament in 2012–13.

To commemorate the centenary of the birth of the founding father of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the 2019–20 season of the league was named "Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2019–20". However, the competition was postponed shortly after starting and later abandoned, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next tournament, in 2021–22, was officially named the "Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2021–2022 sponsored by Walton".

Dhaka Premier League er en Twenty20 cricket-turnering for menn i Bangladesh. Turneringen ble etablert i 2012 og er den fremste hjemmelige Twenty20-turneringen i landet. Den organiseres av Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Dhaka Premier League spilles vanligvis i februar og mars hvert år.

Turneringen består av åtte lag som representerer forskjellige distrikter i Dhaka. Lagene spiller en dobbel runde-robin-turnering, med de fire beste lagene som går videre til sluttspillet. Sluttspillet består av to semifinaler og en finale.

Dhaka Premier League har tiltrukket seg noen av de beste cricketspillerne i Bangladesh, samt internasjonale spillere. Turneringen har vært dominert av Abahani Limited, som har vunnet flest titler.

Dhaka Premier League er en av de mest populære cricketturneringene i Bangladesh. Det er en viktig plattform for unge cricketspillere til å vise frem sitt talent og kjempe om en plass på Bangladesh-landslaget.