The Barisal Division cricket team or Barisal Blazers is a Bangladeshi first-class team representing the Barisal Division, one of the seven administrative regions in

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. 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 ...

and was formerly a participant in the now-defunct National Cricket League One-Day. In the short-lived National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, played in the 2009–10 season only, Barisal played in their official green and black colors. The equivalent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the Fortune Barishal. Barisal's home ground is the Barisal Divisional Stadium, also known as the Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, which has a 30,000 capacity. They have only won one competition in their history, the 2008–09 National Cricket League One-Day.

Honours

* National Cricket League (0) – * One-Day Cricket League (1) – 2008–09

Summary by season

At the end of the 2017–18 season Barisal Division had played 140 first-class matches, with 20 wins, 61 losses and 59 draws.

Current squad

, The current squad for 2019–20 season

Notable players

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

. * Anisur Rahman *

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* Hannan Sarkar * Harunur Rashid * Javed Omar * Mafizur Rahman * Mazharul Haque * Mohammad Shariff * Moniruzzaman * Mosharraf Hossain * Nadif Chowdhury * Nasir Hossain * Nazimuddin * Ranjan Das * Raqibul Hasan * Robiul Islam * Sajidul Islam * Sanwar Hossain * Shahriar Nafees * Sohag Gazi * Syed Rasel * Talha Jubair *

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Barisal players who have played for countries other than Bangladesh: * Jeevantha Kulatunga

References

Other source

* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)

External links

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at CricketArchive

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