Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings and Radio Amaar hosted an iftar party at a local hotel in the city on Sunday. The iftar was graced by Chittagong Kings’ local players from the inaugural edition of the BPL including captain and Bangladesh team vice-captain Mahmudullah Ryad and his national team mates Ziaur Rahman and
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BPL saga drags on
The on going drama surrounding the Bangladesh Premier League continued further as the members of the BPL governing council and its event management company Game On Sports Management came under fire from the involved parties on Thursday. BPL’s ticket selling and distribution right holders Shihab Trading International,
Deadline over, BPL franchises yet to pay dues
Most of the franchises of the Bangladesh Premier League are yet to submit their overseas players’ payment sheets to the governing council despite the deadline ended on Wednesday. The BPL authority asked for the sheets after many foreign players had complained that they did not receive their full payment, which tainted Bangladesh’s image
BPL franchises say ‘no’ to icons
The Bangladesh Premier League franchises raised a common voice to scrap the icon player system and to halve the limit of the foreign players’ wages from the next edition of tournament. They raised the demand during a meeting with BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal last week as they felt the prevailing system sometimes could cause ... Read more
BPL – promised lot, produced little
The recently-concluded first edition of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 had many controversies, yet to be cleared, and though it was widely believed the cricketing circle that the tournament will be a big stage for the local cricketers, little did it happen. The tournament began with the Dhaka Gladiators skipper Mashrafee bin Murtaza claiming to
Dhaka clinch BPL title
Opener Imran Nazir smashed a superb half-century to help Dhaka Gladiators lift the first ever Bangladesh Premier League title outplaying Barisal Burners by eight wickets in the final on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 141 runs, Gladiators raced to 144-2 in 15.4 overs riding on Nazir’s 75 from 43 balls, his fourth half-century in ... Read more
Late night drama breaks Kings’ hearts
The entire Bangladesh Premier League was made into a farce on Tuesday when the tournament’s governing body, in a late night meeting, ruled Barisal Burners as the fourth semi-finalist instead of Chittagong Kings. The decision was a complete reverse from the governing council’s previous clarification that said the Kings qualified as semi-finalist by virtue of ... Read more
Shehzad steers Barisal to final
Ahmed Shehzad made the most of two drop catches to score an unbeaten century leading Barisal Burners into the final of Bangladesh Premier League with an eight-wicket win over Duronto Rajshahi on Tuesday. Barisal, who were controversially given an entry in the semi-final, rode on Shehzad’s 113 off 49 balls to reach 189-2 in just ... Read more
Gladiators move into final
Khulna Royal Bengals skipper Sakib al Hasan’s valiant 41-ball 86 could not prevent his side’s 9-run defeat to Dhaka Gladiators in the second semi-final of the Bangladesh Premier League as the latter booked their place in today’s final on Tuesday. Dhaka was pumped up with the presence of Shahid Afridi, the most expensive player of ... Read more
‘A big shame’
Mushfiqur Rahim yesterday blasted the organising capacity of the BPL after the fiasco over the semifinal opponents of Duronto Rajshahi emerged only few hours before the game. The captain of the franchise that lost the first semifinal against Barisal Burners by eight wickets was understandably miffed but boldly criticised the overall mishap that has become ... Read more
Drama over BPL semi-final line-up
Heartbreak for Barisal, Chittagong sneak through The Bangladesh Premier League stoked up a major controversy on Monday when the semi-final line up was announced devoid of Barisal Burners, who thought to be qualified a day earlier. Duronto Rajshahi, Khulna Royal Bengals, Dhaka Gladiators and Chittagong Kings have completed the semi-final line up despite the last ... Read more
Fixing arrest takes BPL by storm
The arrest of a suspected Pakistani bookie took the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament by a storm on Monday as players, officials were seen busy discussing the issue. The Bangladesh Cricket Board captured Karachi resident Sajid Khan during a match on Sunday and took him to the visiting Anti-Corruption and Security Unit official before
Rajshahi finish top in group phase
Dhaka Gladiators are through to the semi-final in the Bangladesh Premier League despite a three-wicket loss to Duronto Rajshahi in their last round robin league match in Dhaka on Monday. Mohammad Sami became the first bowler to claim five wickets in BPL when he finished with a figure of 5-6 helping Rajshahi dismiss Gladiators for ... Read more
Ton-up Smith leads Khulna to big win
Dwayne Smith smashed an unbeaten century to lead Khulna Royal Bengals to a 69-run win over Sylhet Royals in the last round robin match of the Bangladesh Premier League on Monday. With the semi-final line-up already decided, the match bore little significance as Khulna had secured their berth in the knockout phase before taking the ... Read more
Afridi to join Gladiators today
Pakistani cricketers Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal are set to join Dhaka Gladiators today for their semi-final match in the Bangladesh Premier League, said the franchise on Monday. The duo are expected to land at 8:00am at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, hours before Dhaka Gladiators are scheduled to take on Khulna Royal Bengals in the ... Read more
Rajshahi first to reach semis
Duronto Rajshahi became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 with a resounding eight-wicket win over Khulna Royal Bengals in Dhaka on Sunday. The win, Rajshahi’s sixth in nine matches, gave them 12 points which means they cannot be eliminated from the group phase, though a few matches ... Read more
Hodge takes Barisal thru’
Barisal Burners became the second team to go through to the semifinals of BPL T20 yesterday when they crushed Chittagong Kings by five wickets in their last round robin game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. By reaching the victory target of 151 runs in just 15 overs, Barisal joined Duronto Rajshahi
Pakistani held on charge of BPL spot-fixing
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday detained a Pakistani citizen for his suspected involvement in spot-fixing during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League. He was handed over to the police. Karachi resident Sajid Khan arrived in Dhaka on February 10 in the guise of a cosmetic businessman and watched every BPL matches after his arrival. The ... Read more
Explosive Pollard delivers easy win
Kieron Pollard played a hurricane knock after Imran Nazir’s blitzkrieg as Dhaka Gladiators bounced back strongly with a five-wicket victory against Barisal Burners in the crucial match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Smarting from a 13-run defeat in their previous match, a low-scoring encounter against
Royals’ 2nd win
Sylhet Royals spoiled Chittagong Kings’ chance for an early entry into the semifinals of the BPL T20 with a 35-run win yesterday. It was the second win for the struggling franchise in nine games but more importantly, the loss in the evening game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium keeps Chittagong on ten points with a ... Read more