2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season
# 2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season

The 2001–02 Bangladeshi cricket season featured the inaugural Test series in Bangladesh between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, followed by a series against Pakistan.

## International tours

### Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh

Bangladesh hosted Zimbabwe for a 2 Test and 3 One Day International tour in November 2001 before travelling to New Zealand in December 2001 for a 2 Test series. Zimbabwe won four out of the five matches with one of the Test matches resulting in a draw.

### Pakistani cricket team in Bangladesh

Pakistan played 3 first-class matches, including 2 Tests; and 3 One Day Internationals. Pakistan won the Test series convincingly, winning both matches by an innings:

* 1st Test at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka – Pakistan won by an innings and 178 runs
* 2nd Test at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong – Pakistan won by an innings and 169 runs

## Domestic competitions

### Honours

| | First-class | Limited Overs |
| - | - | - |
| National Cricket League Champions | Dhaka Division | Sylhet Division |
| Most Runs | 1012 - Minhajul Abedin (Chittagong) | 354 - Jahangir Alam |
| Most Wickets | 42 - Mohammad Rafique (Dhaka) | 19 - Shafiuddin Ahmed (Chittagong) |

### National Cricket League

| Team | Pld | W | L | LWF | DWF | DLF | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dhaka Division | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Rajshahi Division | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Chittagong Division | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 22 |
| Sylhet Division | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Khulna Division | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Barisal Division | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Barisal Division | Chittagong Division | Dhaka Division | Khulna Division | Rajshahi Division | Sylhet Division |
| Barisal Division | | Chittagong 197 runs | Dhaka Innings and 4 runs | Match drawn | Rajshahi Innings and 123 runs | Sylhet 153 runs |
| Chittagong Division | Match drawn | | Dhaka 24 runs | Match drawn | Chittagong Innings and 14 runs | Match drawn |
| Dhaka Division | Dhaka 9 wickets | Match drawn | | Dhaka 10 wickets | Dhaka 7 wickets | Dhaka 7 wickets |
| Khulna Division | Khulna 6 wickets | Match drawn | Dhaka 138 runs | | Rajshahi Innings and 29 runs | Sylhet Innings and 5 runs |
| Rajshahi Division | Rajshahi Innings and 11 runs | Rajshahi 8 wickets | Dhaka 109 runs | Match drawn | | Rajshahi Innings and 20 runs |
| Sylhet Division | Sylhet 49 runs | Match drawn | Dhaka Innings and 89 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | |
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### National Cricket One-Day League

| Team | Pld | W | L | NRR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sylhet Division | 10 | 8 | 2 | +0.704 | 16 |
| Chittagong Division | 10 | 7 | 3 | +0.422 | 14 |
| Rajshahi Division | 10 | 6 | 4 | +0.292 | 12 |
| Dhaka Division | 10 | 5 | 5 | +0.392 | 10 |
| Khulna Division | 10 | 4 | 6 | +0.261 | 8 |
| Barisal Division | 10 | 0 | 10 | -2.039 | 0 |

## Other matches

* 27 September 2001 (D/N) Scorecard

| Bangladesh 152 (40.2 Overs) | v | Bangladesh A 239/9 (50 Overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Rafiqul Islam 62 (91) Shabbir Khan 3/26 (10 Overs) | | Hannan Sarkar 38 (81) Mohammad Rafique 5/34 (10 Overs) |

* Bangladesh A won by 87 runs Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Umpires: Manzur Rahman and Wahid Chowhan
* Bangladesh A won the toss and elected to bat
