Published: 18:26, 28 November 2024
The NCL T20 tournament will be organized from December 11 to 24 with the participation of only local cricketers with seven divisional teams and the Dhaka Metro team.
The eight-team league stage will be played at Sylhet Divisional Stadium and Sylhet Divisional Stadium’s outer field. The four play-off matches will be played at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla national Cricket Stadium, the home of cricket in Dhaka.
The opening ceremony of the eleventh season of Bangladesh Premier League will be held in Mirpur on December 23.BCB initially wanted to host the inaugural event at the Army Stadium in Dhaka. But BCB has to choose Mirpur as there is no green signal. In order to prepare for the opening ceremony, the four matches of the National Cricket League T20 series cannot be organized in Mirpur.
This time the opening ceremony will be held not only in Dhaka but also in Chittagong and Sylhet. The Maha Yajna will be held on December 25 at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong and on December 27 at the Sylhet District Stadium.
18 matches of NCL T20 will be telecasted live by T Sports. The remaining 14 matches can be seen on the YouTube page and app of T Sports. BCB had planned to organize four playoff matches in Dhaka during the day and night. Sylhet stadium floodlights are being renovated. The possibility of the day-night thought of BCB is also slim.