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]
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| Dates | 9 January – 27 April 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions | South Zone (3rd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Most runs | Litton Das (779) |
| Most wickets | Abdur Razzak (43) |
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
edit| Team[10] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| 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
editRound 1
edit9–12 January 2018
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- East Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mominul Haque (East Zone) made his highest score in first-class cricket.[11]
Round 2
edit15–18 January 2018
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- 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
edit21–24 January 2018
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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
editRound 5
edit17–20 April 2018
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- Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.
- Salauddin Sakil (Central Zone) made his first-class debut.
Round 6
edit24–27 April 2018
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- Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Saifuddin (East Zone) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
References
edit- ^ "BCB all set to host Bangladesh Cricket League in January 2018". CricTracker. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Media Release: Media Conference on 6th BCL". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "North Zone win maiden BCL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Nurul Hasan hits rapid ton in high-scoring draw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Abdur Razzak and Tushar Imran climb first-class summits". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Zakir, Junaid shine in round of drawn games". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "BCL to resume from Tuesday (April 10)". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "South Zone clinch record third BCL title after Razzak's 11-for". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Prime Bank South Zone clinch title in BCL". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "North Zone register nine-wicket win; Mominul shines for East Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Zakir's double in East's record total". Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Liton Das hits 274 to close off BCL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.