Cricket team
Legends of Rupganj Owner Lutfar Rahman Badal Founded 2014
Legends of Rupganj is a team that plays List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier Division . Rupganj , in Narayanganj District , just to the east of Dhaka , is the home town of the club's founding owner, Lutfar Rahman Badal.[ 1]
History
Under their previous name, Gazi Tank Cricketers , they won the title in 2013–14. In the 2014–15 season, under their new name and ownership, they finished fifth.[ 2]
2014–15 : 16 matches, won 8, finished fifth
2015–16 : 16 matches, won 9, finished third
2016–17 : 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
2017–18 : 16 matches, won 10, finished second
2018–19 : 16 matches, won 13, finished second
2021–22 : 15 matches, won 11, finished second
2022–23 : 16 matches, won 9, finished fourth
2023–24 : 11 matches, won 6, finished seventh
Naeem Islam captained the team from 2017–18 to 2021–22, Mashrafe Mortaza in 2022–23.
Records
The team's highest score is 141 by Ashar Zaidi against Old DOHS Sports Club in the first match of the 2014–15 season.[ 3] The best bowling figures are 6 for 33, performed twice: by Naeem Islam against Partex Sporting Club , in the second match of the 2014–15 season,[ 4] and by Mohammad Sharif , who also took a hat-trick in the same innings, against Gazi Group Cricketers in 2017–18.[ 5]
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold
References
External links
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