2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League

2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League
Dates	12 December 2021 – 6 January 2022
Administrator(s)	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and final
Champions	Central Zone (3rd title)
Participants	4
Matches	7
Player of the series	Mohammad Mithun; Zakir Hasàn
Most runs	Mohammad Mithun (468)
Most wickets	Hasan Murad (22)
	← 2019–20 2022-23 →

The 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League or Bangabandhu Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) 2021-22 was the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh from 12 December 2021 to 6 January 2022.^[1]^[2] In March 2021, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the domestic cricket schedule from 2021 to 2023 and confirmed that the 9th BCL would be held in December 2021.^[3]^[4]^[5] South Zone were the defending champions.^[6]^[7] The tournament was followed by the 2021–22 Bangladesh Cricket League One Day.^[8]

Points table

Team^[9]	Pld	W	L	D	Pts
South Zone	3	1	0	2	12
Central Zone	3	1	1	1	11
North Zone	3	1	1	1	10
East Zone	3	1	2	0	8

Advance to the final

Fixtures

Round 1

12–15 December 2021
Scorecard

East Zone	v	South Zone
260 (86.3 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 61 (120) Mahedi Hasan 5/81 (37.3 overs)		429 (118.2 overs) Zakir Hasan 158 (276) Anamul Haque 3/69 (22 overs)
257 (84.2 overs) Afif Hossain 86 (125) Nahidul Islam 4/30 (14 overs)		90/2 (21.3 overs) Towhid Hridoy 54* (60) Rejaur Rahman Raja 2/16 (4 overs)

South Zone won by 8 wickets
Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Gazi Sohel
Player of the match: Zakir Hasan (South Zone)

South Zone won the toss and elected to field.

12–15 December 2021
Scorecard

North Zone	v	Central Zone
219 (65.1 overs) Pervez Hossain Emon 46 (72) Robiul Haque 3/37 (15.1 overs)		563/3d (130.1 overs) Mohammad Mithun 176 (257) Naeem Islam 1/61 (21.2 overs)
274 (121.2 overs) Marshall Ayub 101 (246) Hasan Murad 6/74 (45 overs)

Central Zone won by an innings and 70 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mahfuzur Rahman
Player of the match: Mohammad Mithun and Mizanur Rahman (Central Zone)

Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.

Round 2

19–22 December 2021
Scorecard

North Zone	v	South Zone
385 (138.4 overs) Naeem Islam 137 (342) Nasum Ahmed 6/126 (44 overs)		687 (275.5 overs) Towhid Hridoy 217 (387) Sharifullah 4/156 (60.5 overs)
62/1 (26 overs) Tanzid Hasan 34 (59) Nasum Ahmed 1/10 (10 overs)

South Zone won by 268 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman and Mahfuzur Rahman
Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (South Zone)

South Zone won the toss and elected to field.

19–22 December 2021
Scorecard

East Zone	v	Central Zone
245 (83.5 overs) Shahadat Hossain 72 (132) Abu Hider 5/93 (20.5 overs)		227 (89.3 overs) Jaker Ali 92 (180) Tanvir Islam 3/42 (21.3 overs)
180 (46.5 overs) Nayeem Hasan 68 (88) Hasan Murad 4/37 (6.5 overs)		188 (59.1 overs) Soumya Sarkar 73 (139) Nayeem Hasan 6/48 (20 overs)

East Zone won by 10 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Muhammad Kamruzzaman
Player of the match: Nayeem Hasan (East Zone)

Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.

Round 3

26–29 December 2021
Scorecard

Central Zone	v	South Zone
481 (147.5 overs) Shuvagata Hom 152 (211) Rishad Hossain 5/129 (34.5 overs)		494 (158.3 overs) Towhid Hridoy 122 (155) Mukidul Islam 3/66 (21 overs)
99/4 (36 overs) Soumya Sarkar 43 (77) Rishad Hossain 2/30 (12 overs)

Match drawn
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Imran Parvez and Gazi Sohel

South Zone won the toss and elected to field.

26–29 December 2021
Scorecard

East Zone	v	North Zone
166 (55.5 overs) Mohammad Ashraful 70 (160) Shafiqul Islam 5/35 (14 overs)		310 (101.1 overs) Tanzid Hasan 91 (206) Ifran Hossain 5/56 (21.1 overs)
254 (51 overs) Nayeem Hasan 45 (37) Sunzamul Islam 8/98 (20 overs)		111/4 (28 overs) Junaid Siddique 38 (70) Tanvir Islam 2/35 (8 overs)

North Zone won by 6 wickets
Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed and Sharfuddoula

North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
Mohiuddin Tareq (North Zone) made his first-class debut.

Final

2–6 January 2022
Scorecard

South Zone	v	Central Zone
387 (111.3 overs) Zakir Hasan 107* (161) Hasan Murad 5/101 (29 overs)		438 (127.4 overs) Mohammad Mithun 206 (306) Farhad Reza 4/53 (18 overs)
268 (75.5 overs) Rishad Hossain 99 (136) Abu Hider 5/78 (24 overs)		221/6 (63.5 overs) Shuvagata Hom 114* (121) Nasum Ahmed 2/43 (13.5 overs)

Central Zone won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Sharfuddoula
Player of the match: Shuvagata Hom (Central Zone)

Central Zone won the toss and elected to field.

References

^ "Two NCLs this year, BCL to resume as well". Bdcrictime. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "এ বছরও হচ্ছে না বিপিএল". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "BCB announces schedule for domestic cricket, no BPL this year". CricFrenzy. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "BCB to make a domestic calendar till 2023". The Business Standard. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "এ বছর হচ্ছে না বিপিএল, তবে হতে যাচ্ছে এনসিএল ও বিসিএল". ArthoSuchak (in Bengali). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "South Zone become BCL 2019-20 Champion". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ "South Zone clinch fourth title with dominant performance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ "BCL One-Day: Central Zone complete domestic double after win over South Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Bangladesh Cricket League Table - 2020-21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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[1] "Two NCLs this year, BCL to resume as well". Bdcrictime. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[2] "এ বছরও হচ্ছে না বিপিএল". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[3] "BCB announces schedule for domestic cricket, no BPL this year". CricFrenzy. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[4] "BCB to make a domestic calendar till 2023". The Business Standard. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[5] "এ বছর হচ্ছে না বিপিএল, তবে হতে যাচ্ছে এনসিএল ও বিসিএল". ArthoSuchak (in Bengali). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[6] "South Zone become BCL 2019-20 Champion". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[7] "South Zone clinch fourth title with dominant performance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[8] "BCL One-Day: Central Zone complete domestic double after win over South Zone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[9] "Bangladesh Cricket League Table - 2020-21". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

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