# 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20

The 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20 (Bengali: ন্যাশনাল ক্রিকেট লিগ টি২০) tournament in Bangladesh, abbreviated as NCL 2010 or the NCL T20 2010 or or Destiny Group NCL T20 2009-10, played in April 2010, this was first edition of a Twenty20 league involving the teams in the National Cricket League (NCL). The tournament was initiated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It included six teams representing the divisions of Bangladesh. It was a limited success and has effectively been replaced by the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The tournament was won by the Rajshahi Rangers who defeated the Kings of Khulna by 6 wickets in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the winning team's Qaiser Abbas being named "Man of the Match".

## Background

Bangladesh Cricket Board launched the first-ever National Cricket League T20 competition to be played from April 11 to 20 to prepare the national cricketers for the T20 World Cup.

## Teams

Six teams competed in the first edition of NCL Twenty20 tournament. Each team represented the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh:
* Barisal Blazers
* Cyclones of Chittagong
* Dhaka Dynamites
* Kings of Khulna
* Rajshahi Rangers
* Sultans of Sylhet

### Franchises

Six companies bid to buy a team in the tournament. The companies went into a lottery of which they were to pick one of six "iconic" players from Bangladesh who were perceived to have outstanding ability. Each company then picked three of 18 players who had represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. They were categorised into a certain class, getting paid a certain amount of money. No player could cost more than 400,000 Taka.

### Icon players

Each franchise had an "icon" player. Although originally suggested to have player auction, due to the shortage of time players were divided into Grades: A+, A, B, C, D with the A+ players receiving 4 lakh Bangladeshi Taka. Each team was allowed to list up to 6 foreign players but play a maximum of two. Most foreign players were from the Indian subcontinent including Shoaib Akhtar (Cyclones of Chittagong). Rajshahi Rangers signed Aiden Blizzard from Victoria, Australia.
| Team | Icon Player | Team Captain |
| Barisal Blazers | Shahriar Nafees | Shahriar Nafees |
| Cyclones of Chittagong | Tamim Iqbal | Nafees Iqbal |
| Dhaka Dynamites | Mohammad Ashraful | Mohammad Ashraful |
| Kings of Khulna | Shakib Al Hasan | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Rajshahi Rangers | Naeem Islam | Khaled Mashud |
| Sultan of Sylhet | Alok Kapali | Mashrafe Mortaza |

### Foreign players

| Player | Franchise |
| Imran Nazir | Dhaka Dynamites |
| Jeewan Mendis | Dhaka Dynamites |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Barisal Blazers |
| Jeevantha Kulatunga | Barisal Blazers |
| Khurram Manzoor | Cyclones of Chittagong |
| Shoaib Akhtar | Cyclones of Chittagong |
| Mahela Udawatte | Kings of Khulna |
| Alviro Petersen | Kings of Khulna |
| Indika de Saram | Sultans of Sylhet |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne | Sultans of Sylhet |
| Qaiser Abbas | Rajshahi Rangers |
| Aiden Blizzard | Rajshahi Rangers |

## Summary
### Final standings

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Dhaka Dynamites | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.119 |
| Sultans of Sylhet | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.392 |
| Rajshahi Rangers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.373 |
| Kings of Khulna | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +0.393 |
| Barisal Blazers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.779 |
| Cyclones of Chittagong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.830 |

### Head-to-head chart

| Home team win | Away team win |
| | Barisal Blazers | Cyclones of Chittagong | Dhaka Dynamites | Kings of Khulna | Rajshahi Rangers | Sultans of Sylhet |
| Barisal Blazers | | Chittagong 8 wickets | Dhaka 6 wickets | Khulna 45 runs | Barisal 7 wickets | Sylhet 4 wickets |
| Cyclones of Chittagong | Chittagong 8 wickets | | Dhaka 17 runs | Khulna 78 runs | Rajshahi 6 wickets | Sylhet 5 wickets |
| Dhaka Dynamites | Dhaka 6 wickets | Dhaka 17 runs | | Dhaka 7 wickets | Dhaka 8 wickets | Dhaka 40 runs |
| Kings of Khulna | Khulna 45 runs | Khulna 78 runs | Dhaka 7 wickets | | Rajshahi 36 runs | Sylhet 37 runs |
| Rajshahi Rangers | Rajshahi 7 wickets | Rajshahi 6 wickets | Dhaka 8 wickets | Rajshahi 36 runs | | Sylhet 26 runs |
| Sultans of Sylhet | Sylhet 4 wickets | Sylhet 5 wickets | Dhaka 40 runs | Sylhet 37 runs | Sylhet 26 runs | |

## Fixture

* 11 April Scorecard
| Chittagong 132 (19.3 overs) | v | Rajshahi 133/4 (17.1 overs) |
| Uttam Sarkar 51 (29) Mukhtar Ali 3/22 (4 overs) | | Naeem Islam 56* (37) Nasir Hossain 1/14 (3 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Mukhtar Ali (Rajshahi)
* Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
* Twenty20 debuts Enamul Haque jnr, Faisal Hossain, Nafees Iqbal, Nasir Hossain, Sharifullah and Uttam Sarkar (Chittagong); Hannan Sarkar, Khaled Mashud, Mukhtar Ali, Sanjamul Islam and Shuvagoto Hom (Rajshahi).
* 12 April Scorecard
| Chittagong 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet 153/5 (18.5 overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 91 (60) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/34 (4 overs) | | Alok Kapali 49* (39) Rubel Hossain 2/37 (3 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Sylhet)
* Sylhet won the toss and elected to field.
* Twenty20 debuts Saqlain Sajib (Chittagong); Ariful Haque, Mosharraf Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Milon and Rashid Hanif (Sylhet).
* 12 April Scorecard
| Barisal 149/7 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka 151/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Raqibul Hasan 43 (40) Nabil Samad 2/28 (4 overs) | | Shamsur Rahman 41 (23) Syed Rasel 1/27 (4 overs) Arafat Sunny 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Shamsur Rahman (Dhaka)
* Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 April Scorecard
| Rajshahi 177/9 (20 overs) | v | Khulna 141 (19.3 overs) |
| Hannan Sarkar 44 (22) Farhad Hossain 3/11 (3 overs) | | Farhad Hossain 41* (32) Mukhtar Ali 5/22 (4 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 36 runs BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Mukhtar Ali (Rajshahi)
* Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 April Scorecard
| Rajshahi 115 (19.1 overs) | v | Barisal 118/3 (16.1 overs) |
| Aiden Blizzard 39 (26) Mahmudul Hasan 3/16 (3 overs) | | Raqibul Hasan 36 (25) Naeem Islam 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Barisal won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Sharfuddoula and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan (Rajshahi)
* Barisal won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 April Scorecard
| Khulna 180/7 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong 102/7 (20 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 71 (48) Faisal Hossain 3/17 (2 overs) | | Nasir Hossain 24 (39) Nuwan Zoysa 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Khulna won by 78 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Sharfuddoula and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Khulna)
* Khulna won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 April Scorecard
| Dhaka 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet 93 (17.3 overs) |
| Mehrab Hossain, Jr. 58 (44) Mashrafe Mortaza 3/24 (4 overs) | | Alok Kapali 33 (34) Mohammad Rafique 4/7 (3.3 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 40 runs BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Mahbubur Rahman and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Mohammad Rafique (Dhaka)
* Sylhet won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 April Scorecard
| Sylhet 182/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajshahi 156/8 (20 overs) |
| Alok Kapali 62 (38) Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/33 (4 overs) | | Shuvagoto Hom 51 (24) Mosharraf Hossain 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 26 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Fariduddin (Sylhet)
* Sylhet won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 April Scorecard
| Barisal 92 (17.2 overs) | v | Chittagong 95/2 (13.5 overs) |
| Shahriar Nafees 30 (33) Kamrul Islam 4/23 (3 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 65 (51) Ziaur Rahman 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 8 wickets BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Kamrul Islam (Chittagong)
* Chittagong won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 April Scorecard
| Khulna 124/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka 127/3 (18.5 overs) |
| Mahela Udawatte 33 (19) Mohammad Ashraful 3/20 (4 overs) | | Shamsur Rahman 51 (52) Shakib Al Hasan 1/15 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful (Dhaka)
* Khulna won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 April Scorecard
| Dhaka 155 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong 138/3 (20 overs) |
| Jeewan Mendis 32 (28) Rubel Hossain 5/32 (4 overs) | | Faisal Hossain 43 (37) Mohammad Ashraful 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 17 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Rubel Hossain (Chittagong)
* Chittagong won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 April Scorecard
| Barisal 119 (19.5 overs) | v | Sylhet 120/6 (19.1 overs) |
| Jeevantha Kulatunga 26 (17) Fariduddin 2/14 (3 overs) | | Indika de Saram* 39 (39) Mahmudul Hasan 1/10 (3.1 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Morshed Ali Khan Player of the match: Indika de Saram (Sylhet)
* Barisal won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 April Scorecard
| Sylhet 150/8 (20 overs) | v | Khulna 113/7 (20 overs) |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne 47 (32) Abdur Razzak 2/19 (4 overs) | | Farhad Hossain 26 (34) Fariduddin 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin and Mahbubur Rahman Player of the match: Fariduddin (Sylhet)
* Sylhet won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 April Scorecard
| Rajshahi 83/7 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka 84/2 (15 overs) |
| Suhrawadi Shuvo 33 (35) Mohammad Rafique 2/6 (4 overs) | | Thilina Kandamby 43 (39) Sanjamul Islam 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Shahadat Hossain (Dhaka)
* Rajshahhi won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18 April Scorecard
| Khulna 139 (20 overs) | v | Barisal 94 (18 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 36 (33) Syed Rasel 3/24 (4 overs) | | Jeevantha Kulatunga 23 (20) Abdur Razzak 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Khulna won by 45 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Khulna)
* Barisal won the toss and elected to field.

## Knock-out stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dhaka Dynamites | 130 (19.5 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Rajshahi Rangers | 142/6 (20 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Rajshahi Rangers | 142/6 (20 overs) | SF1 | Rajshahi Rangers | 163/4 (19.2 overs) |
| | | | SF2 | Kings of Khulna | 161/6 (20 overs) |
| 2 | Sultans of Sylhet | 131/8 (20 overs) | SF2 | Kings of Khulna | 161/6 (20 overs) |
| 4 | Kings of Khulna | 134/4 (19. 4 overs) | | | |

## Media

ATN Bangla televised all matches live and showcased highlights. The official website was www.nclT20.com. All of the matches were played at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and BKSP in Dhaka, Bangladesh.