Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity is a Bangladeshi cricket team that has played

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 International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...

in the

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in 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2021–22. Its name translates as "Khelaghar Social Welfare Association". Khelaghar is a patriotic youth cultural organization founded in

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in 1952, which has over 500 branches around Bangladesh.

Playing history

In the inaugural List A status season of the League in 2013–14, captained by

Faisal Hossain Faisal Hossain (born 26 October 1978) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He played international cricket for Bangladesh in 2004, one Test match and four One Day Internationals without establishing himself in the side. After poor performances at intern ...

, Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity finished last, with one win from 10 matches, and were relegated. In 2014–15, in the non-List-A Dhaka First Division League, Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity finished sixth with eight wins and eight losses; in 2015-16 they finished first in Group B of the Dhaka First Division League, and were promoted back to the Dhaka Premier League for 2016–17, captained by

Nafees Iqbal Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ নাফিস ইকবাল খান; born 31 January 1985), better known as Nafees Iqbal, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer. He played as a right-handed opening batsman ...

. He also captained the team in 2017–18. In March 2018, they reached the Super League section of the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. It was the first time the team had reached that section of the competition. In the 2021-22 competition they finished last, and faced relegation again.

List A record

* 2013-14: 10 matches, won 1, finished twelfth * 2016-17: 13 matches, won 5, finished tenth * 2017-18: 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth * 2018-19: 11 matches, won 3, finished ninth * 2021-22: 12 matches, won 2, finished last (eleventh)

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold

Records

Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity's highest individual List A score is 115 not out by

Mahidul Islam Ankon Mahidul Islam Ankon (born 4 May 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his List A debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 February 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in B ...

against

Agrani Bank Cricket Club Agrani Bank Cricket Club is a cricket team in Bangladesh. They were one of the twelve teams that took part in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament. History The club is owned by Agrani Bank, one of the largest banks in ...

in 2017–18. The best bowling figures are 6 for 18 by

Tanvir Islam Tanvir Islam (born 25 October 1996) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his List A debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2016–17 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 21 April 2017. He made his first-class debut for Barisal Divis ...

against

Partex Sporting Club Partex Sporting Club is a team that has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2019–20. It is owned by the Partex Group of companies. Playing history Promoted from the lower division, Partex won their firs ...

in 2016–17.

References

External links

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