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.[1] The tournament started on 22 March 2021,[2] with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) using the tournament as preparation for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in April 2021.[3] The eight teams taking part were placed into two tiers, with the tournament scheduled to end on 29 April 2021.[4] Khulna Division are the defending champions.[5][6]
| Dates | 22 March – 29 April 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 24 |
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.[7] 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.[8] On 1 April 2021, the remaining matches in the tournament were postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.[9]
Fixtures
Tier 1
22–25 March 2021 Scorecard |
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- Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Minhazur Rahman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
29 March – 1 April 2021 Scorecard |
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- Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
5–8 April 2021 Scorecard |
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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard |
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Tier 2
22–25 March 2021 Scorecard |
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- 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.[10]
22–25 March 2021 Scorecard |
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- 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.[11]
5–8 April 2021 Scorecard |
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5–8 April 2021 Scorecard |
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