The Dhaka Metropolis cricket team is a Bangladeshi

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team based 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 ...

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. 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 ...

. Dhaka Metropolis played in the 2000-01 season, playing most of its home games at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium in

. When the National Cricket League was expanded from six teams to eight in 2011-12, Dhaka Metropolis returned, along with the newly formed

Rangpur Division Rangpur Division ( bn, রংপুর বিভাগ) is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010, as Bangladesh's 7th division. Before that, it was under Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight di ...

team. Since then Dhaka Metropolis has had no settled home ground, playing its home matches at several grounds in the Dhaka area.

Seasons

Current squad

, The current squad for 2019–20 season

Notable players

The following is a list of players who have played for both Dhaka Metropolis and

. * Akram Khan *

Al Sahariar Mohammad Al-Sahariar (born April 23, 1978), also known as Al-Sahariar Rokon and Al Sahariar, is a Bangladeshi Test and one-day cricketer. Al Sahariar scored Bangladesh's first first-class century, in their third match in the New Zealand Shell Co ...

Aminul Islam Bulbul Mohammad Aminul Islam ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আমিনুল ইসলাম; born 2 February 1968) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and captain. Aminul scored the first hundred for the Bangladesh cricket team when Bangladesh playe ...

* Anwar Hossain *

Elias Sunny Elias Sunny ( bn, ইলিয়াস সানি, born 2 August 1986) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. Sunny made his Test cricket debut in 2011 and has subsequently played both Test and limited overs cricket played for the Bangl ...

Enamul Haque Inam-ul-Haq ( ar, إنعام الحـــق ), meaning ''Gift of the Truth'', is a masculine Islamic given name.). Notable bearers of the name include; Cricketers * Inam-ul-Haq (Lahore cricketer) (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer *Enamul Haque ( ...

Habibul Bashar Qazi Habibul Bashar ( bn, কাজী হাবিবুল বাশার; born 17 August 1972) is a retired Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team. Under the managership of Dav Whatmore, he has been fo ...

Hasibul Hossain Mohammad Hasibul Hossain ( bn, মোহাম্মদ হাসিবুল হোসেন) (born 3 June 1977), known as Hasibul Hossain, played five Tests (2000–01) and 32 One-Day Internationals (1995–2004) for Bangladesh. Hasibul made hi ...

Khaled Mahmud Khaled Mahmud Sujon (born 26 July 1971) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a former Test and One Day International captain. A medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, he played international cricket for Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006, capta ...

Khaled Mashud Khaled Mashud, popularly known as Khaled Mashud Pilot ( bn, খালেদ মাসুদ; born 8 February 1976) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer and a captain in Tests and ODIs. A wicketkeeper and middle order batsman, he was a regular mem ...

* Manjural Islam * Mehrab Hossain *

Mehrab Hossain, Jr. Mehrab Hossain ( bn, মেহরাব হোসেন; born 8 July 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who came through successfully through the age groups of the country. He was a member of the Bangladeshi U-19 cricket team, U-19 Bangladesh Natio ...

Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Ashraful ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আশরাফুল; born 7 July 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer, who has represented the Bangladesh national cricket team, captaining the team in all formats of the game. A top-order batsman ...

* Mohammad Rafique *

Morshed Ali Khan Mohammad Morshed Ali Khan Sumon (born 14 May 1972) is an umpire and former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals in 1998. He was included in the Bangladesh national cricket team squad in the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Th ...

Naimur Rahman Naimur Rahman Durjoy (born 19 September 1974) is a Bangladeshi politician and retired cricketer. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Manikganj-1 constituency representing the Bangladesh Awami League party since 2014. Durjoy served ...

* Niamur Rashid * Nabiul Islam Nayeem * Sajjad Ahmed * Salahuddin Ahmed *

Talha Jubair Talha Jubair ( bn, তালহা জুবায়ের) (born 10 December 1985) is a Bangladeshi cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with ...

Tareq Aziz Tareq Aziz ( bn, তারেক আজিজ; born 4 September 1983) is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer. He made his international debut for the Bangladesh cricket team in January 2002 against Pakistan Career He made his Twenty20 d ...

Dhaka Metropolis players who have played for countries other than Bangladesh: *

Zahoor Elahi Zahoor Elahi (born 1 March 1971) is a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches and 14 One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, ...

Records

At the end of the 2017–18 season Dhaka Metropolis had played 58 matches, with 15 wins, 15 losses and 28 draws. The highest score is 209 by

Marshall Ayub Marshall Ayub (born 5 December 1988) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who represents Dhaka Metropolis and the Chittagong Kings. An all-rounder, he bowls right-arm leg spin, and bats right-handed. He began his career representing Barisal Division i ...

in 2012–13. The best bowling figures are 8 for 35 by

in 2012–13.

References

External links

Dhaka Metropolis
at CricketArchive

Other source

* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual) {{Bangladeshi first-class cricket clubs Bangladeshi first-class cricket teams Cricket in Dhaka Bangladesh National Cricket League Cricket clubs established in 2000 2000 establishments in Bangladesh