Dhaka Premier League

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The Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as the Dhaka Premier League, is a club List A tournament in Bangladesh.

History

Since its inauguration in 1973–74 the league has been the premier club cricket competition in Bangladesh. Occupying more than 200 players for two months each year, it is widely regarded as the "finishing school" for cricketers in Bangladesh. It gained List A status starting with the 2013–14 tournament, thus superseding the National Cricket League One-Day as Bangladesh's main List A competition.

In the years from 1973–74 to 2011–12, Abahani Limited won the championship 17 times. Other winners were Mohammedan Sporting Club nine times, Biman Bangladesh Airlines five times, Victoria Sporting Club four times, Old DOHS Sports Club twice and Brothers Union once. There was no tournament in 2012–13.

To commemorate the centenary of the birth of the founding father of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the 2019–20 season of the league was named "Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2019–20". However, the competition was postponed shortly after starting and later abandoned, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next tournament, in 2021–22, was officially named the "Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2021–2022 sponsored by Walton".

Dhaka Premier League är en franchisebaserad Twenty20-tävling som spelas i huvudstaden Dhaka, Bangladesh. Den första säsongen spelades 2013 och har sedan dess blivit en av de mest populära cricketturneringarna i landet.

DPL består av sju lag som spelar i en dubbel round-robin-format under ligasäsongen. De fyra bästa lagen går sedan vidare till slutspelet, som består av en semifinal och en final.

Den nuvarande mästaren är Abahani Limited, som vann sin första titel 2021.

DPL har haft några av de största namnen inom cricket, inklusive Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim och Tamim Iqbal. Turneringen har också varit en språngbräda för unga talanger, såsom Mustafizur Rahman och Mehidy Hasan.

DPL är ett viktigt evenemang i den bangladeshiska cricketkalendern och lockar tusentals fans till stadionerna. Turneringen har också fått mycket tv-tid, vilket har gjort den ännu mer populär.