The Abahani Limited cricket team has played List A cricket in the Dhaka Premier League since 2013–14. It won the title in 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, and 2023–24. In Twenty20 cricket, it also won the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League.
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History
Abahani Limited was founded by Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh. The club has always had close ties with the Awami League.
Between 1974–75, when the Dhaka Premier League was formed, and 2012–13, Abahani Limited won the competition 17 times. Their victories included the inaugural season of 1974–75 and three instances of three championships in a row.
Since the competition gained List A status in 2013–14, Abahani has continued to be the most successful team, winning six of the ten tournaments. In 2023–24 they became the first team in the league's List A history to win every match in a season.
List A results
2013–14: 4 wins from 10 matches, finished ninth
2014–15: 10 wins from 16 matches, finished fourth
2015–16: 11 wins from 16 matches, champions
2016–17: 12 wins from 16 matches, finished third
2017–18: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions
2018–19: 13 wins from 16 matches, champions
2019–20: Abandoned
2021–22: 9 wins from 15 matches, finished fourth
2022–23: 14 wins from 16 matches, champions
2023–24: 16 wins from 16 matches, champions
2024–25: 14 wins from 16 matches, champions
Twenty20 results
2018–19: 1 win from 2 matches, second in Group A
2019–20: Not held
2021: 12 wins from 16 matches, champions
Records
Since the Dhaka Premier League gained List A status, Abahani Limited's highest score is 142 by Tamim Iqbal, and the best bowling figures are 7 for 58 by Saqlain Sajib. Both took place in the last match of the 2015–16 season, in which Abahani clinched their first List A title.
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold