Rajshahi Division cricket team
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Taijul Islam |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Home ground | Shaheed Qamaruzzaman Stadium |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| History | |
| NCLwins | 2 |
| One Day Cricket League wins | 4 |
| NCL T20wins | 1 |
| BPLwins | 1 (asRajshahi Royals) |
TheRajshahi Division cricket teamis a Bangladeshifirst-classteam representing theRajshahi Division,one of the country's seven administrative regions. The team competes in theNational Cricket Leagueand was formerly a participant in the now-defunctNational Cricket League One-Day.In the short-livedNational Cricket League Twenty20competition, played in the2009–10 seasononly, Rajshahi adopted the nameRajshahi Rangersand played in their official grey, black, and red colours. The equivalent team in theBangladesh Premier League(BPL) is theRajshahi Royals.
Rajshahi's main home ground is theRajshahi Divisional StadiuminRajshahicity, which has a 15,000 capacity. They have won the NCL twice, most recently in 2008–09. They won the One-Day League four times and, as the Rangers, were the winners of the NCL T20 in 2010.
They recorded their biggest victory in a first-class match when they defeatedChittagong Divisionby an innings and 242 runs in the2016–17 National Cricket League.[1]
Honours
[edit]- National Cricket League(2) –2005–06, 2008–09
- One-Day Cricket League(4) –2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11
- NCL T20(1) –2009–10
Current squad
[edit]- As of 7 October 2019
The squad for the 2019–20 season is:[2]
| Name | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | |||
| Junaid Siddique | Left-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Sabbir Rahman | Right-hand bat | Right-arm leg break | |
| Farhad Hossain | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Mizanur Rahman | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Left-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Myshukur Rahaman | Right-hand bat | ||
| Wicketkeepers | |||
| Jahurul Islam | Right-hand bat | Captain | |
| Hamidul Islam | Right-hand bat | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||
| Sunzamul Islam | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Taijul Islam | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Saqlain Sajib | Left-hand bat | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Abdul Gaffar | Right-hand bat | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||
| Farhad Reza | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Muktar Ali | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| Shafiqul Islam | Right-hand bat | Left-arm medium | |
| Shafiul Islam | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Delwar Hossain | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
| Mohor Sheikh | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | |
Notes
[edit]- Wisden Cricketers Almanack(annual)
References
[edit]- ^"Mizanur, Jahurul propel Rajshahi to record win".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 October2016.
- ^ঢাকার আশরাফুল বরিশালে, দল পাননি শহীদ–শরীফ.Prothom Alo(in Bengali). 7 October 2019.
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