2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League

Dates 15 March – 28 April 2022
Administrator(s) Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (1st title)
Participants 11
Matches 73
Most runs Anamul Haque (1138)
Most wickets Rakibul Hasan (29)
2019–202022–23

The 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was the eighth edition of the tournament with List A status, although almost 35 seasons have been played before achieving the status. The tournament took place from 15 March to 28 April 2022.[1][2] The previous edition of the tournament, in March 2020, ended after just one round of matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was abandoned and later replaced by the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.[4]

Ahead of the tournament, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club were announced as not participating, reducing the number of teams to eleven.[5] City Club and Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club were both promoted from the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, playing List A cricket for the first time.[6]

Following the conclusion of the group stage of the tournament, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club had topped the table with nine wins from their ten matches.[7] At the bottom of the table, Brothers Union, City Club and Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity all progressed to the Relegation League play-offs.[7] Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity finished in last place and were relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.[8] Ahead of the final round of matches, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won the tournament, after taking an unassailable lead with a four wicket win against Abahani Limited.[9] Also in the penultimate round of matches, Anamul Haque became the first batter to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.[10]

The following teams competed in the tournament:[5]





























































  1. ^ "Dhaka Premier League to return to traditional 50-over tournament". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "DPL starts from next month". Bdcrictime. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Dhaka Premier League 'not possible' this year, can only start in January - Khaled Mahmud". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Dhaka Premier League to resume in T20 format on May 6". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Prime Doleshwar not participating, DPL set to be an 11-team tournament for the first time". The Business Standard. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Bangabandhu DPL to kick off today". The Daily Observer. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "DPL: Dhanmondi top first phase, Naeem and Anamul cross 700 runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Shakib, Sohan star as Rupganj, Sheikh Jamal race for championship". BD Crictime. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi win maiden Dhaka Premier League title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Anamul first to reach 1000-run landmark". The Daily Star. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2022.