Players like Babar provide the type of quality that franchises can bank upon.

The controversy arose as concussion substitute Croospulle was not part of the 15-man Dhaka squad submitted before the toss.

Khulna won both of their contests so far.

Here are some moments captured from the match by The Daily Star’s photographer, Firoz Ahmed.

As things stand, the broadcasting rights are still difficult to sell and franchises do not have a share of tickets which hinders branding.

Nagar Baul, led by James, was the biggest attraction

The left-hander showed great consistency in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Sylhet Strikers, being among the top run-getters in the tournament with 374 runs

The Bangladesh Premier League is at its business end of proceedings as teams at the bottom half of the table face do-or-die situations to make the top four, while teams at the top half look to consolidate their positions eyeing the Qualifiers.

At a time when most of his former teammates have retired from the sport and switched professions, the 40-year-old Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has rubbished the notions of age slowing players down as he is still going strong delivering standout performances for the teams he plays for around the world.

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan had announced on September 11 that the board would stage the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on its own from December 6 and name the domestic T20 tournament after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to commemorate the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council (GC) announces that the seventh edition of the BPL will be part of a new cycle that will require a ‘fresh franchisee agreement/contract’, meaning that deals struck by franchises -- like Shakib Al Hasan’s high-profile move to Rangpur Riders – is not been endorsed by the governing council.

Chittagong Vikings will not participate in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) scheduled to begin from December 6 this year. DBL Group decided to step aside from the ownership of the franchise and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have issued tender looking for interested parties.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's Rangpur Riders look to have hit top gear when it matters most, confirming first place in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a whopping nine-wicket victory over Comilla Victorians in their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday.

An unbeaten 54 from opener Tamim Iqbal guides Comilla Victorians to a seven-wicket win over Chittagong Vikings in a rare low-scoring match of the Chattogram leg of the BPL.

Comfort matters to AB de Villiers and he spoke of why the Riders outfit suits his kind of cricket.

The Rangpur Riders top-order hit form as Rangpur Riders overhauled the target of 182 posted by Khulna Titans. Alex Hales hit a 29-ball 55 at the top before De Villers hit reigned with his brand of T20 shots. Chris Gayle ensured the victory by getting amost the runs with a half-century.

Englishman Laurie Evans powered his way to Bangladesh Premier League’s first ton of the season to see his side post 176 runs for the loss of three wickets against Comilla Victorians at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium today.

The Sylhet phase of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League ended yesterday in contrasting fashion to how it had started. While the first two days of the Sylhet leg saw mostly low-scoring encounters, the final two days provided the crowd with what they love most -- exciting, high-scoring matches.

After scoring a match-winning 42-ball 73, Comilla Victorians’ opener Tamim Iqbal came to the post-match press conference and said, after two consecutive ducks, he was ‘very nervous’ before taking the crease.