Jubilant Acme players celebrate their first ever GrameenPhone Corporate Cricket League title
Grameen Phone Corporate Cricket League started on 7th October after a series of delay and uncertainicty due to mismanagement from BCB. After losts of hue and cry finally twelve teams played in two groups. Teams are, Group A: Beximco Group, Syfang Fan, Channel F2 Advertising, StarTel, Acme Laboratories and Chittagong Port Authority and Group B: Epyllion Group, Asia Pacific Blossom Hotel, MM Ispahani, Raju Fish Culture, Bangladesh Biman and Partex Group. Due to lack of interest of corporate houses to make quality teams, players suffered in the transfer market which raised eye brows about the future of this league.
Defending Champion Beximco Group, Acme Laboratories, Epyllion Group and Partex Group made it to the semifinal. Beximco group signed Kumar Sanggakkara for the semifinal and final.
In the first semifinal Acme Laboratories eased past Epyllion group by seven wickets. Epyllion Group posted a modest 206 mainly relying on a defiant 88 from Captain Tushar Imran. Sandeep Sharma of Acme took 3 wickets for 16 runs. In reply, Acme reached the target with more than six overs to spare. Couple of fifties from Hannan Sarkar (55) and Habibul Bashar (54*) helped them to reach the target. Second semifinal witnessed another one sided affair when Beximco Group defeated Partex Group by 61 runs. batting first Beximco posted a competitive 252 runs, thanks to a masterful 69 from Kumar Sanggakkara. In reply Partex Group never posed any challenge to the total. A patient 68 from Captain Khaled Mashud only reduced the margin of defeat.
The final was a crunch one in which Acme Laboratories came with an early surprise by signing Srilnakan legend Santh Jayasurya. In the thrilling final Acme Laboratories won the toss and decided to bat first. Acme posted competitive 235 runs. National duo Habibul Bashar (68) and Aftab Ahmed (55) continued good form. Star signing Sanath Jayasurya failed with bat and only scored 14. Nazmul Hasan rattled through the tail and ended with 5/52. In reply Beximco was soon reduced to 109/6 but a responsible second fifty by Srilankan Kumar Sangakkara returned them into the match. A 46 run partnership beteween Mashrafee Mortaza and Abdur Razzak game them the title hope but Acme Laboratories enjoyed the last laugh and the title for the first time. Beximco fell short of just 3 runs.
Throughout the Corporate Cricket League national players showed impressive form with both bat and ball. Young Nadif Chowdhury and Marshall Ayub showed impressive form which resulted in national call up for Nadif Chowdhury.
Kai Altech Premier Division Twety20 league
Players of Mohammedan celebrate after clinching the maiden Kai-Altech Premier Division Twenty20 League
Bangladesh entered into the era of twenty20 cricket with the first ever Premier League Twenty20 league. Kai Altech group sponsored the inaugural tournament to become a part of history. The tournament experienced some hiccup in the beginning due to political unrest and poor quality of white balls. Apart from that the tournament was a huge success as it was full of high profile matches and intense compteitons. Players enjoyed the new form of cricket and returned with impressive figures. The league have drawn more attention due to the participation of national players.
Twelve premier league teams played in two groups. The groups were Group A - Old DOHS Sports Club, Victoria Sporting Club, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, City Club, Kalabagan KC, Partex SC and Group B - Mohammedan Sporting Club, Abahani Limited, Sonargaon Cricketers, Brothers Union, Indira Road KC and Young Pegasus.
old DOHS Sports Club, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Sonargaon Cricketers and Victoria were title contenders right from the beginning.
Here's the summary of the group matches -
Match 1 : Old DOHS, 184-7 Tamim Iqbal 67 (41b, 9x4, 3x6) defeated Partex, 88 by 96 runs
Match 2 : Biman 164-6, Farhad Reza 50 (26), Raqibul Hasan 49 defeated City Club 108 (19.4) by 56 runs
Match 3 : Victoria 157-8 Hasanuzzaman 40 (25b, 3x4, 2x6); Rashidul Islam 5-21 defeated Kalabagan, 97 by 60 runs
Match 4 : Mohammedan 119-7, Aftab Ahmed 30 (3x4) defeated Indira Road 118-8 by 3 wickets
Match 5 : Sonargaon 121-3 Marshall Ayub 53 (23b, 4x4, 5x6) defeated Young Pegasus, 117-9, Mohammad Rafique 3-12 by 7 wickets
Match 6 : Abahani 72-4 defeated Brothers 71 Suhrawadi Shuvo 3-9, Ziaur Rahman 3-12, by 6 wickets
Match 7 : Abahani, 185-5 Nazimuddin 63 (44b 4x4, 4x6), Nazmus Sadat 38 defeated Young Pegasus, 128-7 by 57 runs
Match 8 : Sonargaon 102-1, Ejaj Ahmed 54* defeated Indira Road, Indira Road 101, Mohammad Sharif 3-16 by 9 wickets
Match 9 : Mohammedan, 170-4, Imtiaz Hossain 76 (50b, 6x4, 5x6) defeated Brothers Union, 163-2, Shahriar Hossain 72, Hannan Sarkar 45 by 7 runs
Match 10 : City Club 182-6 Mir Mushtaq 84 (59b, 11x4, 2x6) defeated Partex SC 124-5 Arifur Rehman 46 by 58 runs
Match 11 : Old DOHS 108-3 Mehrab Hossain jnr 60* (6x4, 1x6) defeated Kalabagan 107-7 by 8 wickets
Match 12 : Victoria 128-3 defeated Biman 127-6 Mushfiqur Rahman 58* by 7 wickets
Match 13 : Old DOHS 135-5 Nadif Chowdhury 62* (43b, 4x4, 2x6) defeated City Club 134-9 Gazi Salahuddin 53; Mehrab Hossain jnr 3-18 by 5 wickets
Match 14 : Victoria 180-7, Hasanuzzaman 73* defeated Partex 114-9, Rafiqul 56; Shuvro 3-16 by 66 runs
Match 15 : Biman 115-9 tied with Kalabagan 115-5; Biman won 3-2 in bowl-out
Match 16 : Abahani 113-7 Tushar Imran 61 (53b, 5x4, 1x6) defeated Sonargaon 112, Suhrawadi Shuvo 5-16 by 3 wickets
Match 17 : Mohammedan 164-8, Junaid Siddique 80 (7x4, 1x6) defeated Young Pegasus 103-8, Habibul Bashar 3-12
by 61 runsMatch 18 : Brothers Union 117-3 defeated Indira Road 116, Saiful Islam 4-11 by 7 wickets
Match 19 : Mohammedan 115-9, Aftab Ahmed 66; Mashrafe Mortaza 4-18 defeated Abahani 106-9, Saqibul Hasan 3-17 by 9 runs
Match 20 : Sonargaon 121-6, Alok Kapali 56 defeated Brothers 120-9, Shahriar Hossain 40 by 4 wickets
Match 21 : Young Pegasus 163-8 defeated Indira Road 113-6 by 50 runs
Match 22 : Old DOHS 128-7, Nadif Chowdhury 51, Mushfiqur Rahman 4-38 defeated Biman 127-5, Shahadat Hossain 3-15 by 3 wickets
Match 23 : Victoria 166-8, Golam Mabud 52, Kamrul Islam 3-32 (only hattrick in the Twenty20 league) defeated City Club 136-9 by 30 runs
Match 24: Partex 151-4, Arifur Rahman 46 defeated Kalabagan 147-6, Nahidul Haque 55 by 6 wickets
Match 25: Old DOHS 139-7, Khaled Mahmud 45 defeated Victoria 137-8, Mahmudullah Riyad 64* , Abdur Razzak 4-12 by 3 wickets
Match 26 : City Club 160-5, Gazi Salahuddin 47 defeated Kalabagan 151 by 9 runs
Match 27 : Biman 178-4, Farhad Reza 79 defeated Partex 112-7, Rajin Saleh 43 by 66 runs
Match 28 : Mohammedan 226-4, Junaid Siddique 134 (64) defeated Sonargaon 217-7, Mohammad Ashraful 104 (47), Tapash Baisya 5-29 by 9 runs
Match 29 : Abahani 173-6, Mashrafe Mortaza 65 (4x4, 7x6) defeated Indira Road 83-6, Mashrafe Mortaza 5-5 by 90 runs (best allround performance in Twenty20 league from Mashrafe Mortaza)
Match 30 : Brothers 132-9 defeated Young Pegasus 108 by 24 runs
After a scintillating group phase Mohammedan Sporting Club, old DOHS Sports Club, Abahani Limited and Victoria Sporting Club made it to the semi final. Group match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Sonargaon Cricketers was the best match of the tournament. 19 yeras old Junaid Siddique played the best inning of the tournament to deny Sonargaon. Mohammad Ashraful's blistery 104 of 47 balls proved inadeqaute.
Junaid Siddique, the dashing left handed opening batsman was the star of the Kai Altech Premeir Twenty20 League 2006
The semi finals were played in the fast bouncy wickets of Mirpur national Stadium. The wicket tested batsmen from all four sides. The lusty batting of the group sound was almost absent in the semifinal and final. In the first semifinal old DOHS faced Abahani Lmited. Batting first Abahani posted a paltry 74, former national captain Khaled Mahmud caused the havoc by taking 4 wickets for only 17 runs. In reply old DOHS wobbled in the middle but finally reached home by losing five wickets. Mohammedan faced Victoria Sporting Club in the second semifinal. Mohammedan easily crushed victoria by 7 wickets. Victoria made 116 in 20 overs, Nasiruddin faruque chipped in 41 runs. In reply Mohammedan reached the target by losing only 3 wickets. Aftab Ahmed blasted an unbeaten 57.
Everyone expected a crunch final match but it was a easy win for Mohammedan Sporting Club to clinch the title of first ever Twenty20 Premier League. Batting first Mohmmedan made an impressive start when their two young openeres Junaid Siddique and Imtiaz Hossain piled 134 runs in just 12.3 overs. After their departure Mohammedan lost their way and finally posted 184/5. old DOHS started their reply in similar fashion with their openers Tamim Iqbal and Mehrab Jnr chipped in for 46 and 33 runs respectively. But after they were out, old DOHS never came close to win the match and finally lost by 24 runs.
Other Domestic Competitions
A good amount of cricket is played in domestic circuit of Bangladesh. Apart from the top fights following competitions have impacts among fans and cricket board.
National Cricket Championship (Limited over tournament)
First Division Cricket League (Limited over tournament)
National U-19 Cricket Championship (limited over tournament)
Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament
In National Cricket Championship 2006 (NCC) the breeding ground of young cricketers BKSP clinched the title by defeating Dhaka by a massive 104 run in their home ground.
Partex Sporting Club became Champion of the First Division Cricket League 2005-2006 while young Pegasus ended up as runner up. Both the team were promoted to the Premier League from 2006-07 season. In the final league match Partex set a domestic record for highest ODI total when they posted a mammoth 400 runs in the stipulated 50 overs.
After three years silence, National U-19 Cricket Championship resumed this year.Sixty-one district teams took part in the 23rd edition of the championship which was sponsored by Dhaka Bank. The matches were played in 10 different zones. Khulna District U-19 team beacme champion of the tournament by defeating Rajshahi U-19 cricket team in a two day final.
Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament is one of the major tournament to nourish youngsters throughout Bangladesh. Previously known as Nirman School Cricket Tournament, it is one of the major success in the domestic circuit and a good number of national players started playing cricket from this tournament. Parjoar Kalindi High School emerged as Dhaka zone champions of the Standard Chartered Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament defeating BKSP by 44 runs. BKSP took the revenge in the national final when they defeated kalindi High School by 5 wickets to become Champion of the 2006 edition.
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