NCL begins tomorrow

The first round of 19th edition of four-day National Cricket League begins tomorrow (Friday) at four separate venues across the country.

On the day, Khulna Division will take on Rangpur Division at Sheikh Abu Naser Cricket Stadium in Khulna, Dhaka Division meet Barisal Division at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, Dhaka Metropolis play against Chittagong Division at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and Rajshahi Division face Sylhet Division at Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.

The league will be played in the same format as last year, where there was a tier1 and tier 2 systems.

The top four teams will play in tier 1 while the bottom four will be play in tier 2. The relegated team from tier 1 will go to tier 2 and the champion from tier 2 will be promoted to tier 1.

There will be five venues in this edition of the NCL - Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi. The league will be played in home-away format.

The match fee of the league also has increased. It was twenty-five thousand and now it's thirty-five thousand. The travel allowance which was two thousand is now two-thousand five hundred.

Source: BSS