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Prime Bank Cricket Club finished on top of the table at the end of the first stage of 11 games. They will head into the Super League - featuring the top six, who will carry their points forward - with 18 points, two ahead of Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club and Abahani Limited.
Mohammedan Sporting Club, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Gazi Group Cricketers are also in the Super League, but they have a lot of catching-up to do against the top three in the table. They are on 14, 13 and 13 points respectively.
The big surprise is that the big-spending Legends of Rupganj have been fighting to stave off relegation after finishing with seven points from 11 matches. They will play Old DOHS Sports Club and Partex Sporting Club in the playoffs, where the bottom two will be relegated to the Dhaka First Division Cricket League.
Top performers
Brothers Union captain Mizanur Rahman finished the first phase as the top run-getter. His 418 runs came at an average of 52.25 and a strike rate of 133.97. Rahman struck the only century of this phase too, apart from three fifties, as he came into his own in the last four innings, making 202 runs at a strike rate of 140.27.
Shinepukur Cricket Club's left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam and Prime Doleshwar'sKamrul Islam Rabbi were on top of the wicket-takers' list with 20 wickets each. Pace bowlers have seven out of the top ten spots in the wicket-takers' list, meaning their early season performance wasn't by chance.
Talking Points
Shakib Al Hasan's poor behaviour - twice over - and Sabbir Rahman racially abusing Elias Sunny have painted a pretty poor picture of cricket in Bangladesh.
The incidents also took the focus away from the actual cricket being played. That said, most matches so far have been one-sided, which isn't ideal for a T20 tournament; only two batters have hit 15 sixes in the 11 rounds.
Going forward, Prime Bank will miss Iqbal, who is nursing a knee injury. Mohammedan Sporting will also be without Shakib, who has finished serving his suspension but is reportedly leaving for the USA for a break, before Bangladesh's tour of Zimbabwe.
