2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
| Dates | 9 January–27 April 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | South Zone (3rd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Most runs | Liton Das (779) |
| Most wickets | Abdur Razzak (43) |
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League was the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh, starting on 6 January 2018 and concluding on 27 April 2018.[1][2]North Zone were the defending champions.[3]
In round two of the tournament, Tushar Imran scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket and Abdur Razzak took his 500th first-class wicket.[4] This was the first time either of these landmarks had been reached in Bangladesh cricket.[5]
Following the third round of fixtures, the tournament took a break, ahead of the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[6] The tournament resumed on 10 April 2018.[7]
South Zone won the tournament, after beating the defending champions North Zone by an innings and 63 runs in the final round of matches.[8][9]
Contents
1 Points table
2 Fixtures
2.1 Round 1
2.2 Round 2
2.3 Round 3
2.4 Round 4
2.5 Round 5
2.6 Round 6
3 References
4 External links
Points table
| Team[10] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Zone | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 |
North Zone | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 |
East Zone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
Central Zone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 |
2017–18 Champions
Fixtures
Round 1
9–12 January 2018 Scorecard |
Central Zone | v | North Zone |
188 (56 overs) Irfan Sukkur 57* (55) Ariful Haque 4/55 (15 overs) | 457/9d (119.4 overs) Jahurul Islam 158 (244) Taskin Ahmed 4/122 (27.4 overs) | |
336 (116.5 overs) Raqibul Hasan 105 (152) Suhrawadi Shuvo 4/71 (24.4 overs) | 70/1 (12.1 overs) Nazmul Hossain Shanto 31* (36) Tanbir Hayder 1/15 (2.1 overs) |
- North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
9–12 January 2018 Scorecard |
East Zone | v | South Zone |
546 (129.5 overs) Mominul Haque 258 (344) Abdur Razzak 6/178 (40.5 overs) | 395 (110.5 overs) Mosaddek Hossain 110 (226) Sohag Gazi 5/86 (24.5 overs) | |
93/4 (29 overs) Liton Das 51* (67) Abdur Razzak 3/41 (10 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Mominul Haque (East Zone) made his highest score in first-class cricket.[11]
Round 2
15–18 January 2018 Scorecard |
North Zone | v | East Zone |
187 (49.5 overs) Farhad Hossain 40 (68) Abu Jayed 5/71 (17 overs) | 211 (63.4 overs) Mehedi Hasan Rana 46* (65) Ariful Haque 3/44 (15 overs) | |
284 (81.3 overs) Farhad Hossain 85 (184) Khaled Ahmed 5/89 (25 overs) | 202/6 (57.4 overs) Mominul Haque 107 (147) Taijul Islam 4/68 (24 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
15–18 January 2018 Scorecard |
South Zone | v | Central Zone |
448 (115.4 overs) Nurul Hasan 133 (129) Ebadot Hossain 3/87 (28 overs) | 505 (150.4 overs) Robiul Islam Robi 90 (182) Abdur Razzak 4/152 (52.4 overs) | |
120/3 (26 overs) Shahriar Nafees 50* (63) Ebadot Hossain 1/15 (3 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
Tushar Imran (South Zone) scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket.[4]
- Abdur Razzak (South Zone) took his 500th wicket in first-class cricket.[4]
Round 3
21–24 January 2018 Scorecard |
North Zone | v | South Zone |
408 (106.2 overs) Junaid Siddique 137 (238) Abdur Razzak 6/107 (34.2 overs) | 433 (115.1 overs) Tushar Imran 148 (293) Shafiul Islam 4/58 (13 overs) | |
356/5 (71.3 overs) Junaid Siddique 150 (170) Al-Amin Hossain 1/16 (5 overs) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to field.
21–24 January 2018 Scorecard |
East Zone | v | Central Zone |
735/6d (164 overs) Zakir Hasan 211 (320) Shuvagata Hom 3/183 (48.2 overs) | 428 (121.1 overs) Raqibul Hasan 85 (168) Sohag Gazi 7/141 (46.1 overs) | |
226/0 (52 overs) Mehedi Maruf 111* (153) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- East Zone made the third-highest total in first-class cricket in Bangladesh and the second-highest total in the history of the Bangladesh Cricket League.[12]
- Zakir Hasan (East Zone) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[12]
- Alok Kapali (East Zone) scored his 20th century in first-class cricket.[12]
Round 4
10–13 April 2018 Scorecard |
Central Zone | v | North Zone |
529 (174.1 overs) Marshall Ayub 132 (210) Ariful Haque 4/79 (30 overs) | 300 (93.1 overs) Mushfiqur Rahim 111 (221) Ebadot Hossain 6/61 (19 overs) | |
213/2 (65.2 overs) (f/o) Mizanur Rahman 100* (191) Mohammad Sharif 1/9 (4 overs) |
- North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
10–13 April 2018 Scorecard |
South Zone | v | East Zone |
403 (104.4 overs) Tushar Imran 130 (221) Khaled Ahmed 4/84 (21 overs) | 300 (95.5 overs) Jaker Ali 76 (154) Kamrul Islam Rabbi 4/93 (22 overs) | |
311/7d (68 overs) Tushar Imran 103 (145) Sohag Gazi 3/82 (15 overs) | 224/1 (45 overs) Liton Das 113* (129) Kamrul Islam Rabbi 1/32 (4 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
Round 5
17–20 April 2018 Scorecard |
North Zone | v | East Zone |
415 (122.4 overs) Jahurul Islam 113 (238) Sohag Gazi 4/91 (25.4 overs) | 217 (63.2 overs) Liton Das 69 (113) Shoriful Islam 4/33 (10 overs) | |
170 (38.1 overs) (f/o) Sohag Gazi 50 (38) Yeasin Arafat 3/16 (6 overs) |
- East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
17–20 April 2018 Scorecard |
South Zone | v | Central Zone |
191 (49.5 overs) Fazle Mahmud 40 (41) Ebadot Hossain 4/32 (12 overs) | 302 (88.3 overs) Shadman Islam 93 (176) Abdur Razzak 6/106 (31 overs) | |
484/8d (108.3 overs) Mohammad Mithun 118 (121) Mosharraf Hossain 3/110 (29 overs) | 158/5 (55 overs) Abdul Mazid 60* (110) Abdur Razzak 3/73 (28 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
Salauddin Sakil (Central Zone) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
24–27 April 2018 Scorecard |
Central Zone | v | East Zone |
546 (125.3 overs) Abdul Mazid 205 (246) Sohag Gazi 5/188 (42.3 overs) | 711/8d (171 overs) Liton Das 274 (293) Shuvagata Hom 3/206 (56 overs) | |
194/5 (37.4 overs) Marshall Ayub 85 (75) Abu Jayed 3/41 (7 overs) |
- Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
Mohammad Saifuddin (East Zone) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
24–27 April 2018 Scorecard |
North Zone | v | South Zone |
187 (58.3 overs) Sohrawordi Shuvo 59* (84) Abdur Razzak 5/53 (20.3 overs) | 365/8d (105 overs) Imrul Kayes 107 (165) Farhad Reza 5/57 (21 overs) | |
115 (43.2 overs) Sohrawordi Shuvo 41 (60) Abdur Razzak 6/48 (21.2 overs) |
- South Zone won the toss and elected to field.
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External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo