The 2020–21 National Cricket League is the twenty-second edition of the

National Cricket League The National Cricket League () is the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in Bangladesh. It is contested by teams representing seven of the eight regional divisions of Bangladesh (there is no team from Mymensingh Division) as well as ...

(NCL), a

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

competition that is being held in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. The tournament started on 22 March 2021, with the

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(BCB) using the tournament as preparation for Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka in April 2021. The eight teams taking part were placed into two tiers, with the tournament scheduled to end on 29 April 2021.

Khulna Division Khulna Division () is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 17,416,645 at the 2022 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and largest city is Khulna city in Khulna Dist ...

are the defending champions. The opening round of matches saw

Chittagong Division Chittagong Division (), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population according to th ...

win only their third first-class match in a period of seven years, beating

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

by 88 runs. 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. On 1 April 2021, the remaining matches in the tournament were postponed due to the rising

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cases in the country.

Fixtures

Tier 1

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Tier 2

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
2020-21

Bangladesh National Cricket League The Bangladesh Cricket League is an annual first-class cricket tournament that began in Bangladesh in the 2012–13 season. History The Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) was inaugurated in the 2012–13 season as a four-team first-class tourname ...

2021 in Bangladeshi cricket Bangladeshi cricket seasons from 2020–21

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