Agrani Bank Cricket Club

Agrani Bank Cricket Club is a cricket team in Bangladesh. They were one of the twelve teams that took part in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament.[1][2] They were relegated after one season, but returned to the league for the 2022–23 competition.

Agrani Bank Cricket Club
Personnel
CaptainMarshall Ayub
Overseas player(s)Azim Kazi
OwnerAgrani Bank
Team information
CityDhaka
Founded1972

History

The club is owned by Agrani Bank, one of the largest banks in Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest existing cricket clubs in Bangladesh, having competed in domestic cricket since the first competitions in 1972–73.[3] They were promoted to the Dhaka Premier Division for 2017–18 after finishing first in Group A of the Dhaka First Division Cricket League in 2016–17.[4]

In their first List A match, in the first round of the 2017–18 tournament, they beat the defending champions Gazi Group Cricketers by 8 wickets.[5] However, they finished the group stage of the 2017–18 tournament in eleventh place,[6] therefore qualifying for the relegation playoffs.[7] In the final match of the relegation playoffs, they lost to Brothers Union by four wickets, therefore relegating them to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League for the next season.[8]

Agrani Bank returned to the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League for the 2022–23 competition.[9] They finished eleventh, and were relegated for the 2023–24 season.[10]

List A record
  • 2017–18: 13 matches, won 5, finished eleventh
  • 2022–23: 13 matches, won 4, finished eleventh

Records

Agrani Bank's highest individual score is 154 by Soumya Sarkar in 2017–18, and the best bowling figures are 5 for 34 by Elias Sunny in 2022–23.

References
  1. "DPL fixtures announced". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. "100 players picked in the DPL 2018 players' draft". Cric Tracker. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "Other Matches played by Agrani Bank". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. "Dhaka First Division Cricket League 2016-2017 (Group-A)". TigerCricket. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. "Newly promoted Agrani Bank, Shinepukur register big wins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. "Dhaka Premier Division Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. "Gazi, Sunny power Dhanmondi Club into Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. "Brothers Union seal final-ball win to stay afloat in the DPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. "2nd Match, Fatullah, March 15, 2023, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. Isam, Mohammad. "DPL: Abahani pip Sheikh Jamal at the final hurdle to lift 21st title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 May 2023.


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