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 (DPL) er en professionel Twenty20 cricketturnering, der afholdes i Bangladesh. Den blev etableret i 2013 og er den mest populære indenlandske cricketturnering i landet. DPL består af 11 hold, der repræsenterer forskellige klubber og regioner i Bangladesh. Turneringen finder sted hvert år fra november til marts, og hver kamp spilles i Twenty20-formatet, hvilket er et kortere og mere tempofyldt format af cricketspillet.

DPL har haft stor succes siden sin begyndelse og er blevet en stor attraktion for både lokale og internationale cricketfans. Turneringen har været medvirkende til at udvikle og fremme cricket i Bangladesh og har produceret nogle af landets bedste cricketspillere, herunder Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim og Tamim Iqbal.

I DPL er der intens konkurrence mellem holdene, og hver sæson byder på spændende kampe og højkvalitetscricket. Turneringen tiltrækker også nogle af verdens bedste cricketspillere, hvilket gør den til en spændende oplevelse for fans.

Hvis du er en cricketfan, der leder efter en spændende og underholdende cricketturnering, er Dhaka Premier League et must-see. Med sin højintense konkurrence, talentfulde spillere og en passioneret fanskare er DPL en af ​​de mest populære cricketturneringer i verden.