6th round of National Cricket League begins today

UNB, Dhaka :The 6th round of four-day-match Walton 15th National Cricket League (NCL) begins today (Saturday) at four venues of the country.In the 5th round NCL matches, Dhaka Division secured the top slot with 87 points; Rajshahi is in 2nd position with 65 points while Sylhet and Khulna became 3rd and 4th securing 62 and 59 points respectively.After the frustrating finish in the recently concluded ICC World Twenty20, the national team players will return to the cricket ground with this first class domestic tournament. Opening day’s matches of the 8 team fray: Dhaka Metro vs Khulna Division (Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox’s Bazar); Dhaka Division vs Barisal Division (Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong); Rajshahi Division vs Chittagong Division (BKSP ground-3, Savar); and Sylhet Division vs Rangpur Division (Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah).