The 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition held in Bangladesh. It was the sixth edition of the tournament with List A status, although around 35 seasons had previously been played before achieving the status. The tournament started on 8 March, and concluded on 23 April 2019. Directly before the List A tournament started, the inaugural edition of the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League took place, featuring the same twelve teams.
Abahani Limited were the defending champions. They won the tournament, finishing ahead of Legends of Rupganj on net run rate. It was their third List A title, and their 20th overall in the history of the competition. In their final match of the tournament, they beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by nine wickets. Soumya Sarkar scored 208 not out, the highest individual total in List A cricket in Bangladesh, and the first double century in List A cricket by a Bangladeshi batsman. Sarkar's innings also contained 16 sixes, also a record for a List A innings in Bangladesh. Sarkar and Jahurul Islam scored 312 runs for the opening wicket, which was another record for a List A match in Bangladesh.
Summary Agrani Bank Cricket Club and Kala Bagan Krira Chakra were relegated in the previous tournament, and were replaced by Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan and Uttara Sporting Club in this edition of the competition. Ahead of the tournament, a players' draft took place.
The round seven fixture between Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan and Shinepukur Cricket Club ended in a tie. It was only the third tied match in since the competition achieved List A status for the 2013–14 tournament. The round eight fixture between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Brothers Union saw Mohammedan Sporting Club awarded the win, after Brothers Union refused to bat following a rain delay. Brothers Union assessed the pitch after the rain delay, saying that it was not possible to play on the wicket.
Following the conclusion of the group stage fixtures, Legends of Rupganj, Abahani Limited, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club had all qualified for the Super League section of the tournament. Meanwhile, Brothers Union, Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan and Uttara Sporting Club finished in the bottom three places in the table, and therefore moved to the Relegation League playoffs, with the bottom two teams being relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan were the first team to be relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, after they lost to Uttara Sporting Club by one wicket in their first Relegation League fixture. In the final match of the Relegation League phase, Brothers Union beat Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan by six wickets to ensure their survival, and relegating Uttara Sporting Club in the process. Old DOHS Sports Club and Partex Sporting Club were promoted from the First Division, replacing them for the next season.
Teams The following teams competed in the tournament:
Abahani Limited Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Brothers Union Gazi Group Cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity Legends of Rupganj Mohammedan Sporting Club Prime Bank Cricket Club Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Shinepukur Cricket Club Uttara Sporting Club
Points tables
Group stage Team Legends of Rupganj 11 10 1 0 20 +0.648 Prime Bank Cricket Club 11 8 3 0 16 +0.502 Abahani Limited 11 8 3 0 16 +0.612 Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club 11 7 4 0 14 +0.163 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 11 6 5 0 12 –0.057 Mohammedan Sporting Club 11 6 5 0 12 +0.299 Shinepukur Cricket Club 11 5 5 1 11 +0.248 Gazi Group Cricketers 11 5 6 0 10 –0.074 Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity 11 3 8 0 6 –0.391 Brothers Union 11 3 8 0 8 –0.098 Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan 11 2 8 1 4 –0.666 Uttara Sporting Club 11 2 9 0 4 –1.058 Team qualified for the Super League phase of the tournament
Super League Team Abahani Limited 16 13 3 0 26 +0.866 Legends of Rupganj 16 13 3 0 26 +0.517 Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club 16 10 6 0 20 –0.033 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 16 9 7 0 18 +0.000 Prime Bank Cricket Club 16 8 8 0 16 +0.000 Mohammedan Sporting Club 16 7 9 0 14 +0.064 Champions
Relegation League Team Brothers Union 13 4 9 0 8 –0.385 Uttara Sporting Club 13 4 9 0 8 –0.480 Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan 13 2 10 1 5 –0.666 Team relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League
Fixtures Round robin Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Super League
Relegation League
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo