2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup Explained

2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup
Fromdate:	24 November
Todate:	18 December 2020
Administrator:	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
Tournament Format:	Round-robin
Champions:	Gemcon Khulna
Participants:	5
Matches:	24
Most Runs:	Litton Das (393)
Most Wickets:	Mustafizur Rahman (22)

The 2020–21 Bangabandhu T20 Cup (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-২০ কাপ)^[1] was a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh.^[2] It was played by five teams,^[3] during November and December 2020.^[4] In November 2020, more than 100 players began to undertake fitness tests, ahead of a players' draft for the tournament.^[5] The players' draft took place on 12 November 2020,^[6] with the tournament starting in the third week of November.^{[7] [8]} Two days later, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the full schedule for the tournament.^{[9] [10]}

The BCB originally announced that the tournament would be used for the criteria to select players for the Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in early 2021.^[11] However, in December 2020, the two cricket boards agreed the itinerary for the tour, with the T20I matches being dropped.^{[12] [13]}

Gemcon Khulna won the tournament, beating Gazi Group Chattogram by five runs in the final.^[14]

Teams

The BCB confirmed that the following teams would take part:^[15]

• Beximco Dhaka
• Fortune Barishal
• Gazi Group Chattogram
• Gemcon Khulna
• Minister Group Rajshahi

Squads

The players' draft took place on 12 November 2020,^[16] with each team selecting a squad of sixteen players.^[17]

Points table

Team^[18]
Gazi Group Chattogram	8	7	1	0	14	+1.157
Gemcon Khulna	8	4	4	0	8	+0.014
Beximco Dhaka	8	4	4	0	8	–0.322
Fortune Barishal	8	3	5	0	6	–0.367
Minister Group Rajshahi	8	2	6	0	4	–0.459

• advanced to the Qualifier 1
• advanced to the Eliminator

League stage

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Playoffs

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External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. News: বঙ্গবন্ধু টি-২০ কাপের পাঁচ দল চূড়ান্ত . The Daily Star Bangla . 7 November 2020 . bn.
2. Web site: T20 tourney named 'Bangabandhu T20 Cup' . Bangladesh Post . 31 October 2020.
3. Web site: BCB's T20 tournament to be named 'Bangabandhu T20 Cup' . Daily Observer . 31 October 2020.
4. Web site: BCB launches Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 . Daily Sun . 31 October 2020.
5. Web site: Shakib Al Hasan, 112 others to undergo fitness test ahead of Banglabandhu T20 draft . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 November 2020.
6. Web site: Bangabandhu T20 Cup Team names announced . The Daily Star (Bangladesh) . 7 November 2020.
7. Web site: Five corporates pick up teams for Bangabandhu T20 Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 November 2020.
8. Web site: Bangabandhu T20 final on December 14 . BDCrictime . 11 November 2020.
9. Web site: Media Release : Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 Itinerary announced . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 14 November 2020.
10. Web site: Full fixture of Bangabandhu T20 Cup . Daily Bangladesh . 15 November 2020.
11. Web site: BCB takes first step to conduct Bangabandhu T20 Cup . CricBuzz . 31 October 2020.
12. Web site: Media Release: BCB-CWI agree on schedule for West Indies Cricket Team's Tour to Bangladesh . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 15 December 2020.
13. Web site: CWI and BCB agree in principle to West Indies Tour of Bangladesh . Cricket West Indies . 15 December 2020.
14. Web site: Mahmudullah 70 leads Gemcon Khulna to Bangabandhu T20 Cup title . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 December 2020.
15. Web site: Five teams in Bangabandhu T20 Cup . Dhaka Tribune . 7 November 2020.
16. Web site: Mushfiqur, Shakib, Mustafizur, Tamim among top picks in Bangabandhu T20 Cup draft . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 November 2020.
17. Web site: Khulna pick Shakib, Dhaka rope in Mushfiq as Tamim goes to Barishal . Dhaka Tribune . 12 November 2020.
18. Web site: Bangabandhu T20 Cup 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 December 2020.