| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Irfan Shukkur |
| Team information | |
| Established | 2012 |
| History | |
| BCL wins | 1 |
The East Zone cricket team or Islami Bank East Zone is a first class cricket team that represents eastern Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL). It is a composite team of two Bangladeshi first-class teams: Chittagong Division and Sylhet Division. East Zone has played in the BCL from the opening 2012–13 season. [1]
In January 2018, they scored 735 runs for 6 wickets in their first innings against Central Zone in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League. This was the third-highest total in first-class cricket in Bangladesh and the second-highest total in the history of the Bangladesh Cricket League. [2]
In Round 3 of 2023–24 Bangladesh Cricket League, East Zone defeated North Zone by an innings and 112 runs. They finished the league as the table-toppers with 20 points, and clinched their maiden BCL title. [3]
Current squad
- Irfan Shukkur (c) (wk)
- Shykat Ali
- Amite Hasan
- Jaker Ali
- Nasum Ahmed
- Yasir Ali
- Parvez Hossain Emon
- Shamsur Rahman
- Rejaur Rahman Raja
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Nayeem Ahmed
- Shamim Hossain
- Abu Jayed Rahi
- Khaled Ahmed
- Mominul Haque
- Zakir Hasan
- Shahadat Hossain
Players
References
- ^ "First-class events played by East Zone". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Zakir's double in East's record total". Daily Star (Bangladhes). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "East Zone claim maiden BCL title". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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