# 2019–20 Bangladesh Cricket League

The 2019–20 Bangladesh Cricket League was the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh, running from 31 January to 24 February 2020. The tournament had a smaller set of fixtures than previous editions to accommodate the 2019–20 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, and was used as preparation for the first Test match against the Pakistan cricket team. South Zone were the defending champions.
In the opening round of matches Tamim Iqbal, batting for East Zone, made the highest score in first-class cricket by a Bangladeshi batsman, with 334 not out. In the final round of matches, South Zone made an unusual declaration, with their score at 114/4, thinking they would prevent Central Zone from earning bonus points and ensuring that they progressed to the final. However, they made a mistake in the points calculation, but still managed to progress after the match was drawn. East Zone also progressed to the final, following their eight wicket win against North Zone.
On 16 February 2020, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that the final would be scheduled to be played across five days, starting on 22 February, unlike the usual four-day matches that were used in the rest of the tournament. South Zone won the tournament, after they beat East Zone by 105 runs in the final.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| East Zone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.47 |
| South Zone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.89 |
| Central Zone | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.50 |
| North Zone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.22 |
* Advance to the final

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 31 January–3 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Shafiul Islam (South Zone)
* North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
* 31 January–3 February 2020 Scorecard
* East Zone won by an innings and 9 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (East Zone)
* East Zone won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 2

* 7–10 February 2020 Scorecard
* South Zone won by 10 wickets Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Mahedi Hasan (South Zone)
* East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
* 7–10 February 2020 Scorecard
* Central Zone won by 6 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Shuvagata Hom (Central Zone)
* North Zone won the toss and elected to field.
* Tanbir Hayder (North Zone) made the highest total in the fourth innings in a domestic first-class match in Bangladesh.

### Round 3

* 14–17 February 2020 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Imran Parvez and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (South Zone)
* Central Zone won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14–17 February 2020 Scorecard
* East Zone won by 8 wickets Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Yasir Ali (East Zone)
* North Zone won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 22–26 February 2020 Scorecard
* South Zone won by 105 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Farhad Reza (South Zone)
* East Zone won the toss and elected to field.
* Tanzid Hasan (East Zone) made his first-class debut.