The 2000–01 Bangladeshi cricket season marked the beginning of first-class domestic competition in

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, although the country had already staged first-class matches against touring teams in the previous year. The Green Delta National Cricket League was constituted as the first-class championship.

International tours

Indian cricket team in Bangladesh

India's national team visited Bangladesh in 2000–01 to take part in the inaugural

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played by the

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. The tour consisted of a one off test match.

Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe

The Bangladesh national team also toured Zimbabwe and played 2 Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals in April 2001. Bangladesh lost all 5 matches.

Domestic competitions

Honours

The National Cricket League champions were

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. The most first-class runs were scored by

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(Biman) with 735 and the most wickets taken being 57 by Enamul Haque (Chittagong).

National Cricket League

Although separate first-class and

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matches were contested by domestic teams in the 2000-01 season, results from both formats were combined to form a common points table. In the first round teams were placed in two groups of four. Each team played a 3-day first-class match and a 50 overs limited overs match against the other teams in its group, home and away. The top two teams from each group progressed to the final round where teams played a 4-day first-class and a 50 overs limited match against the qualifiers from the other group, home and away.

International tours

Indian cricket team in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe

Domestic competitions

Honours

National Cricket League

Group A

Group B

Final stage

Other matches

See also

References

Further reading