The 2019–20 Bangladesh Cricket League was the eighth edition of the

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, a

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competition. It was held in

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, running from 31 January to 24 February 2020. The tournament had a smaller set of fixtures than previous editions to accommodate the

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, and was used as preparation for the first

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match against the Pakistan cricket team. South Zone were the defending champions. In the opening round of matches Tamim Iqbal, batting for

East Zone The East Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents eastern India in the Duleep Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Inter Zonal. It is a composite team of five first-class Indian teams from eastern India competing in the Ran ...

, made the highest score in first-class cricket by a Bangladeshi batsman, with 334

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. In the final round of matches, South Zone made an unusual

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, with their score at 114/4, thinking they would prevent

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from earning bonus points and ensuring that they progressed to the final. However, they made a mistake in the points calculation, but still managed to progress after the match was drawn. East Zone also progressed to the final, following their eight wicket win against North Zone. On 16 February 2020, the

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(BCB) announced that the final would be scheduled to be played across five days, starting on 22 February, unlike the usual four-day matches that were used in the rest of the tournament. South Zone won the tournament, after they beat East Zone by 105 runs in the final.

Points table

Fixtures

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Final

References

External links

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