| 2019–20 National Cricket League | |
| Fromdate: | 10 October |
| Todate: | 19 November 2019 |
| Administrator: | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin |
| Champions: | Khulna Division |
| Count: | 7 |
| Participants: | 8 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Most Runs: | Taibur Rahman (523) |
| Most Wickets: | Abdur Razzak (31) |
| Previous Year: | 2018–19 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2018–19 National Cricket League |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Tournament: | 2020–21 National Cricket League |
The 2019–20 National Cricket League was the twenty-first edition of the National Cricket League (NCL), a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh.[1] The tournament started on 10 October 2019, with eight teams placed into two tiers.[2] The matches were used as the national team's preparation for their Test series against India in November 2019.[3] Rajshahi Division were the defending champions.[4]
On 5 November 2019, Abdur Razzak took his 600th first-class wicket, becoming the first Bangladeshi bowler to reach the milestone.[5] On 18 November 2019, Shahadat Hossain of Dhaka Division was withdrawn mid-way through the match with Khulna Division, after he physically assaulted teammate Arafat Sunny.[6] Shahadat initially faced a ban from cricket of up to one year.[7] However, he was given a five-year ban, with two years suspended for the incident.[8]
Khulna Division won the tournament, beating Dhaka Division by nine wickets in the final round of matches.[9] It was their seventh win, a record for victories in the NCL.[10] In Tier 2, Sylhet Division secured promotion to Tier 1, after beating Chittagong Division, also by the margin of nine wickets.[11] Defending champions, Rajshahi Division, finished bottom of Tier 1 and were relegated to Tier 2.[12]
Points table
| Teams[13] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khulna Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39.81 | |
| Dhaka Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24.39 | |
| Rangpur Division | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21.46 | |
| Rajshahi Division | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18.65 |
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Points table
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylhet Division | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36.05 | |
| Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25.79 | |
| Barisal Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21.35 | |
| Chittagong Division | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20.92 |
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