Abahani Limited cricket team

Abahani Limited
Personnel
Captain Tamim Iqbal
History
No. of titles 1

Abahani Limited cricket team has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League since 2013-14. It won the title in 2015-16.

History

Between 1974-75, when the league was formed, and 2012-13 Abahani Limited won the competition 17 times. Their victories included the inaugural season of 1974-75 and three instances of three championships in a row.[1]

List A results

Current Squad

As of 25 October 2016
Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsman
Avishek Mitra Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh Left -hand bat Opening Batsman Captain
Liton Das Bangladesh Right-hand bat Wicketkeeper
Uday Kaul India Left-hand bat Wicket keeper Overseas
Nazmul Hossain Shanto Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right arm off break
Chamara Kapugedera Sri Lanka Right-hand bat Right-arm medium Overseas
Mosaddek Hossain Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm off break
All Rounders
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm Orthodox
Abu Bakkar Bangladesh Leftt-hand bat Slow left-arm Orthodox
Tawhidul Islam Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm medium
Abul Hasan Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right-arm medium fast
Bowlers
Amit Kumar Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm Orthodox
Jubair Hossain Bangladesh Right-hand bat Right-arm leg break
Saqlain Sajib Bangladesh Right-hand bat Slow left-arm Orthodox
Tapash Baisya Bangladesh Left-hand bat Slow left-arm Orthodox
Taskin Ahmed Bangladesh Left-hand bat Right-arm fast

Records

Since the league gained List A status, Abahani Limited's highest score is 142 by Tamim Iqbal, and the best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Saqlain Sajib. Both took place in the last match of the 2015-16 season, in which Abahani clinched the title.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Isam, Mohammad. "No restriction on Pakistan players in Dhaka Premier League". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Abahani thump Prime Bank to lift 18th title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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