The 2022–23 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, also known as Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (for sponsorship reasons),[1] is the ninth edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that is being held in Bangladesh. It is being played by the 12 club teams.[2] The tournament started on 15 March 2023.[3][4] All the matches are being played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, BKSP grounds and Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium.[5] The group phase of the tournament will continue until Eid al-Fitr, while the Super League will begin after the Eid break.[6] In February 2023, the CCDM introduced three new awards for this edition: Player of the Tournament, Highest Run-Scorer and Highest Wicket-Taker, with a prize money of ৳2 lakh for each.[7] They also decided to give ৳10,000 as the prize money for the Player of the Match.[8]
Teams and format
In March 2023, the 12 teams and the fixtures for the first three rounds of the competition were announced. Agrani Bank returned to the league, while a new team, Dhaka Leopards, joined the league for the first time.[9] The competition is played in round-robin format, followed by play-offs among the top six teams for the championship and among the lowest three teams to determine relegation.[10] The competing teams are as follows:
