2017–18 National Cricket League
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The 2017–18 National Cricket League was the nineteenth edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 15 September 2017, with eight teams placed into two tiers.[1] The top team in Tier 2 were promoted to Tier 1 for the next season, with the bottom team in Tier 1 relegated to Tier 2.[2] Khulna Division were the defending champions.[3]
Dates | 15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) – 23 December 2017 (2017-12-23) |
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Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Khulna Division (6th title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 24 |
Most runs | Anamul Haque (619) |
Most wickets | Farhad Reza (21) Nihaduzzaman (21) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
There was a two-month break in the tournament, starting in mid-October, while the Bangladesh Premier League took place.[4] Rajshahi Division were promoted to Tier 1 before the final round of fixtures were played.[5] Khulna Division retained their title when they beat Dhaka Division by an innings and 49 runs in their final match.[6] Dhaka Division were also relegated to Tier 2 for the next season.