Uttara Sporting Club | |
Captain: | Shakhir Hossain |
Overseas1: | Raza Ali Dar |
Founded: | 2019 |
Uttara Sporting Club, sometimes Uttara Cricket Club, is a cricket team in Bangladesh, named after the suburb of Uttara in the north-west of Dhaka. It has been actively involved in local cricket activities and has produced talented cricketers over the years.[1]
Uttara Cricket Club played in the Dhaka First Division Cricket League in 2017.[2]
They were one of the twelve teams to take part in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League and the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[3] [4]
In February 2019, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, beating Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity by six wickets.[5] The following month, they won their opening match of the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, beating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 9 runs.[6] However, following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures, the team finished bottom of the table, and therefore moved to the Relegation League playoffs section of the tournament.[7] [8] In the relegation playoffs, they finished in second place of the three teams, and were relegated to the sub-List-A First Division for the next season.[9]
In 2024, Uttara Cricket Club played in 2023–24 Dhaka First Division Cricket League.[10] [11]