2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League

The 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was an edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a List A cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. It was the sixth edition of the tournament with List A status, although almost 35 seasons have been played before achieving the status. It started on 8 March, and concluded on 23 April 2019. Directly before the List A tournament started, the inaugural edition of the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League took place, featuring the same twelve teams.

2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League
Dates8 March – 23 April 2019
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsAbahani Limited (3rd title)
Participants12
Matches84
Most runsSaif Hassan (814)
Most wicketsFarhad Reza (38)

Abahani Limited were the defending champions. They won the tournament, finishing ahead of Legends of Rupganj on net run rate. It was their third List A title, and their 20th overall in the history of the competition. In their final match of the tournament, they beat Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by nine wickets. Soumya Sarkar scored 208 not out, the highest individual total in List A cricket in Bangladesh, and the first double century in List A cricket by a Bangladeshi batsman. Sarkar's innings also contained 16 sixes, also a record for a List A innings in Bangladesh. Sarkar and Jahurul Islam scored 312 runs for the opening wicket, which was another record for a List A match in Bangladesh.

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