Dhaka Metropolis cricket team

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Dhaka Metropolis cricket team
Personnel
Captain Naim Sheikh
Team information
Founded2000
Home ground Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
History
NCL  wins0
One Day Cricket League  wins0

The Dhaka Metropolis cricket team is a Bangladeshi first-class cricket team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The team competes in the National Cricket League.

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Dhaka Metropolis featured in the 2000–01 season, playing most of its home games at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. When the National Cricket League was expanded from six teams to eight in 2011–12, Dhaka Metropolis returned, along with the newly formed Rangpur Division team. Since then Dhaka Metropolis has had no settled home ground, playing its home matches at various grounds in Dhaka.

Honours

Current squad

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Shamsur Rahman 37Right-handed
Mohammad Naim 25Left-handed
Marshall Ayub 36Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Aich Mollah22Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mahfijul Islam21Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Shadman Islam 30Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Captain
All-rounder
Aminul Islam 25Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Mahmudullah 39Right-handedRight arm off break
Wicket-keeper
Zahiduzzaman 29Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Sharifullah 38Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rakibul Hasan 22Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Ashraful Islam Siam 21Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Abu Hider 29Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Qazi Onik 26Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
Aks Swadhin22Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Asadullah Galib23Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Manik Khan 28Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Taskin Ahmed 30Left-handedRight-arm fast

Updated as on 14 November 2022.

Notable players

The following is a list of players who have played for both Dhaka Metropolis and Bangladesh.

Dhaka Metropolis players who have played for countries other than Bangladesh:

Records

At the end of the 2024–25 season Dhaka Metropolis had played 97 matches, with 26 wins, 24 losses and 47 draws. [1] Their highest individual score is 250 by Shadman Islam in 2023–24. [2] The best bowling figures are 8 for 35 by Talha Jubair in 2012–13. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dhaka Metropolis playing record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Most runs in an innings for Dhaka Metropolis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Most wickets in an innings for Dhaka Metropolis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

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