The 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League was the second edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, a Twenty20 cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament replaced the 2019–20 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and featured the same twelve teams playing in the Twenty20 format instead of the List A format.
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to start on 6 May 2021. However, in April 2021, the tournament was postponed until 31 May 2021, due to the nationwide lockdown. In May 2021, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that the tournament would be used as the preparation for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, and the home series against Australia, England and New Zealand. All the matches of the tournament were broadcast on the BCB's official YouTube channel. All the matches of the second round of the league were abandoned and all the remaining matches were moved forward by one day due to rain. On 4 June 2021, BCB announced the revised fixtures from fourth to seventh round. On 17 June 2021, the dates of Super League fixture were announced, where top six teams of Group stage points table were advanced to the next round.
Abahani Limited won the tournament after finishing top of the Super League phase of the competition. Meanwhile, Old DOHS Sports Club and Partex Sporting Club were both relegated, after finishing in the bottom two places of the Relegation League, with Legends of Rupganj retaining their place in the Premier Division.
Teams The following teams played in the tournament:
Abahani Limited Brothers Union Gazi Group Cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity Legends of Rupganj Mohammedan Sporting Club Old DOHS Sports Club Partex Sporting Club Prime Bank Cricket Club Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Shinepukur Cricket Club
Points tables
Group stage Teams Prime Bank Cricket Club 11 9 2 0 18 +0.943 Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club 11 7 2 2 16 +0.762 Abahani Limited 11 8 3 0 16 +0.573 Gazi Group Cricketers 11 7 4 0 14 +0.176 Mohammedan Sporting Club 11 6 4 1 13 +0.077 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 11 6 4 1 13 +0.030 Brothers Union 11 4 4 3 11 +0.290 Shinepukur Cricket Club 11 4 6 1 9 –0.072 Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity 11 4 7 0 8 –0.367 Legends of Rupganj 11 3 7 1 7 –0.684 Old DOHS Sports Club 11 2 7 2 6 –0.302 Partex Sporting Club 11 0 10 1 1 –1.507 Teams qualified for the Super League phase of the tournament.
Teams qualified for the Relegation League play-offs phase of the tournament.
Super League Team Abahani Limited 16 12 4 0 24 +0.637 Prime Bank Cricket Club 16 11 5 0 22 +0.548 Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club 16 9 4 3 21 +0.526 Gazi Group Cricketers 16 9 6 1 19 +0.248 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 16 9 6 1 19 –0.036 Mohammedan Sporting Club 16 7 8 1 15 –0.194 Champions
Relegation League Team Legends of Rupganj 13 5 7 1 11 –0.413 Old DOHS Sports Club 13 3 8 2 8 –0.167 Partex Sporting Club 13 0 12 1 1 –1.490 Teams 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