Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to play for the Legends of Rupganj  in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League’s Super League phase. The allrounder was initially roped in by the Mohammedan Sporting Club who failed to qualify for this stage of the event. Also read: Masrahfe praises Shakib for his sacrifice Mohammedan sources confirmed that they have issued a no-objection certificate to Shakib so that he can play Dhaka league for another club. However, Mohammedan will be eligible to retain Shakib in the next season of the lageu, says AGM Sabbir, a director of Mohammedan. Shakib did not feature for Mohammedan in any match. According to the laws of the league, if a player does not feature in the league for his team and if the team fails to qualify for a phase, the player can play for any team he wants. The allrounder last played in the ODI series against South Africa. He had to return home ahead of the Test series due to a family emergency. He did not participate in the Test series. Also read: Shakib Al Hasan’s approaching milestone ahead of SA vs BAN series 2022 Before Shakib, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz decided to play the Super League for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. Both Mushfiqur and Mehidy were also part of the Mohammedand and they were also unable to feature for Mohammedan for their participation in the South Africa series. A total of six clubs— Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Legends of Rupganj, Abahani Limited, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club and Gazi Group Cricketers— will participate in this phase of the Dhaka league.

Shinepukur Cricket Club defeated Mohammedan Sporting Club by 41 runs in their first match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on Wednesday in Mirpur.  Shinepukur batted first and posted 250 for seven wickets riding on 70 by Sazzadul Hoque Ripon. Along with him, Alauddin Ahmed Babu also did well with the bat scoring 46 off just 19 runs with four fours and three sixes. Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwean recruit of Shinepkuru scored 42 as well.  For Mohammedan, Soumya Sarkar bagged three wickets while Salauddin Shakil took two wickets.  READ: SA vs BAN Series 2022: Bangladesh Eye First ODI Win on South African Soil In reply, Mohammedan fell short of 41 runs. Parvez Hossain Emon was the best batter for them scoring 54 off 88 balls with three fours and one six. Sohrawordi Shuvo also hit a fifty (51), but their efforts went in vain as the other batters were unable to bat well which was needed most for Mohammedan.  Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistani star of Mohammedan, failed to do well in the first match as he was sent back by Alauddin Babu only for four.  For Shinepukur, Alauddin, Sikandar and Anisurl Islam scalped two wickets each.  In the other match of the day, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won by six wickets against Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in BKSP.  Khelaghar batted first, and with a century by Amite Hasan, they posted 221 for seven. For Sheikh Jamal, Saif Hassan scalped three wickets conceding 30 runs in 10 overs. In reply, Shykat Ali and Saif scored a fifty each while posting a 111-run opening stand. Jahurul Islam scored 47 as well. They chased down the target in 47.4 overs and won the match by six wickets. For Khelaghar, Mohammad Hossain Ali took two wickets. READ: Zakir, Naim shine on opening day of Dhaka League With these two matches, the first round of the Dhaka League has ended. The matches of the second round will take place on March 18 and 19.

Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez signed a contract with Mohammedan Sporting Club to play the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League this season, a source close to Hafeez confirmed UNB. Mohammedan officials have earlier said that Hafeez would play for them this season, but it was only finalised on March 12. Also read: Mash skips eighth surgery on leg to take part in Dhaka League The Pakistan allrounder is expected to arrive in Dhaka by March 15. According to the source, Hafeez will play the whole season of the Dhaka League. Hafeez played 392 international matches for Pakistan and scored more than 10,000 runs along with taking more than 250 wickets. He also played 800 competitive matches at the domestic level. Mohammedan has formed a strong team this year including the national players— Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed. It is expected that Shakib would lead Mohammedan this year. Also read: Shakib Al Hasan in for South Africa tour

Bangladesh former captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza skipped a surgery on his leg which his doctors said needed to continue his playing career. His doctors said the bowler still can play consuming painkillers, but if he wants a long career, he must go under the knife of doctors. Read: Shakib Al Hasan in for South Africa tour The right-arm pacer said the surgery now will keep him away from cricket for at least nine months and might end his career for good. So to keep the dream of playing cricket alive, he decided to skip it. As he has no plan to continue playing after this year, as some sources close to him suggested, Mashrafe might not need the eighth surgery on his leg. “I have discussed my doctors for the last three days and decided to skip the eighth surgery on my leg,” the lawmaker wrote on his social media profile. “I may get back to it in future. For now, I have to start a rehabilitation programme. Only Allah knows where is the end of all these. For now, the cricket field is calling me for DPL.” Mashrafe will represent the Legends of Rupganjs in this season of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League which is commonly known as DPL or Dhaka League. Read: SA vs BAN ODI Series 2022: SWOT Analysis of Bangladesh Squad The 38-year-old pacer has played his last international match back in 2020. It is understood that the pacer has little chance to resume his international career. He was given a chance by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to end his career against Zimbabwe at home, but the pacer has declined to retire being forced by the board.  

Mohammedan Sporting Club beat Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League by 25 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday. In the rain-hit game, which was reduced to 13-over a side, Mohammedan batted first and posted 103 runs for five in 13 overs, with Parvez Hossain Emon hitting the highest of 26.  READ: From U-19 star to national team prospect: The incredible journey of Shamim For Prime Doleshwar, Enamul Haque junior bagged two wickets.  Under the DLS Method, Prime Doleshwar needed to score 107 in 13 overs to seal the game. But they only managed to score 81 for all wickets and lost the game by 25 runs.  For Mohammedan, Ruyel Miah bagged five wickets conceding 21 runs in 2.4 overs, his best bowling figures in T20s.  It was the only win for Mohammedan in the Super League stage of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, which is all set to end on Saturday.  In the initial part of the league, Mohammedan won six matches out of 11. They had marched to the Super League as the fifth out of six teams. Shakib Al Hasan led Mohammedan in most part of the initial part of the league. But before the Super League takes place, Shakib went on a leave. Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury, the all-rounder, led Mohammedan later. READ: T20 WC shifted to UAE from India Parvez Hossain, the left-handed top-order batsman, scored 330 runs, most by any Mohammedan batsman, from 14 matches with one fifty, while Asif Hasan and Abu Jayed were the best bowlers for this team taking 12 wickets each. 

Promising Munim Shahriar blasted a new Dhaka League-best, scoring 92 off 50 balls with nine fours and five sixes for Abahani Limited, to guide them to a 30-run win over Prime Bank Cricket Club on Sunday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.  In their last game, Abahani lost to Mohammedan Sporting Club at the same venue. But this time around, they made a good comeback to winning ways.  Abahani won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a challenging total of 183 for three in 20 overs, with Munim hitting the highest, 92, and Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring 30.  READ: Bangladesh will undergo one-day quarantine in Zimbabwe Munim’s 92 is now the highest individual total in Dhaka League to date.  For Prime Bank, left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam bagged two wickets conceding 38 runs while Alok Kapali took one.  In reply, Prime Bank needed to score 174 in 19 overs under the DL Method, but they tumbled for 143 for six in 19 overs, with Tamim Iqbal scoring 55, and Mohammad Mithun posting 34.  For Abahani, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Aminul Islam took two wickets each while Mohammad Saifuddin and Arafat Sunny took one wicket each.  READ: BCB stages a trainwreck around Shakib’s latest episode In the other matches on Sunday evening, Gazi Group Cricketers beat Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity by five wickets riding on Mahmudullah Riyad’s unbeaten 58 off 48 balls with three fours and two sixes while Brothers Union beat Shinepukur Cricket Club by one run under the DL Method, with Mizanur Rahman, captain of Brothers, scoring 79 off 56 with 10 fours and two sixes. 

The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will begin on May 6.

The new season of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League may take place in May-June this year, Kazi Inam Ahmed, the chairman of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM), hinted on Tuesday. 

Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) will not resume this year, said Khaled Mahmud, chairman of the game development committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).