The Bangladesh Women's Cricket League is a women's domestic cricket competition that takes place in Bangladesh.[1] The tournament is played using first-class format.[2] Each match is scheduled for up to two days. The first edition of the competition was held in 2022–23.[3] The tournament sees three teams competing, each representing one of the three major rivers of Bangladesh.[4]
| Countries | Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Format | First-class |
| First edition | 2022–23 |
| Latest edition | 2022–23 |
| Next edition | 2024–25 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champion | Team Meghna |
| Most successful | Team Meghna (1 title) |
History
editFollowing the success of Bangladesh in 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup, plans were going on to establish a two-day red-ball match for women since August 2018.[5] In April 2021, the International Cricket Council awarded permanent women's Test status to Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[6] The lack of a domestic first-class cricket competition for women prevented Bangladesh to start playing Test matches.[7] The 2022–23 edition is the first-ever women's multi-day competition in Bangladesh, launched by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in March 2023.[8] In March 2023, the tournament was inaugurated by the chairman of BCB women's wing Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna.[9] The competition was introduced to prepare women cricketers for Test cricket and adapt themselves with the longer version.[10]
The first edition of the tournament took place from 30 March to 8 April 2023 in a round-robin format. All the matches ended in a draw and thus the championship was clinched by Team Meghna in terms of quotient.[11]
Teams
editCurrent Teams
edit| Team | Debut | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s East Zone | 2024–25 | Fahima Khatun |
| Women’s North Zone | 2024–25 | Sobhana Mostary |
| Women’s South Zone | 2024–25 | Rabeya Khan |
| Women’s Central Zone | 2024–25 | Nigar Sultana Jyoti |
Defunct teams
edit| Team | Debut | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| Team Jamuna | 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
| Team Meghna | 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
| Team Padma | 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
Overview
edit| Season | Dates | Winners | Runners-up | Match format | Most runs | Most wickets | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 30 March–8 April 2023 | Team Meghna | Team Jamuna | 2 days | Ritu Moni | Sanjida Akter Meghla | [12] |
References
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- ^ "দেশে নারী ক্রিকেটারদের অন্যরকম দিন". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "লাল বলের যুগে বাংলাদেশের মেয়েরা". Ajker Patrika. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Women's First Class Cricket BCL gets underway". Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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- ^ "2022/23 Bangladesh Women's Cricket League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Women's BCL 2022-23 (1st Edition)". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 April 2024.