2010 National Cricket League Twenty20


The 2010 National Cricket League Twenty20 tournament in Bangladesh, abbreviated as NCL 2010 or NCL T20 2010 or Destiny Group NCL T20 2009-10, played in April 2010, was the first edition of a Twenty20 league involving the teams in the National Cricket League. The tournament was initiated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. It included six teams representing the divisions of Bangladesh. It was a limited success and has effectively been replaced by the Bangladesh Premier League. The tournament was won by the Rajshahi Rangers who defeated the Kings of Khulna by 6 wickets in the final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the winning team's Qaiser Abbas being named "Man of the Match".

Background

Bangladesh Cricket Board launched the first-ever National Cricket League T20 competition to be played from April 11 to 20 to prepare the national cricketers for the 2010 World Twenty20.

Participating teams

The following six teams participated in the tournament.
  1. Barisal Blazers
  2. Cyclone of Chittagong
  3. Dhaka Dynamites
  4. Kings of Khulna
  5. Rajshahi Rangers
  6. Sultans of Sylhet

Franchises

Six companies bid to buy a team in the tournament. The companies went into a lottery of which they were to pick one of six "iconic" players from Bangladesh who were perceived to have outstanding ability. Each company then picked three of 18 players who had represented the Bangladesh national cricket team. They were categorised into a certain class, getting paid a certain amount of money. No player could cost more than 400,000 Taka.

Icon players

Each franchise had an "icon" player. Although originally suggested to have player auction, due to the shortage of time players were divided into Grades: A+, A, B, C, D with the A+ players receiving 4 lakh Bangladeshi Taka. Each team was allowed to list up to 6 foreign players but play a maximum of two. Most foreign players were from the Indian subcontinent including Shoaib Akhtar. Rajshahi Rangers signed Aiden Blizzard from Victoria, Australia.

Summary

Head-to-head chart

Barisal
Blazers		Cyclones of
Chittagong		Dhaka
Dynamites		Kings of
Khulna		Rajshahi
Rangers		Sultans of
Sylhet
Barisal Blazers
Cyclones of Chittagong
Dhaka Dynamites
Kings of Khulna
Rajshahi Rangers
Sultans of Sylhet

Media

ATN Bangla televised all matches live and showcased highlights. The official website was www.nclT20.com. All of the matches were played at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and BKSP in Dhaka, Bangladesh.