Sultans of Sylhet
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Sultans of Sylhet is the franchise representing Sylhet
in the Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20
, a Twenty20
cricket
tournament. The team is led by Mashrafe Mortaza
. Alok Kapali
is the team's Icon Player
. The official colors are yellow and blue. The team also has thre players who are iconic. In Sultans of Sylhet it is bowler Nazmul Hossain
who has been on the Bangladesh national team when they beat world number one Australia. Also the bowler Farhad Reza
. And also the bowler Mosharraf Hossain
. They are owned by BRAC Bank
, a mainstream bank of Bangladesh. The team had a good start to the tornument.
The cricket ground for the Sultans is Sylhet Stadium
. So all their home matches are played at this stadium.
Sylhet Stadium, is a multi-use stadium
in Sylhet
, Bangladesh
. It is currently used mostly for cricket
matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1960.
. There are four owners who were born and bred in Britain.They have invested in Sylhet with high intentions. BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank
, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh
.
BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank
, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh
. Its headquarters are based in the capital Dhaka
. The bank is partially owned by BRAC
, the largest non-government organization in the world, International Finance Corporation
, the private sector arm of The World Bank Group and ShoreCap International.
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium where they won the match in the 18th over with five balls to spare. Tamim Iqbal
from Cyclones of Chittagong
was awarded man of the match scoring 91 runs off 60 balls. This Sultans had started their tournament on a high.
On the 13 of April, Sylhet was playing against Dhaka Dynamites
for their second match at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
in Savar. They humilliatingly lost by 40 runs being bowled for only 93 runs. Mohammad Rafique
was given the man of the match award for picking up 4 wickets for only 7 runs with an economy of 2.00.
On the 15 April, the Sultans played Rajshahi Rangers
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. They won by 26 runs that day.Mohammad Fariduddin was given the man on the match award for picking up 3 wickets for 25 run.
On the 16 of April, for their fourth match at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka they were to play Barisal Blazers
. Sylhet won the match by 4 wickets. Indika de Saram
got the man of the match for getting 39 runs of 69 balls.
On the 17 of April, Sylhet eased an easy win over Kings of Khulna
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. Sylhet won by 37 runs. Mohammad Fariduddin got his second man of the match award getting 3 wickets for 16 runs.
Dhaka Dynamites
finished second of the table lossing just one of their matches of their matches.
On the 19 of April, The Sultans had to play Kings of Khulna
in the quarter finals after they defeated the Kings in Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. The Kings won by great bowling in the match. The man of the match was Mahela Udawatte
of Kings of Khulna
for scoring 31 off 62 balls.
So Sylhet finished 4nd in the first tornement of the ncl t20 even though the finished second in the group table.
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| 1 || 12 April || Cyclones of Chittagong
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 5 wickets
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| 2 || 13 April || Dhaka Dynamites
|| Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
|| Lost by 40 runs
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| 3 || 15 April || Rajshahi Rangers
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 26 runs
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| 4 || 16 April || Barisal Blazers
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 4 wicket
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| 5 || 17 April || Kings of Khulna
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 37 runs
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| Semi-Final || 19 April || Kings of Khulna
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Lost by 6 wickets
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Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
in the Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20
Bangladesh NCL (National Cricket League) Twenty20
The National Cricket League Twenty 20 , is a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board...
, a Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament. The team is led by Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match...
. Alok Kapali
Alok Kapali
Alok Kapali is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin with a run-up similar to that of Shane Warne. He is the only Bangladeshi cricket player to take a Test hat-trick.-Test career:Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri...
is the team's Icon Player
Icon player
In the Indian Premier League, an icon player is a player who can only play for his home city in the competition. Each team is assigned at most one icon player. Unlike all the other players initially recruited by teams, the icon players were not bid for in the player auction of 20 February 2008. The...
. The official colors are yellow and blue. The team also has thre players who are iconic. In Sultans of Sylhet it is bowler Nazmul Hossain
Nazmul Hossain
Mohammad Nazmul Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was born in Habiganj, Bangladesh.Hossain was part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that played in the 2010 Asian Games in late November. They played Afghanistan in the final and won by five wickets, securing the country's first gold medal at the...
who has been on the Bangladesh national team when they beat world number one Australia. Also the bowler Farhad Reza
Farhad Reza
Farhad Reza is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in July 2006 and is the only batsman from Bangladesh to score a half century on debut. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm fast-medium pace bowler and played domestic cricket for...
. And also the bowler Mosharraf Hossain
Mosharraf Hossain
Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 20 November 1981 in Dhaka and is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He is sometimes known by his nickame Rubel. Making his debut in 2001/02 he has appeared for Dhaka Division...
. They are owned by BRAC Bank
BRAC Bank
BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh. Its headquarters are based in the capital Dhaka...
, a mainstream bank of Bangladesh. The team had a good start to the tornument.
Cricket Ground
Sylhet Stadium
Sylhet Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1960....
. So all their home matches are played at this stadium.
Sylhet Stadium, is a multi-use stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is currently used mostly for cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1960.
Owners
The owners are BRAC BankBRAC Bank
BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh. Its headquarters are based in the capital Dhaka...
. There are four owners who were born and bred in Britain.They have invested in Sylhet with high intentions. BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank is the Central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union.-History:After the liberation war, and the eventual independence of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh reorganized the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank of the country,...
, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
.
BRAC Bank is the last organization to have received a commercial banking license from Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank is the Central bank of Bangladesh and is a member of the Asian Clearing Union.-History:After the liberation war, and the eventual independence of Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh reorganized the Dhaka branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank of the country,...
, making it the youngest private commercial bank in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Its headquarters are based in the capital Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. The bank is partially owned by BRAC
BRAC (NGO)
BRAC, based in Bangladesh, is the world's largest non-governmental development organization. Established by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed in 1972 soon after the independence of Bangladesh, BRAC is present in all 64 districts of Bangladesh, with over 7 million microfinance group members, 37,500 non-formal...
, the largest non-government organization in the world, International Finance Corporation
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
, the private sector arm of The World Bank Group and ShoreCap International.
2009/10 Season
On the 12 of April, The Sultans started with victory on their first match against Cyclones of ChittagongCyclones of Chittagong
Cyclones of Chittagong is the franchise representing Chittagong in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Nafees Iqbal. Tamim Iqbal is their team's Icon Player. The official colors are blue and white. The team also has three players who are iconic...
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium where they won the match in the 18th over with five balls to spare. Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal Khan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Tamim made his One Day International debut in 2007 and played his first Test the following year. Between December 2010 and September 2011 he was vice-captain of the national side. He plays his...
from Cyclones of Chittagong
Cyclones of Chittagong
Cyclones of Chittagong is the franchise representing Chittagong in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Nafees Iqbal. Tamim Iqbal is their team's Icon Player. The official colors are blue and white. The team also has three players who are iconic...
was awarded man of the match scoring 91 runs off 60 balls. This Sultans had started their tournament on a high.
On the 13 of April, Sylhet was playing against Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites is the franchise representing Dhaka in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Mohammad Ashraful. Mohammad Ashraful is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are Blue and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
for their second match at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground abbreviated as BKSP stadium is a stadium in Savar in Dhaka. It has held many cricket matches....
in Savar. They humilliatingly lost by 40 runs being bowled for only 93 runs. Mohammad Rafique
Mohammad Rafique
Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...
was given the man of the match award for picking up 4 wickets for only 7 runs with an economy of 2.00.
On the 15 April, the Sultans played Rajshahi Rangers
Rajshahi Rangers
Rajshahi Rangers is the franchise representing Rajshahi in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Khaled Mashud. Naeem Islam is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are grey, black, and red. The team also has three players who are iconic...
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. They won by 26 runs that day.Mohammad Fariduddin was given the man on the match award for picking up 3 wickets for 25 run.
On the 16 of April, for their fourth match at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka they were to play Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers is the franchise representing Barisal in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shahriar Nafees. Shahriar Nafees is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are green and black. The team also has thre players who are iconic...
. Sylhet won the match by 4 wickets. Indika de Saram
Indika de Saram
Samantha Indika de Saram is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper....
got the man of the match for getting 39 runs of 69 balls.
On the 17 of April, Sylhet eased an easy win over Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. Sylhet won by 37 runs. Mohammad Fariduddin got his second man of the match award getting 3 wickets for 16 runs.
Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites is the franchise representing Dhaka in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Mohammad Ashraful. Mohammad Ashraful is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are Blue and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
finished second of the table lossing just one of their matches of their matches.
On the 19 of April, The Sultans had to play Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
in the quarter finals after they defeated the Kings in Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium. The Kings won by great bowling in the match. The man of the match was Mahela Udawatte
Mahela Udawatte
Mahela Lakmal Udawtte known as Mahela Udawatte is a Sri Lankan opening batsman who made his first class debut in 2004-05 in Sri Lanka and he was also named in the thirty-man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup but failed to make it to the final fifteen...
of Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
for scoring 31 off 62 balls.
So Sylhet finished 4nd in the first tornement of the ncl t20 even though the finished second in the group table.
Current Squad
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Batsmen
- 33
Indika de SaramIndika de SaramSamantha Indika de Saram is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who usually occupies the position of wicketkeeper.... - 25
Gazi SalahuddinGazi SalahuddinGazi Salahuddin is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 8 November 1984 in Brahmanbaria and made his first class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2003/04 season. He also represented Bangladesh A in 2006/07. A right-handed batsman he has recorded 4 first class... - 29 Mohammad Fariduddin
- 03 Alok KapaliAlok KapaliAlok Kapali is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is an allrounder who bats in the middle to lower order and bowls leg spin with a run-up similar to that of Shane Warne. He is the only Bangladeshi cricket player to take a Test hat-trick.-Test career:Kapali made his Test debut in 2002, against Sri...
- 25 Rashid HanifRashid HanifRashid Hanif is a Twenty20 cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born in Sylhet and made his Twenty20 debut for Sultans of Sylhet in the 2010 season.-References:...
All Rounders
- 01 Kaushalya WeeraratneKaushalya WeeraratneKaushalya Weeraratne is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler....
- 06 Farhad RezaFarhad RezaFarhad Reza is a Bangladeshi cricketer who made his One Day International debut against Zimbabwe in July 2006 and is the only batsman from Bangladesh to score a half century on debut. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm fast-medium pace bowler and played domestic cricket for...
- 06 Ariful Hauqe
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Wicket Keepers
- 33 Dhiman GhoshDhiman GhoshDhiman Ghosh is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He has played first cricket for Chittagong Division, making his debut in 2004/05, and represented Bangladesh through the age group levels...
Bowlers
- 29 Mosharraf HossainMosharraf HossainKhondaker Mosharraf Hossain is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 20 November 1981 in Dhaka and is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He is sometimes known by his nickame Rubel. Making his debut in 2001/02 he has appeared for Dhaka Division...
- 02 Mashrafe MortazaMashrafe MortazaMashrafe Bin Mortaza is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He broke into the national side in late 2001 against Zimbabwe and represented Bangladesh before having played a single first-class match...
(C) - 11 Nazmus SadatNazmus SadatNazmus Sadat is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has represented Bangladesh A and has played a Twenty20 International for his country. A left-handed batsman, he plays domestic cricket for Khulna Division.-See also:*...
- 18 Nazmul HossainNazmul HossainMohammad Nazmul Hossain is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was born in Habiganj, Bangladesh.Hossain was part of the 13-man Bangladesh squad that played in the 2010 Asian Games in late November. They played Afghanistan in the final and won by five wickets, securing the country's first gold medal at the...
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- Head Coach: Abul Karim Juwel
- Assistant Coach: AKM Mahmudul
- Manager: Paplu Datta
- Physiotherapist: Manirul Hauqe
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2009/10 season Results
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| 1 || 12 April || Cyclones of Chittagong
Cyclones of Chittagong
Cyclones of Chittagong is the franchise representing Chittagong in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Nafees Iqbal. Tamim Iqbal is their team's Icon Player. The official colors are blue and white. The team also has three players who are iconic...
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 5 wickets
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| 2 || 13 April || Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites
Dhaka Dynamites is the franchise representing Dhaka in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Mohammad Ashraful. Mohammad Ashraful is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are Blue and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
|| Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 2 Ground abbreviated as BKSP stadium is a stadium in Savar in Dhaka. It has held many cricket matches....
|| Lost by 40 runs
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| 3 || 15 April || Rajshahi Rangers
Rajshahi Rangers
Rajshahi Rangers is the franchise representing Rajshahi in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Khaled Mashud. Naeem Islam is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are grey, black, and red. The team also has three players who are iconic...
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 26 runs
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| 4 || 16 April || Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers is the franchise representing Barisal in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shahriar Nafees. Shahriar Nafees is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are green and black. The team also has thre players who are iconic...
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 4 wicket
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| 5 || 17 April || Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Won by 37 runs
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| Semi-Final || 19 April || Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
|| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium || Lost by 6 wickets
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