2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League Explained

2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
Fromdate:15 March
Todate:28 April 2022
Administrator:Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket Format:List A
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Champions:Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Count:1
Participants:11
Matches:73
Most Runs:Anamul Haque (1138)
Most Wickets:Rakibul Hasan (29)
Previous Year:2019–20
Previous Tournament:2019–20 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
Next Year:2022–23
Next Tournament:2022–23 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League

The 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was the eighth edition of the tournament with List A status, although almost 35 seasons have been played before achieving the status. The tournament took place from 15 March to 28 April 2022.[1] [2] The previous edition of the tournament, in March 2020, ended after just one round of matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was abandoned and later replaced by the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.[4]

Ahead of the tournament, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club were announced as not participating, reducing the number of teams to eleven.[5] City Club and Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club were both promoted from the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, playing List A cricket for the first time.[6]

Following the conclusion of the group stage of the tournament, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club had topped the table with nine wins from their ten matches.[7] At the bottom of the table, Brothers Union, City Club and Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity all progressed to the Relegation League play-offs.[7] Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity finished in last place and were relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.[8] Ahead of the final round of matches, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won the tournament, after taking an unassailable lead with a four wicket win against Abahani Limited.[9] Also in the penultimate round of matches, Anamul Haque became the first batter to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[10]

Teams

The following teams competed in the tournament:[5]

Points tables

Group stage

Teams[11]
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club10 9 1 0 18 +0.619
Abahani Limited10 7 3 0 14 +0.416
Legends of Rupganj10 7 3 0 14 +0.344
Prime Bank Cricket Club10 6 4 0 12 +0.680
Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club10 5 5 0 10 +0.100
Gazi Group Cricketers10 5 5 0 10 –0.228
Mohammedan Sporting Club10 5 5 0 10 –0.243
Shinepukur Cricket Club10 4 6 0 8 –0.320
Brothers Union10 3 7 0 6 –0.484
City Club10 3 7 0 6 –0.509
Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity10 1 9 0 2 –0.467
Teams qualified for the Super League phase of the tournament.

Teams qualified for the Relegation League play-offs phase of the tournament.

Super League

Team
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club15 12 3 0 24 +0.344
Legends of Rupganj15 11 4 0 22 +0.661
Prime Bank Cricket Club15 10 5 0 20 +1.033
Abahani Limited15 9 6 0 18 +0.220
Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club15 6 9 0 12 –0.155
Gazi Group Cricketers15 6 9 0 12 –0.718
Champions

Relegation League

Team
Brothers Union12 4 7 1 9 –0.430
City Club12 3 8 1 7 –0.621
Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity12 2 10 0 4 –0.265
Team relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.

Fixtures

Round robin

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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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Super League

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Relegation League

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dhaka Premier League to return to traditional 50-over tournament . CricBuzz . 15 September 2021.
  2. Web site: DPL starts from next month . Bdcrictime . 10 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Dhaka Premier League 'not possible' this year, can only start in January - Khaled Mahmud . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Dhaka Premier League to resume in T20 format on May 6 . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Prime Doleshwar not participating, DPL set to be an 11-team tournament for the first time . The Business Standard . 10 March 2022.
  6. News: Bangabandhu DPL to kick off today . 15 March 2022 . The Daily Observer . 15 March 2022.
  7. Web site: DPL: Dhanmondi top first phase, Naeem and Anamul cross 700 runs . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Shakib, Sohan star as Rupganj, Sheikh Jamal race for championship . BD Crictime . 26 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi win maiden Dhaka Premier League title . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Anamul first to reach 1000-run landmark . The Daily Star . 26 April 2022.
  11. Web site: Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2022 . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 April 2022.