Jahirul Islam extended his purple patch as Duronto Rajshahi registered their third consecutive win, this time over league leaders Sylhet Royals courtesy of their five-wicket win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. Jahirul gave up his captaincy three matches ago to facilitate his batting and the decision earned him rich dividends coming into this game against ... Read more
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Anamul destroys Riders
Young Anamul Haque once again showed why he’s a brilliant prospect for the future with a stroke-filled 83 off just 46 balls that led the Dhaka Gladiators to a whopping 89-run victory over the Rangpur Riders at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Batting first Dhaka posted 217, the highest in the Bangladesh Premier ... Read more
Players receive wages, but not all from BCB
After failing several deadlines, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is still unsure whether all the players received at least 25 per cent of their payment fully as two franchises did not deposit any money to its account. Instead of paying the players through the BCB, Chittagong Kings and Sylhet Royals claimed that they have the made ... Read more
Duronto ease into win
Tamim Iqbal and Charles Coventry shared 95 runs for the opening-wicket stand as Duronto Rajshahi cantered to a seven-wicket win over Rangpur Riders in Dhaka on Monday. Tamim entertained the handful crowd at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium with his third BPL half-century and he was joined by Coventry in almost equal measure,
‘Mashrafee rested, not dropped’
Holders Dhaka Gladiators said they had rested skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza for the Chittagong Kings match on Saturday not with any ill motive but on the advice of team’s physiotherapist. Gladiators clarified their position after a section of the media raised a question about his absence in the match, which they unexpectedly lost by 54 ... Read more
Hodge, Azhar steer Burners to win
Half-centuries from Brad Hodge and Azhar Mahmood propelled Barisal Burners to a simple seven-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals, giving the struggling side some boost in Dhaka on Monday. Set a simple target after their bowlers had restricted Royal Bengals to 145-7, Burners reached 148-3 in 17.5 overs for their most convincing win this season, ... Read more
Race for last-four heating up in BPL
The race for the semi-final spots promises to be a fascinating one as the Bangladesh Premier League reached its halfway stage. All the teams have played seven games each so far with the exception of Rangpur Riders, who have played six, and the second leg of the premier T20 competition in the country promises much with ... Read more
Relieved Jahirul leads Duronto
Jahirul Islam, relieved from captaincy, scored a half-century to guide Duronto Rajshahi to their third win in the Bangladesh Premier League as they defeated Barisal Burners by four wickets in Chittagong on Saturday. Jahirul was removed from the position in order to give him the scope to focus on his game and the decision paid dividends ... Read more
Bowlers do it for Kings again
Chittagong Kings bounced back from a batting collapse to post a massive 54-run win over Dhaka Gladiators, keeping themselves afloat in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday. Kings looked heading towards a disaster when they lost five wickets in the last four overs to add just 12 runs, throwing away a good start to be ... Read more
Gladiators win it late
Holders Dhaka Gladiators remained hot on the heels of leaders Sylhet Royals after they snatched a 13-run win from the jaws of defeat over Duronto Rajshahi in Chittagong on Friday. Chasing a simple target, Duronto were poised for their third win when they raced to 99-5 with 33 needed in the last five overs, but they ... Read more
Taylor leads Kings to crushing win
A change of captaincy has brought a change in fortune for Chittagong Kings as they raced to an eight-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals at the MA Aziz Stadium on Friday. Brendan Taylor took over the rein from Mahmudullah and led the side from the front with his third fifty in the tournament as Kings made ... Read more
Pay or we’ll make you pay, BCB boss tells BPL teams
Franchises will make a mistake if they don’t clear player payments before the next deadline expires, Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan warned in Chittagong on Friday. His warning came after several franchises missed the previous deadline, ended on January 31, which caused an outcry in local and international media as players made some
Royals return to winning ways
Sylhet Royals overcame yet another initial jittery to return to wining ways in the Bangladesh Premier League when they handed Rangpur Riders a five-wicket defeat in Chittagong on Thursday. Nazmul Hossain Milon finally produced a man-of-the-match performance after being the second best performer of a match on quite a few occasions as his 45 from ... Read more
‘We’re playing for free’
Bangladesh spinner and Rangpur Riders skipper Abdur Razzak added some extra fuel to the Bangladesh Premier League payment issue on Thursday saying that they are playing virtually for free and this is having an impact on their performance. ‘We are playing free of cost. Naturally it can affect our performance as well,’ Razzak told
Burners heap more misery on Kings
Barisal Burners heaped more misery on Chittagong Kings when they posted a narrow six-run win over the struggling side in the Bangladesh Premier League in Chittagong on Thursday. Set a mammoth target after Burners put on 182-5, Kings made a positive start and were in the game until left-arm spinner Elias Sunny derailed their run ... Read more
BPL braces for another poor spell
The hopes of Khulna fans giving the Bangladesh Cricket League a rousing reception suffered a blow when very few people showed their interest in buying tickets for the matches of the tournament. Just over a month ago the people of the city went mad during the Test and one-day series between Bangladesh and West Indies ... Read more
Kings, Riders eye first win
After losing their respective first matches, both Rangpur Riders and Chittagong Kings are eager to open their account in the Bangladesh Premier League when they take on each other at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna today. Kings were shocked in their tournament opener by Duronto Rajshahi when they were handed a two-run defeat in a ... Read more
BPL ticket prices slashed
Ticket prices for the second edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) have been reduced. The decision was taken at a meeting between the tournament’s governing council and Game On Sports Management yesterday. It came in the wake of a poor turnout at the stadiums. The new rates will come into effect from the seventh game of ... Read more
Chigumbura scripts Royals win
Elton Chigumbura and Nazmul Hossain Milon turned the corner to help Sylhet Royals post a four-wicket comeback win over Duronto Rajshahi in their second Bangladesh Premier League match on Sunday. Replying to Duronto’s modest 147-8, Royals looked down and out when they had lost six wickets for 80 runs before Chigumbura joined Nazmul to stun ... Read more
PCB plays the BPL card finally
No confirmation of players arriving, tournament could be delayed After keeping Bangladesh waiting for days Pakistan has finally played its Bangladesh Premier League card on Tuesday confirming that it is unable to send its players for the Twenty20 tournament. The decision puts the future of the tournament in doubt as it left some of the franchisees ... Read more