2025 Bangladesh Premier League
This article documents a current Bangladesh Premier League. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (December 2024) |
Dates | 30 December 2024 – 7 February 2025 |
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Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Bangladesh |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 46 |
Official website | bplt20 |
The Bangladesh Premier League 2025, also known as Dutch-Bangla Bank BPL T20 2025 for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the eleventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh which is organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[2] The tournament began on 30 December 2024 and will end on 7 February 2025.
Background
[edit]The 2025 season clashed with the Big Bash League, SA20, Super Smash and International League T20.[3] There were uncertainties in this season after a sudden change of government in Bangladesh, since a few of the franchises might not be available in this season due to the aftermath of that incident.[4]
In September 2024, the ownership rights of the Dhaka franchise were acquired by Shakib Khan's Remark-Herlan Group.[5] Later on, its name was changed into Dhaka Capitals.[6][7]
Comilla Victorians did not participate.[8]
Rajshahi franchise is back after 4 years and named as Durbar Rajshahi, under a new ownership of Valentine Group.[9]
Chattogram Challengers was renamed as Chittagong Kings after its ownership was acquired by SQ Sports.[10]
The players' draft was held on 14 October 2024.[11][12][13][14][15]
Marketing
[edit]Theme
[edit]The official theme of BPL 2025 is Esho desh bodlai, prithibi bodlai (lit. 'Let's change the country, change the world'). The theme mainly recognizes the July Revolution (Bangladesh) which had occurred in July–August 2024 & also manifests the changing Bangladesh.[16]
Theme song
[edit]The theme song of BPL 2025 is "Elo BPL" composed by Bangladeshi singer Muza, featuring Raef al Hasan Rafa & rapper Hannan Hossain Shimul. Some lyrics of the song were written by the Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.[17]
Mascot
[edit]The mascot of BPL 2025 is Dana 36,[18] which is a peace beloved pigeon which has 36 feathers. The number 36 also refers to July 36 of Bangladesh, the popular non-existent date when authoritarian ruler Sheikh Hasina resigned & fled the country amidst Student–People's uprising on 5 August.
Opening music fest
[edit]The opening music fest was named "Celebrating The Festival of Youth" that occurred in Dhaka, Sylhet & Chattogram on 23, 25 & 28 December respectively.
In the Dhaka music fest, some famous singers such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Pakistan), Raef al Hasan Rafa, Xefer, Muza, Sanjoy & rapper Hannan Hossain Shimul sang. Also band Miles attended the music fest. In Sylhet music fest, some famous singers such as James with his rock band Nagar Baul, Asif Akbar, Muza, Sanjoy & Tosiba attended the music fest. In Chattogram music fest, some famous singers such as Habib Wahid, Fuad al Muqtadir with his band Fuad & Friends, Raef al Hasan Rafa, Muza & Sanjoy attended the music fest.
Teams
[edit]Team | Coach | Captain | 2024 season performance |
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Chittagong Kings | Shaun Tait | Mohammad Mithun | 4th |
Dhaka Capitals | Khaled Mahmud | Thisara Perera | 7th |
Durbar Rajshahi | Ijaz Ahmed | Taskin Ahmed | DNP |
Fortune Barishal | Mizanur Rahman Babul | Tamim Iqbal | Champion |
Khulna Tigers | Talha Jubair | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 5th |
Rangpur Riders | Mickey Arthur | Nurul Hasan Sohan | 3rd |
Sylhet Strikers | AKM Mahmud Emon | Ariful Haque | 6th |
Match officials
[edit]- Match Referees
- Umpires
- Commentary Panel
- Athar Ali Khan
- Shamim Ashraf Chowdhury
- Samannoy Ghosh
- Mazhar Uddin Omi
- Tino Mawoyo
- Aamer Sohail
- Curtly Ambrose
- HD Ackerman
- Danny Morrison
Squads
[edit]The players' draft was held on 14 October 2024.[19]
Venues
[edit]Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
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Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
Matches:12 | Matches:22 | Matches:12 |
Standings
[edit]Points Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Fortune Barishal | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1.302 | Qualified for Qualifier 1 |
2 | Chittagong Kings | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.395 | |
3 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.596 | Advanced to Eliminator |
4 | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.184 | |
5 | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −1.030 | |
6 | Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | −0.779 | |
7 | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | −1.340 |
Match summary
[edit]Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Visitor team → | CK | DC | DR | FB | KT | RR | SS |
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Home team ↓ | |||||||
Chittagong Kings | Dhaka 9 wickets | Chattogram 111 runs | Barishal 6 wickets | Chattogram 45 runs | Rangpur 33 runs | Chattogram 96 runs | |
Dhaka Capitals | Chattogram 7 wickets | Rajshahi 7 wickets | Barishal 9 wickets | Khulna 20 runs | Rangpur 40 runs | Dhaka 6 runs | |
Durbar Rajshahi | Chattogram 105 runs | Dhaka 149 runs | Barishal 7 wickets | Rajshahi 28 runs | Rajshahi 2 runs | Rajshahi 65 runs | |
Fortune Barishal | Chattogram 24 runs | Barishal 8 wickets | Barishal 4 wickets | Barishal 5 wickets | Rangpur 3 wickets | Barishal 8 wickets | |
Khulna Tigers | Khulna 37 runs | Khulna 6 wickets | Khulna 7 runs | Barishal 7 runs | Rangpur 8 runs | Khulna 6 wickets | |
Rangpur Riders | Chattogram 5 wickets | Rangpur 7 wickets | Rajshahi 24 runs | Rangpur 8 wickets | Khulna 46 runs | Rangpur 34 runs | |
Sylhet Strikers | Chattogram 30 runs | Sylhet 3 wickets | Rajshahi 5 wickets | Barishal 7 wickets | Sylhet 8 runs | Rangpur 8 wickets |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
[edit]The tournament schedule was announced by BCB on 12 November 2024.[20][21]
- Phase 1 (Dhaka)
Durbar Rajshahi
197/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
200/6 (18.1 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
- Yasir Ali (Durbar Rajshahi) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.
Rangpur Riders
191/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Capitals
151/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
203/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
166/10 (18.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
155/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
121/9 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
174/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
179/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Taskin Ahmed (Durbar Rajshahi) took the best bowling figures in the BPL.[22]
Fortune Barishal
124 (18.2 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
128/2 (15 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
219/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
114 (17.1 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
173/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Capitals
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Phase 2 (Sylhet)
Sylhet Strikers
205/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
210/2 (19 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
168/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
169/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
111 (16.3 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
113/3 (13.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
125 (18.2 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
126/3 (10.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
197/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
202/7 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
177/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
180/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
178/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
150 (19.3 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
193/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
195/7 (18.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Strikers
182/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
174/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
254/1 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
105 (15.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
203/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
173/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
186/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
178/9 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phase 3 (Chattogram)
Dhaka Capitals
139 (19.3 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
145/2 (16 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings
200/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
155/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
184/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
119 (17.3 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
164/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
131/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
121/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
122/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
209/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
202/4 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Capitals
196/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
190/7 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings
191/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
80 (14.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Capitals
149/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Fortune Barishal
167/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
160/6 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
170/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
146 (19.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
152/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
156/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Phase 4 (Dhaka)
Sylhet Strikers
116 (18.1 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
120/2 (16 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
Durbar Rajshahi
119/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
117/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Soumya Sarkar (Rangpur Riders) played his 100th BPL match.
Khulna Tigers
187/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
188/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
117/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
121/5 (16.5 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
143/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
148/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
73 (15.3 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
77/1 (6.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
220/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
174/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings
196/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
100 (15.2 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
123/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
128/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings
206/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
182/7 (20 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
[edit]Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
3 February 2025 — Dhaka | 7 February 2024 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
1 | Fortune Barishal | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
2 | Chittagong Kings | 5 February 2024 — Dhaka | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
3 February 2025 — Dhaka | |||||||||||||
3 | Rangpur Riders | ||||||||||||
4 | Khulna Tigers | ||||||||||||
- Eliminator
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Runs | Player | Team | Inns | Ave | HS | 100s/50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
485 | Tanzid Hasan | Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 44.09 | 108 | 1/4 |
444 | Mohammad Naim | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 40.36 | 111* | 1/3 |
392 | Anamul Haque | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 39.20 | 100* | 1/2 |
389 | Zakir Hasan | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 35.36 | 75* | 0/3 |
377 | Graham Clark | Chittagong Kings | 11 | 34.27 | 101 | 1/1 |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
Highest scores
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Runs | Player | Team | Against | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
125* | Litton Das | Dhaka Capitals | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 January 2025 | Sylhet |
123 | Usman Khan | Chittagong Kings | 3 January 2025 | Dhaka | |
113* | Alex Hales | Rangpur Riders | Sylhet Strikers | 6 January 2025 | Sylhet |
111* | Mohammad Naim | Khulna Tigers | Rangpur Riders | 30 January 2025 | Dhaka |
108 | Tanzid Hasan | Dhaka Capitals | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 January 2025 | Sylhet |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
Highest team totals
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Score | Team | Against | Result | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
254/1 (20) | Dhaka Capitals | Durbar Rajshahi | won by 149 runs | 12 January 2025 | Sylhet |
220/4 (20) | Khulna Tigers | Rangpur Riders | won by 46 runs | 30 January 2025 | Dhaka |
219/5 (20) | Chittagong Kings | Durbar Rajshahi | won by 105 runs | 3 January 2025 | |
210/4 (19) | Rangpur Riders | Sylhet Strikers | won by 8 wickets | 6 January 2025 | Sylhet |
209/4 (20) | Khulna Tigers | Durbar Rajshahi | won by 7 runs | 19 January 2025 | Chattogram |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most Wickets
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Wickets | Player | Team | Inns | Ovs | BBI | 5W/4W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Taskin Ahmed | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 46.2 | 7/19 | 1/0 |
20 | Faheem Ashraf | Fortune Barishal | 11 | 39.0 | 5/7 | 1/0 |
19 | Akif Javed | Rangpur Riders | 10 | 38.3 | 4/32 | 0/1 |
18 | Khaled Ahmed | Chittagong Kings | 11 | 39.5 | 4/41 | 0/1 |
17 | Khushdil Shah | Rangpur Riders | 9 | 28.0 | 3/18 | 0/0 |
Abu Hider Rony | Khulna Tigers | 10 | 37.3 | 4/44 | 0/1 |
- Source: ESPNCricinfo
Best Economy Rate
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Econ. | Player | Team | Mats. | Ovs | Runs | Wkts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.80 | Naeem Islam | Chittagong Kings | 4 | 5.0 | 14 | 3 |
5.42 | Mohammad Nabi | Fortune Barishal | 9 | 28.0 | 152 | 8 |
5.47 | Binura Fernando | Chittagong Kings | 6 | 19.0 | 104 | 4 |
5.71 | Will Bosisto | Khulna Tigers | 10 | 7.0 | 40 | 2 |
6.00 | Rahmatullah Ali | Dhaka Capitals | 1 | 4.0 | 24 | 1 |
[Bowler must bowl at least 24 balls]
- Source:ESPNCricinfo
Boundary Tracker
[edit]- As of 1 February 2025
Total 4s in the season | 1061 |
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Most 4s | Mohammad Naim (Khulna Tigers) (39) |
Total 6s in the season | 669 |
Most 6s | Tanzid Hasan (Dhaka Capitals) (36) |
- Source: Cricbuzz
Controversies
[edit]The overseas players of Durbar Rajshahi did not take the field against Rangpur Riders on 26 January 2025 due to non-payment of dues.[23][24] Judging the condition, BCB overturned the rule requiring a minimum of two foreign players in the playing XI and granted permission to Durbar Rajshahi to field a team comprising 11 local players for one match.[25][26] However, they won the match without any overseas players.[27]
There was also a payment-related issue with Chittagong Kings, as some player's cheques were bounced back several times. However, their owner acknowledged the issue, stating that he was withholding payment due to lack of self-satisfaction.[28][29]
See also
[edit]- Chittagong Kings in 2025 BPL
- Dhaka Capitals in 2025 BPL
- Durbar Rajshahi in 2025 BPL
- Fortune Barishal in 2025 BPL
- Khulna Tigers in 2025 BPL
- Rangpur Riders in 2025 BPL
- Sylhet Strikers in 2025 BPL
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