The Khulna Division cricket team is a first-class team representing the

Khulna Division The Khulna Division ( bn, খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population of 15,563,000 at the 2011 Bangladesh census (preliminary returns). Its headquarters and lar ...

in south-west

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, one of the country's eight administrative regions. The team competes in the National Cricket League and was a participant in the now-defunct

National Cricket League One-Day The National Cricket League One-Day was the principal domestic limited overs cricket competition in Bangladesh from 2000–01 until 2010–11. It has since been superseded by the Dhaka Premier Division competition, which gained List A cricket, List ...

. In the short-lived National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, played in the 2009–10 season only, Khulna adopted the name Kings of Khulna and played in black and yellow. The equivalent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the Khulna Titans. Khulna's main home ground is the

Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, ( bn, শেখ আবু নাসের স্টেডিয়াম) previously known as Bir Shrestha Shahid Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium is a Test cricket venue in Khulna, Bangladesh. History Khulna, ...

in Khulna city, which has a capacity of 15,000. Khulna have won the NCL seven times, including the three consecutive seasons 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18, and they won the 2002–03 National Cricket League One-Day.

Honours

* National Cricket League (7) – 2002–03, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 * One-Day Cricket League (1) – 2002–03

Seasons

Current squad

, the squad for the 2019–20 season.

Grounds

Until 2004 Khulna used

Shamsul Huda Stadium Shamsul Huda Stadium, also known as Jessore Stadium, is a football and cricket stadium located near municipality park in the Jessore city, Bangladesh. It has become a venue of first class and list A cricket since 2000. See also * Stadiums in Bang ...

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

for its home matches. Since then it has played most of its home matches at

in Khulna (formerly known as Khulna Divisional Stadium and Bir Shrestha Shahid Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium), which is now also a

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venue.

Records

At the end of the 2019–20 season Khulna Division had played 161 first-class matches, with 50 wins, 39 losses and 72 draws. The highest score is 216 by

Anamul Haque Mohammad Anamul Haque Bijoy (born 16 December 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper and an opening right-handed batsman. He is the first player to score 1000 runs and most runs in a single List-A tournament. Early life His ho ...

against Rangpur Division in 2017–18. The best innings bowling figures are 9 for 84 and 9 for 91, both by

Abdur Razzak ʻAbd al-Razzāq (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الرزاق) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Razzāq'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to ...

. Razzak also has the best match figures of 15 for 193 (8 for 123 and 7 for 70), against

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in 2011–12.

References

External links

Khulna Division
at CricketArchive

Other sources

* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual): various issues {{Bangladeshi first-class cricket clubs Bangladeshi first-class cricket teams Sport in Khulna Division Bangladesh National Cricket League 1999 establishments in Bangladesh Cricket clubs established in 1999