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DPL T20 2021: Shakib Al Hasan Shines in First Round
Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League's second season began on Monday. Mohammedan Sporting Club, Prime Bank, Sheikh Jamal, and Abahani Limited won their respective matches. The remaining two matches of the day had no results because of the persistent rain. Shakibhad a good outing in the first round of DPL, which indicates that he will return to his usual form after a poor performance in the last Sri Lanka series. Mohammedan came out victorious in that match thanks to his all-around performance. Who performed well at the end of the first round of DPL T20 2021 is discussed in this article.
The winners of the DPL T20 2021 first round
Four matches were completed at the end of the first round, while the remaining two matches were stopped due to inclement weather. Let's take a look at the outcomes of the matches.
Shinepukur Cricket Club vs Mohammedan Sporting Club
Result: Mohammedan won by 3 wickets
Shakib Al Hasan-led Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club played their first match at BKSP in Savar. Mohammedan beat Shinepukur Sporting Club by three wickets with one ball in hand and enjoys a perfect start to the tournament, earning all three points.
Batting first, Shinepukur scored 125 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. TanzidHasan scored the highest 30 runs for the team. For Mohammedan, skipper Shakib and fast bowler Yasin Arafat took two wickets each. In reply, Mohammedan reached the target in 19.5 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Opener Parvez Hossain Emon scored 39 runs and Shakib added valuable 29 runs. Captain Shakib won the player of the match award for his all-round performance.
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Gazi Group Cricketers vs Prime Bank Cricket Club
Result: Prime Bank won by 7 wickets
Prime Bank Cricket Club also played their first match at BKSP ground and beat Gazi Group Cricketers by 7 wickets.
Batting first, Gazi Group scored 91/5 runs in the allotted 12 overs. Zakir Hasan played an unbeaten 26* runs knock for the side, while Mustafizur Rahman and Nayeem Hasan picked up two wickets each for Prime Bank. In reply, Prime Bank reached the target with 16 balls to spare thanks to man of the match winner Tamim Iqbal’s scintillating 46 off 22 balls knock. Off-spinner MahediHasan bagged two wickets for Gazi Group.
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club vsKhelaghar KS
Result: Sheikh Jamal won by 22 runs
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Clubcomfortably beat Khelaghar KS by 22 runs at the SBNCS, Mirpur and earned full 3 points.
Batting first, Sheikh Jamal made 166 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Both Shykat Ali and veteran Mohammad Ashraful scored 38 runs each, while pacer Khaled Ahmed picked up two wickets for Khelaghar. In chase, Khelaghar only managed to score 144/8 in the allocated 20 overs. Imtiaz Hossain (26) was the top scorer for Khelaghar. On the other side, veteran spinner Elias Sunny bagged highest 3 wickets for Sheikh Jamal.
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Partex Sporting Club vsAbahani Limited
Result: Abahani Ltd won by 7 wickets (D/L method)
Mr. dependable Mushfiqur Rahim-led Abahani Ltd played their first match at the SBNCS, Mirpur against Partex Sporting Club and won the contest by 7 wickets (D/L method).
Batting first, Partex only scored 120/5 in 20 overs. Skipper TasamulHaque played a crucial 65*-run knock. For Abahani, left-arm orthodox spinner Taijul Islam was sensational with the ball. Taijul picked up 2 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs. Due to rain, the match referee cut the second innings to 10 overs and set a target of 70 runs for Abahani.In chase, Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 38* runs knock guided Abahani to the victory with 4 balls in hand.
Brothers Union vs Prime Doleshwar SC
Result: No
Brothers Union scored 127/7 in 18.4 overs before the match was called off due to bad weather. Junaid Siddique made the highest 48 runs, while Sharifullah and Kamrul Islam picked up two wickets each for Prime Doleshwar.
Old DOHS Sports Club vs Legends of Rupganj
Result: No
Old DOHS scored a huge 171/4 in 20 overs thanks to MahmudulHasan Joy’s unbeaten 78* off 55 balls knock. But the second innings was not held due to persistent rain.
Bottom Line
The T20 World Cup will be held at the end of this year. Bangladesh will play four T20 series against Zimbabwe, England, Australia, and New Zealand respectively prior to the ICC's mega tournament. Therefore, the DPL T20 2021 is an important competition for regular members of the national team to prepare well ahead of these series. They will be able to prepare themselves by participating in this month-long tournament.
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BCB reveals new schedule for Dhaka League
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed a new schedule for the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Divison T20 Cricket League on Tuesday after it was hit rain.
The second round of games was scheduled to take palace on Tuesday, but bad weather forced the change in schedule.
As per the new schedule, the second and third round of games will take place in a single venue— Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium— from June 2 to 5, with three games each day.
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Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) Chairman Kazi Inam Ahmed said the change has been made due to heavy rain in Dhaka.
“The scheduled matches of the league was halted today (Tuesday) due to heavy rain which caused waterlogging at the two venues of BKSP. In conversation with the clubs and the BCB Management, the CCDM has decided to shift fixtures of BKSP, scheduled on June 01, 03 to Mirpur which will hold three matches a day for the next four days, Kazi Inam was quoted in a BCB press release.
Earlier on Tuesday, Ali Hossain, the member secretary of CCDM, told the media that due to rain, the second round of games will take place on the day which was originally set as the third round. Every round of games will now be delayed by one round.
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This year’s Dhaka League started on May 31. A total of six matches took place on the opening day. Two of those ended up with no result due to rains.
A total of 12 clubs are contending in this year’s league. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the league was cancelled last year.
To ensure the safety of the players and officials, the board decided to accommodate them in the bio-secure bubble facilities at four different hotels in the capital.
When Sachin Tendulkar played for Pakistan...
Believe it or not, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar once played for arch-rival Pakistan under Imran Khan's captaincy. And that too, in a match against India in his home city of Mumbai.
Well that was way back in 1987, when Sachin fielded for Pakistan as a substitute for Javed Miandad in the exhibition match at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. Two years later, Sachin made his official international debut against Pakistan in Karachi.
The 48-year-old has recalled the incident in his memoir, 'Playing It My Way', excerpts of which have been recently released to the Indian media.
"I don’t know whether Imran Khan remembers this or has any idea that I once fielded for his Pakistan team,” the Master Blaster wrote. In fact, Sachin claimed that he was asked to field for the visiting team when Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir had left for the lunch break.
The Pakistan cricket team was in Mumbai then to play the exhibition match versus India to mark the golden jubilee of the prestigious Cricket Club of India.
Sachin retired in October 2013 after playing his 200th Test match against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in his hometown of Mumbai. It was a 24-year-long stint since his Test debut in November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16.
The former Indian batsman, who captained India twice during his career, is the highest scorer of all time in international cricket, having more than 30,000 runs in his kitty.
Sachin is also the only cricketer in the world to play 200 Tests and score as many as 100 international hundreds. He has amassed 18,426 runs from 463 ODIs at an average of 44.83 and 15,921 runs from 200 Tests.
He was also conferred India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 2014 by then President Pranab Mukherjee. In 2010, Time magazine included Sachin in its annual Time 100 list as one of the 'Most Influential People in the World.
Since his retirement, 'The God of Cricket' has garnered fans in the startup community also -- playing the role of an ideal civilian mentor to the young minds of India.
Bad weather forces postponement of Dhaka cricket league matches
Inclement weather has forced the postponement of certain Bangabandhu Premier Division T20 Cricket League matches in Dhaka.
Ali Hossain, the secretary member of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM), said that the second round of the games was scheduled for Tuesday. But heavy morning showers in the capital led to the postponement of the same.
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"The matches will now take place on June 3, which was originally set for the third round of games. From now on, every round will be delayed," he said.
This year’s Dhaka League started on May 31. A total of six matches took place on the opening day. Two of those ended up with no result due to rains.
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A total of 12 clubs are contending in this year’s league. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the league was cancelled last year.
To ensure the safety of the players and officials, the board decided to accommodate them in the bio-secure bubble facilities at four different hotels in the capital.
Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League 2021: Confirmed Fixtures
The Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League will begin on May 31 (Monday). The week-long tournament will continue till June 6. The first T20 format Dhaka Premier League was held in 2019. The DPL T20 tournament was also poised to take place last year, but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic. The competition was initially slated to begin on May 6 but was postponed for three weeks due to a nationwide lockdown. There are a total of 12 teams in this year's competition. This article contains the full fixtures for the Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League 2021.
Sheikh Jamal register easy win vs Khelaghar
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club beat Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity by 22 runs in their first game in the Bangabandhu Premier Division T20 Cricket League on Monday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Nurul Hasan-led Sheikh Jamal won the toss and batted first. Riding on the 73-run opening stand by Shykat Ali and Mohammad Ashraful, they posted 166 for six in 20 overs.
Former Bangladesh captain Ashraful was playing well, but due to a misunderstanding with the skipper Nurul Hasan, he fell prey to run-out while running for a double. After completing the first run, Nurul stopped at one end, and Ashraful was running for complete the second run but fell short.
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Both Shykat and Ashraful scored 38 each. Nurul Hasan, Tanbir Hayder and Enamul Haque also contributed well with the bat scoring 22, 17, 20 respectively. Nasir Hossain, the right-handed allrounder, suffered a duck.
For Khelaghar, right-arm pacer Khaled Ahmed bagged two wickets.
In reply, Khelhaghar tumbled for 144 for eight in 20 overs. Imtiaz Hossain was the highest runs getter for them scoring 26 runs while Masum Khan, Salman Hossain and Farhad Hossain scored 22, 21 and 20 respectively.
Left-arm spinner Elias Sunny took three wickets while Salauddin Sakil and Abdul Halim bagged two wickets each to seal the game by 22 runs.
A total of 12 clubs are taking part in this league, which is being played in T20 format this year. Last year’s league was cancelled due to the Covid-19 outbreak throughout the country.
Abahani off to a flying start in rain-hit first day of Bangabandhu DPL T20
Abahani Limited registered a 7-wicket win (D/L method) against Partex Sporting Club on the rain-hit opening day of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Abahani skipper Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on 38 off 26 deliveries to guide his team chase down 70 runs in 9.2 overs as rain interrupted the match after the first innings and cut the chase short to 10 overs for his star studded team.
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Earlier Partex scored 120 for 5 from 20 overs after winning the toss and opting to bat first.
Tasamul Haque, the captain of the side , scored 65 off 54 balls with nine fours. Moin Khan and Abbas Musa were the other two batsmen to reach a two-digit score of 22 and 17 respectively.
Taijul Islam and Mehedi Hasan Rana picked up a brace each for Abahani.
Rain came pouring down at Mirpur as the chase for Abahani was cut short to 10 overs and they required 70 runs to win according to D/L method.
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It was a relatively easy total for a batting unit consisting of national team stalwarts including Najmul Hossain Shanto, Naim Sheikh, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain and Saifuddin.
But it was not the case, as experienced campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim had to play a responsible innings to rescue the side, much like he did with the national side in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Najmul Hossain and Afif Hossain— failed to impress with the bat as they both fell for 2 .
On the other hand , matches between Old DOHS Sports Club and Legends of Rupganj, and Brothers Union and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club ended with no result due to the rain in BKSP.
Mahmudul Hasan Joy of DOHS scored 78 off 55 balls with seven fours and two sixes while Rakin Ahmed of the same team scored 46 off 33 balls. But their efforts went in vain as the match ended up without a result. They had scored 171 for four in 20 overs.
Brothers Union scored 127 for seven in 18.4 before the rain hit the game, with Mizanur Rahman, Junaid Siddique and Alauddin Babu scoring 31, 48 and 20 respectively.
Dhaka Premier League T20 begins Monday
After a gap of one season due to the Covid-19 breakout in the country, the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) is back. The league, which has been rebranded as Bangabandhu DPDCL to celebrate the birth centenary of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is all set to kick off on Monday.A total of 12 Dhaka-based clubs are participating in this event including Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club— the two most popular sporting clubs in Bangladesh. Along with the national team players, all the top cricketers of the country are going to compete in this event. Tamim Iqbal, the ODI captain of Bangladesh, will represent Prime Bank Cricket Club in Dhaka League and he will also lead this team. Two other national captains Mahmudullah Riyad and Mominul Haque will play for Gazi Group Cricketers. Mahmudullah will lead them in the league. Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan will represent Abahani and Mohammedan respectively and they will also lead these teams.
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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the schedule of the first five rounds of the league. A total of six matches will be played each day at three different venues— Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium and field number 3 and 4 of BKSP. In the opening game, Abahani will take on Partex Sporting Club in Mirpur. Mohammad Saifuddin, Abahani’s allrounder, said they are looking forward to playing a good brand of cricket and clinching a win in the first game. “We had a chequered start to the last season which was later cancelled at this venue,” Saifuddin said the media. “We lost five wickets in 60 runs against Partex, but Mushfiqur and Mosaddek (Hossain) did well, and I also contributed well scoring a quick 40, and eventually won the game. So Partex is not an easy team to beat. We have to play well against them to win the match.”Saifuddin also said he is eager to use his batting ability more for the team. “I know I won’t get a chance to bat at the top-order or middle-order. But I would like to request the team management to give me a chance to bat at an upper place in some matches. I have contributed to the team well with the bat earlier.”
READ: Mohammedan captain Shakib looks for good start to Premier LeagueOn the same day, Mohammedan will take on Shinepukur Cricket Club at BKSP. Mohammedan batsman Shamsur Rahman said he is so happy that the league is finally taking place. “It’s great that the league is going to happen this year,” he told the media. “We have been waiting for a long time to get back to the field. If the league was stuck at the table it would affect our cricket in a bad way. So I would like to thank the board for making it happen.”Shamsur also said that it’s a good fate for Mohammedan to have Shakib as their captain. He said: “It’s a plus point for us to have Shakib in the team. Not just us but Shakib brings advantage for any team in the world. His inclusion increases our chance to lif the title, but we know we have to go step by step.”All the cricketers who are going to take part in Dhaka League will have to maintain a strict bio-secure environment. The board is accommodating all the players and officials in four different hotels in the capital so that they can get a secure environment.
Walton named Dhaka Premier League title sponsor
Walton has been announced the title sponsor of Dhaka Premier League, for the ninth straight year.
Twelve Dhaka-based clubs are taking part in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League, which starts Sunday.
"Walton has been with us for a long time, and they will sponsor this year's Dhaka Premier League as well," Kazi Inam Ahmed, the chairman of Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis, said today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
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"We would like to contribute to cricket as much as possible," Walton Executive Director Uday Hakim told the media.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board already revealed the fixture of the first five rounds of the competition. As per the fixture, six matches will take place on May 31, and on June 1, 3, 4 and 6.
The matches will be played in three different venues – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium and BKSP Ground-3 and Ground-4.
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Due to the Covid-19 situation, all the participating players are going to stay in four different hotels in a bio-secured bubble during the event.
Mohammedan captain Shakib looks for good start to Premier League
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will lead Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, which starts from May 31.
"Of course, we want to finish the league as one of the best teams," Shakib told the media during a jersey unveiling programme of Mohammedan in the capital. "But it's a long event. So we have to start it well. Our first goal is to win the event opener, and after that, we will go match after match."
Twelve Dhaka-based clubs will take part in this league, which will be played in T20 format this year.
In their maiden game, Mohammedan will take on Shinepukur Cricket Club at BKSP Ground-4 at 1:30pm on May 31. On the same day, another five games will take place in three different venues.
Mohammedan have a big fan base in every sport. But they have failed to win a single major trophy in any game for a long time.
"This is a disappointment for a club like Mohammedan. But I'm sure the new committee of Mohammedan will try their best to bring some success in the coming years," Shakib said.
The last season of Dhaka League, the main income source for hundreds of professional cricketers of Bangladesh, was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
So the cricket board has decided to host this year's league in a bio-secure environment. All the cricketers will stay in four different hotels in the capital along with the club and match officials. The board is spending more than Tk5 crore to make this league happen.