The Bangladesh Cricket Board has drawn a new map for its domestic game, signing off on a six-team structure that pulls all three formats under one umbrella and hands a central role to corporate ownership.
The overhaul, approved on Sunday, will see First-Class (four-day), List A One-Day and List A T20 cricket bundled into a single competition framework, with the first ball under the new system scheduled to be bowled in a T20 tournament in December 2026.
In a statement, the BCB confirmed that team ownership rights will be offered to “established and reputed” corporate and financial institutions in Bangladesh for an initial three-year cycle. Cricbuzz understands all six slots are already spoken for, snapped up by some of the country’s leading corporate houses. The domestic calendar, long fragmented and often criticised for inconsistency, is being pulled into a more marketable, franchise-style package.
T20 Competition
The T20 competition will act as the front door. It gets the first window, tentatively set for December 2026, and will effectively introduce the new model to players, sponsors and broadcasters before the longer formats follow within the same six-team ecosystem.
Financial Changes
Money, crucially, is also moving. Acting on a Working Committee proposal, the board has approved revised match fees across men’s and women’s domestic cricket, signalling an attempt to make the professional game more sustainable for a wider pool of players.
- For men, the jump is significant:
- Players will now earn Tk 1.5 lakh per match in four-day cricket
- Tk 1 lakh per One-Day game
- Tk 80,000 per T20
- Those turning out in the National Cricket League 2nd XI will receive Tk 15,000 per match, a notable step for cricketers on the fringes of the top tier who often juggle the sport with other work.
The women’s domestic structure also gets a clear financial uplift. Match fees have been set at Tk 40,000 for three-day cricket, Tk 30,000 for One-Day fixtures and Tk 20,000 for T20s. It is not parity yet, but it is a defined scale and a rare, concrete investment in the women’s pathway.
Taken together, the decisions mark a decisive shift: a unified, corporate-backed six-team competition, a T20-led launch, and sharper financial incentives across the board. The framework is on paper, the money is on the table. Now the question is whether Bangladesh’s domestic game can grow quickly enough to match the ambition of its new design.
