2010 National Cricket League Twenty20

The 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20 (Bengali: ন্যাশনাল ক্রিকেট লিগ টি২০) tournament in Bangladesh, abbreviated as NCL 2010 or NCL T20 2010 or Destiny Group NCL T20 2009-10, played in April 2010, was the first edition of a Twenty20 league involving the teams in the National Cricket League (NCL). The tournament was initiated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It included six teams representing the divisions of Bangladesh. It was a limited success and has effectively been replaced by the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The tournament was won by the Rajshahi Rangers who defeated the Kings of Khulna by 6 wickets in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the winning team's Qaiser Abbas being named "Man of the Match".

2010 National Cricket League

Dates	11 April 2010 – 20 April 2010
Administrator(s)	Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Bangladesh
Champions	Rajshahi Rangers
Participants	6
Matches	18
Player of the series	Imrul Kayes
Most runs	Imrul Kayes (228)
Most wickets	Mukhtar Ali (12)
Official website	www.nclt20.com
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Background

Bangladesh Cricket Board launched the first-ever National Cricket League T20 competition to be played from April 11 to 20 to prepare the national cricketers for the T20 World Cup.^[1]

Participating nations

The following six nations participated in the tournament.^[2]

Team	App	Last	Best placement in the tournament
Barisal Blazers	1st	Debut	n/a
Cycolne of Chittagong	1st	Debut	n/a
Dhaka Dynamites	1st	Debut	n/a
Kings of Khulna	1st	Debut	n/a
Rajshahi Rangers	1st	Debut	n/a
Sultans of Sylhet	1st	Debut	n/a

Franchises

Six companies bid to buy a team in the tournament. The companies went into a lottery of which they were to pick one of six "iconic" players from Bangladesh who were perceived to have outstanding ability. Each company then picked three of 18 players who had represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. They were categorised into a certain class, getting paid a certain amount of money. No player could cost more than 400,000 Taka.

Icon players

Each franchise had an "icon" player. Although originally suggested to have player auction, due to the shortage of time players were divided into Grades: A+, A, B, C, D with the A+ players receiving 4 lakh Bangladeshi Taka. Each team was allowed to list up to 6 foreign players but play a maximum of two. Most foreign players were from the Indian subcontinent including Shoaib Akhtar (Cyclones of Chittagong). Rajshahi Rangers signed Aiden Blizzard from Victoria, Australia.

Team	Icon Player	Team Captain
Barisal Blazers	Shahriar Nafees
Cyclones of Chittagong	Tamim Iqbal	Nafees Iqbal
Dhaka Dynamites	Mohammad Ashraful
Kings of Khulna	Shakib Al Hasan
Rajshahi Rangers	Naeem Islam	Khaled Mashud
Sultan of Sylhet	Alok Kapali	Mashrafe Mortaza

Summary

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Dhaka Dynamites	5	5	0	0	10	+1.119
Sultans of Sylhet	5	4	1	0	8	+0.392
Rajshahi Rangers	5	2	3	0	4	-0.373
Kings of Khulna	5	2	3	0	4	+0.393
Barisal Blazers	5	1	4	0	2	-0.779
Cyclones of Chittagong	5	1	4	0	2	-0.830

Head-to-head chart

Home team win	Away team win

	Barisal Blazers	Cyclones of Chittagong	Dhaka Dynamites	Kings of Khulna	Rajshahi Rangers	Sultans of Sylhet
Barisal Blazers		Chittagong 8 wickets	Dhaka 6 wickets	Khulna 45 runs	Barisal 7 wickets	Sylhet 4 wickets
Cyclones of Chittagong	Chittagong 8 wickets		Dhaka 17 runs	Khulna 78 runs	Rajshahi 6 wickets	Sylhet 5 wickets
Dhaka Dynamites	Dhaka 6 wickets	Dhaka 17 runs		Dhaka 7 wickets	Dhaka 8 wickets	Dhaka 40 runs
Kings of Khulna	Khulna 45 runs	Khulna 78 runs	Dhaka 7 wickets		Rajshahi 36 runs	Sylhet 37 runs
Rajshahi Rangers	Rajshahi 7 wickets	Rajshahi 6 wickets	Dhaka 8 wickets	Rajshahi 36 runs		Sylhet 26 runs
Sultans of Sylhet	Sylhet 4 wickets	Sylhet 5 wickets	Dhaka 40 runs	Sylhet 37 runs	Sylhet 26 runs

Fixture

11 April Scorecard

Chittagong 132 (19.3 overs)	v	Rajshahi 133/4 (17.1 overs)
Uttam Sarkar 51 (29) Mukhtar Ali 3/22 (4 overs)		Naeem Islam 56* (37) Nasir Hossain 1/14 (3 overs)

Rajshahi won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Mukhtar Ali (Rajshahi)

• Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
• Twenty20 debuts Enamul Haque jnr, Faisal Hossain, Nafees Iqbal, Nasir Hossain, Sharifullah and Uttam Sarkar (Chittagong); Hannan Sarkar, Khaled Mashud, Mukhtar Ali, Sanjamul Islam and Shuvagoto Hom (Rajshahi).

12 April Scorecard

Chittagong 152/7 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet 153/5 (18.5 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 91 (60) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/34 (4 overs)		Alok Kapali 49* (39) Rubel Hossain 2/37 (3 overs)

Sylhet won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Sylhet)

• Sylhet won the toss and elected to field.
• Twenty20 debuts Saqlain Sajib (Chittagong); Ariful Haque, Mosharraf Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Milon and Rashid Hanif (Sylhet).

12 April Scorecard

Barisal 149/7 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka 151/4 (19.1 overs)
Raqibul Hasan 43 (40) Nabil Samad 2/28 (4 overs)		Shamsur Rahman 41 (23) Syed Rasel 1/27 (4 overs) Arafat Sunny 1/27 (4 overs)

Dhaka won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Shamsur Rahman (Dhaka)

• Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.

12 April Scorecard

Rajshahi 177/9 (20 overs)	v	Khulna 141 (19.3 overs)
Hannan Sarkar 44 (22) Farhad Hossain 3/11 (3 overs)		Farhad Hossain 41* (32) Mukhtar Ali 5/22 (4 overs)

Rajshahi won by 36 runs BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Mukhtar Ali (Rajshahi)

• Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.

13 April Scorecard

Rajshahi 115 (19.1 overs)	v	Barisal 118/3 (16.1 overs)
Aiden Blizzard 39 (26) Mahmudul Hasan 3/16 (3 overs)		Raqibul Hasan 36 (25) Naeem Islam 2/20 (4 overs)

Barisal won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Sharfuddoula and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan (Rajshahi)

• Barisal won the toss and elected to field.

13 April Scorecard

Khulna 180/7 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong 102/7 (20 overs)
Imrul Kayes 71 (48) Faisal Hossain 3/17 (2 overs)		Nasir Hossain 24 (39) Nuwan Zoysa 4/26 (4 overs)

Khulna won by 78 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Sharfuddoula and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Khulna)

• Khulna won the toss and elected to bat.

13 April Scorecard

Dhaka 133/6 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet 93 (17.3 overs)
Mehrab Hossain, Jr. 58 (44) Mashrafe Mortaza 3/24 (4 overs)		Alok Kapali 33 (34) Mohammad Rafique 4/7 (3.3 overs)

Dhaka won by 40 runs BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Mahbubur Rahman and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Mohammad Rafique (Dhaka)

• Sylhet won the toss and elected to field.

15 April Scorecard

Sylhet 182/6 (20 overs)	v	Rajshahi 156/8 (20 overs)
Alok Kapali 62 (38) Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/33 (4 overs)		Shuvagoto Hom 51 (24) Mosharraf Hossain 3/23 (4 overs)

Sylhet won by 26 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Fariduddin (Sylhet)

• Sylhet won the toss and elected to bat.

15 April Scorecard

Barisal 92 (17.2 overs)	v	Chittagong 95/2 (13.5 overs)
Shahriar Nafees 30 (33) Kamrul Islam 4/23 (3 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 65 (51) Ziaur Rahman 1/16 (2 overs)

Chittagong won by 8 wickets BKSP Stadium, Savar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Kamrul Islam (Chittagong)

• Chittagong won the toss and elected to field.

15 April Scorecard

Khulna 124/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka 127/3 (18.5 overs)
Mahela Udawatte 33 (19) Mohammad Ashraful 3/20 (4 overs)		Shamsur Rahman 51 (52) Shakib Al Hasan 1/15 (4 overs)

Dhaka won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful (Dhaka)

• Khulna won the toss and elected to bat.

16 April Scorecard

Dhaka 155 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong 138/3 (20 overs)
Jeewan Mendis 32 (28) Rubel Hossain 5/32 (4 overs)		Faisal Hossain 43 (37) Mohammad Ashraful 3/22 (4 overs)

Dhaka won by 17 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Rubel Hossain (Chittagong)

• Chittagong won the toss and elected to field.

16 April Scorecard

Barisal 119 (19.5 overs)	v	Sylhet 120/6 (19.1 overs)
Jeevantha Kulatunga 26 (17) Fariduddin 2/14 (3 overs)		Indika de Saram* 39 (39) Mahmudul Hasan 1/10 (3.1 overs)

Sylhet won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Morshed Ali Khan Player of the match: Indika de Saram (Sylhet)

• Barisal won the toss and elected to bat.

17 April Scorecard

Sylhet 150/8 (20 overs)	v	Khulna 113/7 (20 overs)
Kaushalya Weeraratne 47 (32) Abdur Razzak 2/19 (4 overs)		Farhad Hossain 26 (34) Fariduddin 3/16 (4 overs)

Sylhet won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin and Mahbubur Rahman Player of the match: Fariduddin (Sylhet)

• Sylhet won the toss and elected to bat.

17 April Scorecard

Rajshahi 83/7 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka 84/2 (15 overs)
Suhrawadi Shuvo 33 (35) Mohammad Rafique 2/6 (4 overs)		Thilina Kandamby 43 (39) Sanjamul Islam 2/24 (4 overs)

Dhaka won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: AFM Akhtaruddin and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Shahadat Hossain (Dhaka)

• Rajshahhi won the toss and elected to bat.

18 April Scorecard

Khulna 139 (20 overs)	v	Barisal 94 (18 overs)
Imrul Kayes 36 (33) Syed Rasel 3/24 (4 overs)		Jeevantha Kulatunga 23 (20) Abdur Razzak 3/17 (4 overs)

Khulna won by 45 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Khulna)

• Barisal won the toss and elected to field.

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	Dhaka Dynamites	130 (19.5 overs)
	3	Rajshahi Rangers	142/6 (20 overs)
						SF1	Rajshahi Rangers	163/4 (19.2 overs)
						SF2	Kings of Khulna	161/6 (20 overs)
	2	Sultans of Sylhet	131/8 (20 overs)
	4	Kings of Khulna	134/4 (19. 4 overs)

Media

ATN Bangla televised all matches live and showcased highlights. The official website was www.nclT20.com. All of the matches were played at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and BKSP in Dhaka, Bangladesh.