The 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the

Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A tournament in Bangladesh which has been contested annually since the 1973–74 season. It has had List A status since the 2013–14 season. It is ...

, a

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competition held in

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. It was the fifth edition of the tournament with List A status, although almost 35 seasons had been played before achieving the status. It started on 5 February 2018 and finished on 5 April 2018.

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were the defending champions. Abahani Limited won the tournament, after beating

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by 94 runs in the final Super League fixture. The

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(BCB) held a draft system for players on 20 January 2018. Agrani Bank Cricket Club and

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were promoted from the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, replacing

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and

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who were relegated in the previous tournament. Both newly promoted teams won their opening fixtures. The first part of the tournament was played as a round-robin, before progressing to the championship and relegation phase. The Super League started on 24 March 2018 and the Relegation League started on 29 March 2018. After the eleventh round of fixtures,

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had reached the Super League part of the tournament for the first time in their history. Abahani Limited,

, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club,

and

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali language, Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club com ...

also joined Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the Super League. On 30 March 2018, in the Super League fixture between Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, Abahani Limited set a new record for the highest team total in

in Bangladesh, with 393/4. The bottom three teams, Agrani Bank Cricket Club, Kala Bagan Krira Chakra and

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, faced off in the relegation playoffs. In the first match of the Relegation League, Agrani Bank Cricket Club beat Kala Bagan Krira Chakra by six wickets, therefore relegating Kala Bagan Krira Chakra to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League for the next season. In the last match, Brothers Union beat Agrani Bank Cricket Club by 4 wickets, relegating Agrani Bank Cricket Club.

Teams

The following teams competed: * Abahani Limited * Agrani Bank Cricket Club *

* Kala Bagan Krira Chakra *

* Mohammedan Sporting Club *

Prime Bank Cricket Club Prime Bank Cricket Club, owned by Prime Bank Limited, plays List A cricket List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day ...

* Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club *

Points tables

Group stage Team qualified for the Super League phase of the tournament Super League Champions Relegation League Team relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League

Fixtures

Round robin

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Super League

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Relegation League

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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