Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club
| Nickname(s) | RTC |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Farhad Hossain, Shamsur Rahman |
| Owner | Gazi Group |
Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club are a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL). They are named after Rupganj in eastern Dhaka, and sponsored by the Gazi Group of companies, which also sponsors the DPL teams Gazi Tyres Cricket Academy and Gazi Group Cricketers.[1]
Rupganj Tigers were promoted to List A status for the first time for the 2021–22 tournament, along with City Club.[2] They played their first match against Abahani Limited on 15 March 2022, winning by seven wickets.[3][4]
In the 2023–24 tournament, Rupganj Tigers finished eleventh after the round-robin rounds. In the Relegation League matches that followed, they defeated both their opponents, and thus avoided relegation.[5]
List A record
[edit]- 2021–22: 15 matches, won 6, finished fifth
- 2022–23: 11 matches, won 4, finished seventh
- 2023–24: 13 matches, won 4, finished tenth
Records
[edit]The highest List A score for Rupganj Tigers is 124 by Zakir Hasan in 2021–22, and the best bowling figures are 5 for 35 by Alauddin Babu in 2022–23.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gazi Group & Cricket". Gazi Group. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Bangabandhu DPL to kick off today". The Daily Observer. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "1st Match, Mirpur, Mar 15 2022, Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Newcomers Rupganj Tigers topple defending champions Abahani Limited". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Dhaka Premier Division 2023/24 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club at CricketArchive
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