Rajshahi Division cricket team

The Rajshahi Division cricket team is a Bangladeshi first-class team representing the Rajshahi Division, one of the country's seven administrative regions. The team competes in the National Cricket League and was formerly a participant in the now-defunct National Cricket League One-Day. In the short-lived National Cricket League Twenty20 competition, played in the 2009–10 season only, Rajshahi adopted the name Rajshahi Rangers and played in their official grey, black, and red colours. The equivalent team in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the Rajshahi Kings.

Rajshahi's main home ground is the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium in Rajshahi city, 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 defeated Chittagong Division by an innings and 242 runs in the 2016–17 National Cricket League.[1]

Honours
  • 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
As of 7 October 2019, The current squad for 2019-20 season[2]
Name Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsman
Junaid SiddiqueLeft-hand batRight-arm off break
Sabbir RahmanRight-hand batRight-arm leg break
Farhad HossainRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Mizanur RahmanRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Najmul Hossain ShantoLeft-hand batRight-arm off break
Myshukur RahamanRight-hand bat
Wicketkeepers
Jahurul IslamRight-hand batCaptain
Hamidul IslamRight-hand bat
Spin Bowlers
Sunzamul IslamLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Taijul IslamLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Saqlain SajibLeft-hand batSlow left-arm orthodox
Abdul GaffarRight-hand batRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Farhad RezaRight-hand batRight-arm fast-medium
Muktar AliRight-hand batRight-arm medium-fast
Shafiqul IslamRight-hand batLeft-arm medium
Shafiul IslamRight-hand batRight-arm fast-medium
Delwar HossainRight-hand batRight-arm medium
Mohor SheikhRight-hand batRight-arm medium

Notes
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

References
  1. "Mizanur, Jahurul propel Rajshahi to record win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "ঢাকার আশরাফুল বরিশালে, দল পাননি শহীদ–শরীফ". Prothom Alo. 7 October 2019.


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