BCL team draft held

The draft of the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) was held today at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur. 

The franchise-based competition will see the teams play one-day matches after the completion of the usual four-day encounters. 

All the participating teams -- Walton Central Zone, BCB South Zone, Islami Bank East Zone and BCB North Zone -- retained six players from the previous season. 

The tournament will begin on December 10. The four-day matches will be played first in a single-league format with the top two sides playing in the final. The one-dayers will also be played in the same format. 

Here are the teams of this edition's BCL: