Legends of Rupganj

Legends of Rupganj
LOR
Personnel
Captain Naeem Islam
Overseas player Parvez Rasool
Owner Lutfar Rahman Badal
Team information
Founded 2014

Legends of Rupganj are a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division. Rupganj, just to the east of Dhaka, is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.[1]

History

Under their previous name, Gazi Tank Cricketers, they won the title in 2013-14. In the 2014-15 season, under their new name and ownership, they finished fifth.[2]

List A record

  • 2014-15: 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth
  • 2015-16: 16 matches, won 9, finished third
  • 2016-17: 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
  • 2017-18: 16 matches, won 10, finished second

The captains have been Alok Kapali and Shakib Al Hasan in 2014-15, Mosharraf Hossain in 2015-16, Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam in 2016-17, and Naeem Islam in 2017-18.

Records

Their highest score is 141 by Ashar Zaidi against Old DOHS Sports Club in the first match of the 2014-15 season.[3] The best bowling figures are 6 for 33, performed twice: by Naeem Islam against Partex Sporting Club, in the second match of the 2014-15 season,[4] and by Mohammad Sharif, who also took a hat-trick in the same innings, against Gazi Group Cricketers in 2017-18.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Isam, Mohammad. "Tendulkar unveils new Dhaka club". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dhaka Premier Division 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Legends of Rupganj v Old DOHS Sports Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Legends of Rupganj v Partex Sporting Club 2014-15". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gazi Group Cricketers v Legends of Rupganj 2017-18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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