The Dhaka Division cricket team is a Bangladeshi
first-class team representing the
Dhaka Division
Dhaka Division ( bn, ঢাকা বিভাগ, ''Ḑhaka Bibhag'') is an administrative division within Bangladesh. Dhaka serves as the capital city of the Dhaka Division, the Dhaka District and Bangladesh. The division remains a populati ...
, one of the seven administrative regions in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. The team competes in 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 a t ...
. They play most of their home games at the
Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium
Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium is a stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh that hosts domestic and inter-collegiate cricket matches. It is the home of the Dhaka division cricket team
The Dhaka Division cricket team is a Bangladeshi first-class team represen ...
in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
.The equivalent team in the
Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...
(BPL) is the
Dhaka Dynamites
The Dhaka Dominators (Dhakaiya/ bn, ঢাকা ডমিনেটর্স) is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Dhaka City, Dhaka.
The team was originally established in 20 ...
.
Honours
* National Cricket League (5) – 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2013–14
* One-Day Cricket League (2) – 2006–07, 2009–10
National Cricket League record
Dhaka Division is one of the eight teams (formerly six) in the
first-class National Cricket League of Bangladesh
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 a t ...
.
References
* ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' (annual)
Notes and references
External links
CricketArchive re Bangladesh
{{Bangladeshi first-class cricket clubs
Bangladeshi first-class cricket teams
Sport in Dhaka Division
Bangladesh National Cricket League
1999 establishments in Bangladesh
Cricket clubs established in 1999