2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League Explained

2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
Fromdate:9 January
Todate:27 April 2018
Administrator:Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket Format:First-class
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Champions:South Zone
Count:3
Participants:4
Most Runs:Litton Das (779)
Most Wickets:Abdur Razzak (43)
Previous Year:2016–17
Previous Tournament:2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League
Next Year:2018–19
Next Tournament:2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League

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]

Points table

Team[10]
South Zone6 1 0 5 0 65
North Zone6 2 1 3 0 62
East Zone6 0 1 5 0 52
Central Zone6 0 1 5 0 51

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BCB all set to host Bangladesh Cricket League in January 2018 . 29 December 2017 . CricTracker.
  2. Web site: Media Release: Media Conference on 6th BCL . 6 January 2018 . Bangladesh Cricket Board.
  3. Web site: North Zone win maiden BCL title . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Nurul Hasan hits rapid ton in high-scoring draw . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Abdur Razzak and Tushar Imran climb first-class summits . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Zakir, Junaid shine in round of drawn games . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 January 2018.
  7. Web site: BCL to resume from Tuesday (April 10) . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 9 April 2018.
  8. Web site: South Zone clinch record third BCL title after Razzak's 11-for . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Prime Bank South Zone clinch title in BCL . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 26 April 2018.
  10. Web site: 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League Points Table . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 April 2018.