2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season

The 2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season featured the inaugural Test series in Bangladesh between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, followed by a series against Pakistan.

International tours

Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh

Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2001–02

Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for a 2 Test and 3 One Day International tour in November 2001 before travelling to New Zealand in December 2001 for a 2 Test series. Zimbabwe won four out of the five matches with one of the Test matches resulting in a draw.

Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh

Main article: Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh in 2001–02

Pakistan played 3 first-class matches, including 2 Tests; and 3 One Day Internationals. Pakistan won the Test series convincingly, winning both matches by an innings:

• 1st Test at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka – Pakistan won by an innings and 178 runs
• 2nd Test at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong – Pakistan won by an innings and 169 runs

Domestic competitions

Honours

	First-class	Limited Overs
National Cricket League Champions	Dhaka Division	Sylhet Division
Most Runs	1012 - Minhajul Abedin (Chittagong)[1]	354 - Jahangir Alam[2]
Most Wickets	42 - Mohammad Rafique (Dhaka)[3]	19 - Shafiuddin Ahmed (Chittagong)[4]

National Cricket League

Team	Pld	W	L	LWF	DWF	DLF	Pts
Dhaka Division	10	9	0	0	0	1	54
Rajshahi Division	10	5	2	1	2	0	36
Chittagong Division	10	2	2	0	5	1	22
Sylhet Division	10	3	3	0	0	4	18
Khulna Division	10	1	3	1	3	2	14
Barisal Division	10	0	8	0	0	2	0

	Barisal Division	Chittagong Division	Dhaka Division	Khulna Division	Rajshahi Division	Sylhet Division
Barisal Division		Chittagong 197 runs	Dhaka Innings and 4 runs	Match drawn	Rajshahi Innings and 123 runs	Sylhet 153 runs
Chittagong Division	Match drawn		Dhaka 24 runs	Match drawn	Chittagong Innings and 14 runs	Match drawn
Dhaka Division	Dhaka 9 wickets	Match drawn		Dhaka 10 wickets	Dhaka 7 wickets	Dhaka 7 wickets
Khulna Division	Khulna 6 wickets	Match drawn	Dhaka 138 runs		Rajshahi Innings and 29 runs	Sylhet Innings and 5 runs
Rajshahi Division	Rajshahi Innings and 11 runs	Rajshahi 8 wickets	Dhaka 109 runs	Match drawn		Rajshahi Innings and 20 runs
Sylhet Division	Sylhet 49 runs	Match drawn	Dhaka Innings and 89 runs	Match drawn	Match drawn
Scorecards

National Cricket One-Day League

Team	Pld	W	L	NRR	Pts
Sylhet Division	10	8	2	+0.704	16
Chittagong Division	10	7	3	+0.422	14
Rajshahi Division	10	6	4	+0.292	12
Dhaka Division	10	5	5	+0.392	10
Khulna Division	10	4	6	+0.261	8
Barisal Division	10	0	10	-2.039	0

Other matches

27 September 2001 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh 152 (40.2 Overs)	v	Bangladesh A 239/9 (50 Overs)
Rafiqul Islam 62 (91) Shabbir Khan 3/26 (10 Overs)		Hannan Sarkar 38 (81) Mohammad Rafique 5/34 (10 Overs)

Bangladesh A won by 87 runs Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Umpires: Manzur Rahman and Wahid Chowhan

• Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat

See also

• History of cricket in Bangladesh

References

1. Cricinfo. "Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National Cricket League, 2001/02, First-Class Batting - Most Runs". Retrieved 10 February 2012.
2. Cricinfo. "Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National 1 Day Cricket League, 2001/02 Batting - Most Runs". Retrieved 10 February 2012.
3. Cricinfo. "Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National Cricket League, 2001/02, First-Class Bowling - Most Wickets". Retrieved 10 February 2012.
4. Cricinfo. "Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National 1 Day Cricket League, 2001/02 Bowling - Most Wickets". Retrieved 10 February 2012.

Further reading

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2003