The 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was the eighth edition of the tournament with List A status, although almost 35 seasons had been played before achieving the status. The tournament took place from 15 March to 28 April 2022. The previous edition of the tournament, in March 2020, ended after just one round of matches, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was abandoned and later replaced by the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.
Ahead of the tournament, Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club were announced as not participating, reducing the number of teams to eleven. City Club and Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club were both promoted from the Dhaka First Division Cricket League, playing List A cricket for the first time.
Following the conclusion of the group stage of the tournament, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club had topped the table with nine wins from their ten matches. At the bottom of the table, Brothers Union, City Club and Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity all progressed to the Relegation League play-offs. Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity finished in last place and were relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League. Ahead of the final round of matches, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won the tournament, after taking an unassailable lead in the points table with a four wicket win against Abahani Limited. Also in the penultimate round of matches, Anamul Haque became the first batter to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League.
Teams The following teams competed in the tournament:
Abahani Limited Brothers Union City Club Gazi Group Cricketers Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity Legends of Rupganj Mohammedan Sporting Club Prime Bank Cricket Club Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Shinepukur Cricket Club
Points tables
Group stage Teams Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 10 9 1 0 18 +0.619 Abahani Limited 10 7 3 0 14 +0.416 Legends of Rupganj 10 7 3 0 14 +0.344 Prime Bank Cricket Club 10 6 4 0 12 +0.680 Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club 10 5 5 0 10 +0.100 Gazi Group Cricketers 10 5 5 0 10 –0.228 Mohammedan Sporting Club 10 5 5 0 10 –0.243 Shinepukur Cricket Club 10 4 6 0 8 –0.320 Brothers Union 10 3 7 0 6 –0.484 City Club 10 3 7 0 6 –0.509 Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity 10 1 9 0 2 –0.467 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 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 15 12 3 0 24 +0.344 Legends of Rupganj 15 11 4 0 22 +0.661 Prime Bank Cricket Club 15 10 5 0 20 +1.033 Abahani Limited 15 9 6 0 18 +0.220 Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club 15 6 9 0 12 –0.155 Gazi Group Cricketers 15 6 9 0 12 –0.718 Champions
Relegation League Team Brothers Union 12 4 7 1 9 –0.430 City Club 12 3 8 1 7 –0.621 Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity 12 2 10 0 4 –0.265 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