# 2023–24 National Cricket League

The 2023–24 National Cricket League was the 25th edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition held in Bangladesh. The eight teams were divided into two tiers, with Dhaka Metropolis getting promoted to Tier 1 after their victory in Tier 2 of the 2022 season, replacing Chittagong Division who were relegated. The tournament began on 12 October 2023 and ended on 19 November.

## Squads

    As of 21 November 2023
| Barisal Division | Chittagong Division | Dhaka Division | Dhaka Metropolis |
| Fazle Mahmud Rabbi (c) Abu Sayem Chowdhury Iftakhar Hossain Ifti LIslamul Ahsan Abir Kamrul Islam Rabbi Manik Md Hafizur Rahman MD Nuruzzaman Md. Shamsul Islam Anik Mohammad Ashraful Moin Khan Moinul Islam Mojammel Hasan Shakil Monir Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Saikat Rafsan Al Mahmud Ruyel Miah Salman Hossain Emon Shahin Alam Shahriar Sakib SHAREAR SAKIB Shochi Chowdhury Sohag Gazi Tanvir Islam Zakaria Masud | Irfan Shukkur (c) Ahmed Sharif Enamul Hoque Ashiq Fahad Hossian Hasan Mahmud Hossain Shahadat Dipu Iftekhar Sajjad Mahmudul Hasan Joy MD Ifran Hossain Md Jasim Uddin Md Sabbir Hossen Shikder Mehedi Hasan Mehedi Hasan Rana Minhazul Abedin Afridi Mohiul Islam Patwary Mominul Haque Nabil Samad Nayeem Hasan Noman Chowdhury Parvez Hossain Emon Pinak Ghosh Rony Chowdhury Sadikur Rahman Saif Uddin Sazzadul Hoque Ripon Shahin Alam Shakhawat Hossain Shamim Hossain Patwary Shykat Ali Tamim Iqbal Khan Tasamul Haque Yasir Ali Chowdhury Yeasin Arafat Meshu | Saif Hassan (c) Abdul Mazid Arafat Sunny Jr Joyraj Sheikh Mahidul Islam Ankon MD Anamul Haque Md Raqibul Hasan Nayon Mohammad Hossain Ali Nadif Chowdhury Nazmul Islam Apu Ripon Mondol Rony Talukdar Rubel Mia Salauddin Sakil Shahbaz Chouhan Shuvagato Hom Chowdhury Sumon Khan Taibur Rahman Taufiq Ahmed | Shadman Islam (c) Abu Haider Rony Aich Mollah AKS Swadhin Aminul Islam Biplob Anisul Islam Arafat Sunny Arif Ahmed Asadulla Al Galib Azmir Ahmed Iftekhar Sajjad Kazi Anik Islam Mahfijul Islam Robin Manik Khan Md Al Amin Jr Md Asif Hasan Md Marshall Ayub MD Sharifullah Mehrab Hossain Johsy Minhajul Abedin Sabbir Munim Shahriar Naeem Islam Naim Sheikh Qazi Onik Islam Rakibul Hasan (SLAO) Rakin Ahmed Rayan Rafsan Rahman Shahbaz Chouhan Shamsur Rahman Shuvo Shohidul Islam Zahiduzzaman Khan |
| Khulna Division | Rajshahi Division | Rangpur Division | Sylhet Division |
| Nurul Hasan Sohan (c) Abdul Halim Afif Hossain Dhrubo Al Amin Hossain Amit Majumder Anamul Bijoy Awlad Hossain Fardin Hasan Oni Imranuzzaman Imrul Kayes Jawad Royen Masum Khan Tutul MD Aridul Islam Akash Md Ashiqur Zaman Md Mithun Md Moinul Islam Sohail Md Prantik Nawrose Nabil Md Raihan Uddin Md Salman Hossain MD. Hasanuzzaman Mehidy Hassan Miraz Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nahidul Islam Robiul Islam Robi Sk Mahadi Hasan Soumya Sarkar Tipu Sultan Tushar Imran Ziaur Rahman | | | Zakir Hasan (c) Abu Bokkor Ahmed Abu Jayed Rahi Ahmed Abidul Hoque Ahmed Sharif Alok Kapali Amite Hasan Asadulla Al Galib Ebadot Hossain Enamul Haque jr Imtiaz Hossain Jaker Ali Anik Jaynul Islam Md Al Amin Jr MD MIZANUR RAHMAN SAYEM Mohiuddin Tareq Nabil Samad Nasum Ahmed Nayeem Ahmed Rahatul Ferdous Rahman Rejaur Raja SAYEM ALAM Shahanur Rahman Shamsur Rahman Shuvo Shanaj Ahmed Sofor Ali Syed Khaled Ahmed Tanzim Hasan Sakib Taufiq Khan Tushar Tawhidul Islam Towhid Hussain Ferdous |

## Venues

| Bogra | Chittagong | Cox’s Bazar | Dhaka |
| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sheikh Kamal International Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 26,000 |
| Matches:4 | Matches:3 | Matches:3 | Matches:2 |
| Khulna | Rajshahi | Sylhet | Sylhet |
| Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium | Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | SICS Academy Ground |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 18,500 | |
| Matches:3 | Matches:4 | Matches:1 | Matches:4 |

## Points table
### Tier 1 Point Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Dhaka Division (C) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sylhet Division | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Rangpur Division (R) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Relegated to Tier 2 |

### Tier 2 Point Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Chittagong Division (P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Promoted to Tier 1 |
| 2 | Khulna Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Rajshahi Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Barisal Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |

## Fixture
### Tier 1

Round 1
* 12-14 October 2023 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 23 runs. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Ali Arman and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Rony Talukdar (Dhaka Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field first
* 12-15 October 2023 Scorecard
* Dhaka Metropolis won by 88 runs Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Mohammad Kamruzzaman Player of the match: Abu Hider (Dhaka Metropolis)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field first
* Arif Ahmed (Dhaka Metropolis) and Mizanur Rahman Sayem (Sylhet Division) both made their first-class cricket debuts.
Round 2
* 19-21 October 2023 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 7 wickets. Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Moniruzzaman Player of the match: Nazmul Islam (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field first
* 19-22 October 2023 Scorecard
* Rangpur Division won 65 runs. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Ishtiaq Ahmed and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Nobin Islam (Rangpur Division)
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field first.
* Abdul Gaffar Saqlain and Anik Sarker Shatu (Both from Rangpur Division) Both made their first-class cricket debuts.
Round 3
* 26-29 October 2023 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Shafiuddin Ahmed Player of the match: Rony Talukdar (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat first
* Day 1, 2 and 3 no play possible due to Cyclone Hamoon. Played 20 overs a side twice innings In day 4 and end of match
* Taufiq Ahmed (Dhaka Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
* 26-29 October 2023 Scorecard
* Sylhet Division won by an innings and 26 runs Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Asadur Rahman and Mohammad Kamruzzaman Player of the match: Shamsur Rahman (Sylhet Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field first
* Tawhidul Islam (Sylhet Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
Round 4
* 2-5 November 2023 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 10 wickets. Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Shafiuddin Ahmed Player of the match: Salauddin Sakil (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field first
* 2-5 November 2023 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman and Shyful Islam Player of the match: Shadman Islam (Dhaka Metropolis)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field first
Round 5
* 9-12 November 2023 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 52 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Shahin Al Asad Player of the match: Mahidul Islam Ankon (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat first
* 9-12 November 2023 Scorecard
* Match Drawn. Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Joynal Abedin and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Akbar Ali (Rangpur Division)
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field first
Round 6
* 18-21 November 2023 Scorecard
* Match Drawn. Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Shafeen Shareef Player of the match: Mahidul Islam Ankon (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat first.
* Day 1 and Day 2 no play due to rain.
* Dhaka Division won the 2023-24 National Cricket League.
* 18-21 November 2023 Scorecard
* Sylhet Division won by 201 runs. Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Ali Arman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (Sylhet Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field first
* Rangpur Division relegated to Tier 2.

### Tier 2

Round 1
* 12-15 October 2023 Scorecard
* Chittagong Division won by 87 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong. Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Sohrab Hossain Player of the match: Sohag Gazi (Barisal Division)
* Barishal Division won the toss and elected to field first.
* 12-14 October 2023 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 400 runs Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi. Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Khulna Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat first.
* Aridul Islam Akash made his first-class cricket debuts.
Round 2
* 19-22 October 2023 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 1 wicket. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. Umpires: Ali Arman and Morshed Ali Khan Player of the match: Anamul Haque (Khulna Division)
* Chattogram Division won the and elected to bat first.
* Enamul Haque Ashik (Chittagong Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
* 19-22 October 2023 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by 9 runs Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Taijul Islam (Rajshahi Division)
* Barishal Division won the and elected to field first
Round 3
* 26-29 October 2023 Scorecard
* Chittagong Division won by 9 wickets Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Sajedul Islam Player of the match: Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division)
* Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to bat first
* Ashik-Ul-Alam Naem (Rajshahi Division) made his first-class cricket debut.
* 26-28 October, 2023 Scorecard
* Barishal Division won by 7 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra. Umpires: Habibur Rahman and Manjurul Islam Player of the match: Kamrul Islam Rabbi (Barisal Division)
* Barishal Division won the toss and elected to field first
Round 4
* 2-5 November, 2023 Scorecard
* Chattogram Division won by 300 runs. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman Litu and Ali Arman Rajon Player of the match: Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division)
* Barishal Division won the toss and elected to field first
* 2-5 November, 2023 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by an innings and 109 runs Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium, Sylhet. Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed and Kamruzzaman Limon Player of the match: Nurul Hasan(Khulna Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field first
Round 5
* 9-12 November 2023 Scorecard
* Chittagong Division won by 4 wickets Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Ishtiaq Ahmed and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat first
* 9-12 November 2023 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by 5 wickets Shaheed Chandu Stadium , Bogra Umpires: Hafizur Rahman and Barkatulylah Turkey Player of the match: Taijul Islam (Rajshahi Division)
* Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to filed first
Round 6
* 18-20 November 2023 Scorecard
* Chittagong Division won by 10 wickets. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Nazmul Hasan and Sohrab Hossain Player of the match: Hasan Murad (Chittagong Division)
* Chattogram Division won the toss and elected to field first
* 18-20 November 2023 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 9 wickets. Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Shyful Islam Player of the match: Mahedi Hasan (Khulna Division)
* Khulna Divisionwon the toss and elected to field first

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 476 | Mominul Haque (Chittagong) | 9 | 94 | 52.77 | 63.84 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 1 |
| 453 | Naeem Islam (Dhaka Metro) | 9 | 221 | 75.55 | 46.65 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 5 |
| 453 | Shadman Islam (Dhaka Metro) | 9 | 250 | 56.62 | 50.55 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 5 |
| 446 | Shamsur Rahman (Sylhet) | 8 | 160 | 55.75 | 58.76 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
| 444 | Mohammad Naim (Dhaka Metro) | 10 | 120 | 49.33 | 81.61 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 11 |
| Last updated: 21 November 2023 |||||||||

### Most wickets

| Wkts | Player | Inns | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
| 24 | Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong) | 8 | 16.58 | 2.42 | 5/106 | 41.12 |
| 21 | Kamrul Islam Rabbi (Barisal) | 8 | 18.00 | 3.20 | 5/64 | 31.71 |
| 17 | Nazmul Islam Apu (Dhaka) | 7 | 14.47 | 2.47 | 6/56 | 35.18 |
| 17 | Salauddin Sakil (Dhaka) | 7 | 12.71 | 2.77 | 6/31 | 57.53 |
| 17 | Al Amin Hossain (Khulna) | 8 | 14.53 | 2.78 | 5/48 | 31.41 |
| Last updated: 5 November 2023 |||||||