2021–22 National Cricket League
| Dates | 15 October – 25 November 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | first-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Dhaka Division (6th title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Most runs | Fazle Mahmud (603) |
| Most wickets | Hasan Murad (33) |
The 2021–22 National Cricket League was the twenty-third edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), a first-class cricket competition that was scheduled to be held in Bangladesh from 15 October to 25 November 2021.[1][2] In March 2021, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the domestic cricket schedule from 2021 to 2023 and confirmed that the 23rd NCL would be held in October 2021.[3][4][5] Khulna Division are the defending champions.[6][7]
Dhaka Division won the tournament, with Chittagong Division gaining promotion from tier 2 to tier 1.[8]
Fixtures
Tier 1
Points table
| Teams[9] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| Dhaka Division | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Rangpur Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31.74 |
| Sylhet Division | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.56 |
| Khulna Division | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.82 |
- 2021–22 Champions
- Bottom placed team relegated to Tier 2 for 2022–23 National Cricket League.
17–20 October 2021
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257 (103.1 overs)
Mehidy Hasan 6/90 (41.1 overs) |
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- Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to bat.
24–27 October 2021
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- Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anamul Haque (Dhaka Division) made his first-clàss debut.
24–27 October 2021
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Raihan Uddin (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
31 October–3 November 2021
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161 (112.5 overs) (
Mehidy Hasan 6/41 (42.5 overs) |
- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
7–10 November 2021
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Rubel Mia (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
7–10 November 2021
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248/7 (93.4 overs)
Mehidy Hasan 2/78 (35.4 overs) |
- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
14–17 November 2021
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- Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul Halim (Sylhet Division) replaced Masum Khan as concussion substitute.
21–24 November 2021
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- Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ziaur Rahman (Khulna Division) replaced Anamul Haque as concussion substitute.
21–24 November 2021
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaynul Islam (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
Tier 2
Points table
| Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| Chittagong Division | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31.60 |
| Barisal Division | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29.14 |
| Rajshahi Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23.97 |
| Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19.12 |
- Top placed team promoted to Tier 1 for 2022–23 National Cricket League.
17–20 October 2021
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25/0 (13 overs)
Rakin Ahmed 13* (31) |
- Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
31 October–3 November 2021
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- Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to bat.
- Munim Shahriar (Dhaka Metropolis) made his first-class debut.
- Munim Shahriar (Dhaka Metropolis) replaced Al-Amin as concussion substitute.
31 October–3 November 2021
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2/0 (2 overs)
Taijul Islam 1* (7) |
- Barisal Division won the toss and elected bat.
- Nahid Rana (Rajshahi Division) made his first-class debut.
7–10 November 2021
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.
- Minhajul Abedin and Aks Swadhin (Dhaka Metropolis) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 November 2021
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- Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahbaz Chouhan and Rayan Rahman (Dhaka Metropolis) both made their first-class debuts.
14–17 November 2021
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- Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahin Alam (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
See also
References
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- ^ "NCL round-up - Dhaka emerge champions, Chattogram earn promotion". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b "National Cricket League Table - 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2022.