# 2020–21 National Cricket League

The 2020–21 National Cricket League is the twenty-second edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), a first-class cricket competition that is being held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 22 March 2021, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) using the tournament as preparation for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in April 2021. The eight teams taking part were placed into two tiers, with the tournament scheduled to end on 29 April 2021. Khulna Division are the defending champions.
The opening round of matches saw Chittagong Division win only their third first-class match in a period of seven years, beating Rajshahi Division by 88 runs. In round two, Barisal Division were bowled out twice by Rajshahi Division inside two days, with Barisal's match aggregate of 142 runs becoming the lowest total in a first-class match in Bangladesh. On 1 April 2021, the remaining matches in the tournament were postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

## Fixtures
### Tier 1

* 22–25 March 2021 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 8 wickets Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Imran Parvez and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Zakir Hasan (Sylhet Division)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Minhazur Rahman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
* 22–25 March 2021 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 80 runs Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Nazmul Islam (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard
* Rangpur Division won by 7 wickets Rangpur Cricket Garden, Rangpur Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Mukidul Islam (Rangpur Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Shafiuddin Ahmed and Sohrab Hossain Player of the match: Shuvagata Hom (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
* 5–8 April 2021 Scorecard
* Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar
* 5–8 April 2021 Scorecard
* Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah

### Tier 2

* 22–25 March 2021 Scorecard
* Chittagong Division won by 88 runs Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Mehedi Hasan Rana (Chittagong Division)
* Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Pritom Kumar, Asaduzzaman Payel (Rajshahi Division), Parvez Hossain Emon and Hasan Murad (Chittagong Division) all made their first-class debuts.
* Shahadat Hossain (Chittagong Division) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 22–25 March 2021 Scorecard
* Dhaka Metropolis won by 8 wickets Barisal Divisional Stadium, Barisal Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Shohidul Islam (Dhaka Metropolis)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Anisul Islam Emon and Rakibul Hasan (Dhaka Metropolis) both made their first-class debuts.
* Shohidul Islam (Dhaka Metropolis) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* 29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by an innings and 9 runs Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 4 Ground, Savar Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Taijul Islam (Rajshahi Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Pinak Ghosh (Chittagong Division)
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–8 April 2021 Scorecard
* Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi
* 5–8 April 2021 Scorecard
* Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar