Legends of Rupganj is a team that plays
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 numb ...
in the
Dhaka Premier Division.
Rupganj, in
Narayanganj District
Narayanganj District ( bn, নারায়ণগঞ্জ, Narayoṇgonj) is a district in central Bangladesh which is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is home to the ancient city of Sonargaon and is one of the oldest industrial districts in the ...
, just to the east of
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 i ...
, is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.
History
Under their previous name,
Gazi Tank Cricketers
Gazi Tank Cricketers are a team that played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division in Bangladesh.
Captained by Mahmudullah, they won the title in 2013–14, the first season in which the competition had List A status, winning 11 of their 1 ...
, they won the title in 2013–14. In the 2014–15 season, under their new name and ownership, they finished fifth.
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2014-15: 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth
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2015-16: 16 matches, won 9, finished third
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2016-17
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Biography
16-17 was founded in 1983 by Alex Buess, Knut Remond and Markus Kneubühler. When the group played its first con ...
: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
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2017-18: 16 matches, won 10, finished second
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2018-19: 16 matches, won 13, finished second
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2021-22: 15 matches, won 11, finished second
The captains have been
Alok Kapali
Alok Kapali ( bn, অলোক কাপালী; born 1 January 1984) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin. He was the first Bangladeshi to take a Test hat-trick.
Early life ...
and
Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...
in 2014–15,
Mosharraf Hossain in 2015–16,
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim ( bn, মুশফিকুর রহিম; born 9 May 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and the former captain and vice-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keepe ...
and
Naeem Islam in 2016–17, and Naeem Islam from 2017–18 to 2021–22.
Records
The team's highest score is 141 by
Ashar Zaidi against
Old DOHS Sports Club
Old DOHS Sports Club is a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League in Bangladesh in 2014–15 and 2019–20.
The sports club is based at the Defense Officers Housing Society estate (known as "Old DOHS" or "Banani DOHS") in the su ...
in the first match of the 2014–15 season. The best bowling figures are 6 for 33, performed twice: by
Naeem Islam against
Partex Sporting Club, in the second match of the 2014–15 season, and by
Mohammad Sharif, who also took a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
in the same innings, against
Gazi Group Cricketers in 2017–18.
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold
References
External links
List A matches played by Legends of Rupganj
Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League teams
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