Bangladesh Premier League

BPL playoffs race heating up

The knockout stage of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is beginning to take shape, with all teams except Durdanto Dhaka having three more league matches left to play.
16 February 2024, 00:30 AM

High-scoring games always pleasing for batters: Neesham

Rangpur Riders all-rounder Jimmy Neesham embraced the frequency of long-awaited high-scoring contests in the second half of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). 
15 February 2024, 15:18 PM

‘Nothing exceptional, not bad either’: Razzak on finding future stars in BPL

National selector Abdur Razzak said today that nothing exceptional had been found yet so far in the ongoing BPL in terms of finding new stars.
14 February 2024, 14:06 PM

A lot of Bangladeshis play cricket in Oman, says Bilal

Bilal, who is playing the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Chattogram Challengers, talked about his move from Pakistan and into Oman’s cricket during an interview with Abdullah Al Mehdi of
11 February 2024, 14:18 PM

Chattogram Challengers bus hit by lorry

A Chattogram Challengers' bus was hit by a lorry in Sitakunda this morning.
11 February 2024, 07:14 AM

Soumya, Mahmudullah fifties help Barishal brush aside Dhaka

Fortune Barishal batters Soumya Sarker and Mahmudullah Riyad hit fifties to help set up an easy win over bottom-placed Durdanto Dhaka in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture in Mirpur on Saturday.
10 February 2024, 16:20 PM

Hridoy cherishes 'opportunity to play main role'

It was a dream come true moment for Towhid Hridoy who smashed his maiden T20 hundred helping Comilla Victorians to a four-wicket win over Durdanto Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur on Friday.  
9 February 2024, 20:08 PM

High-flying Mohammedan stutter at Rahmatganj

Mohammedan Sporting Club missed an opportunity to go top of the Bangladesh Premier League following a 1-1 draw against Rahmatganj MFS at the Birshrestho Ft Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Friday.
9 February 2024, 14:43 PM

Who told you?: Shakib counters speculations about Sri Lanka Tests 

Bangladesh’s all-format skipper Shakib Al Hasan did not give a clear answer when he was asked whether he would play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home in March.
9 February 2024, 12:58 PM

Dots behind dull BPL contests

Halfway through the ongoing 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a constant feature of the country’s only franchise-based T20 competition has been low-scoring contests. And the main reason behind this could be narrowed down to the approach of the batters.
8 February 2024, 01:05 AM

The concern ahead of T20WC summarised by BPL

Much had been made about Bangladesh’s T20I fortunes in the past. The ongoing BPL was supposed to be the platform for local batters to find more T20 gear in their batting, but so far the tournament itself has not been able to induce excitement.
8 February 2024, 01:00 AM

Bottom-placed Dhaka lose six on the trot 

Durdanto Dhaka lost their sixth Bangladesh Premier League match on the trot as they succumbed to a five-wicket loss against Sylhet Strikers in Mirpur yesterday. 
7 February 2024, 16:08 PM

Comilla’s Aamer Jamal takes season’s first fifer in Khulna win 

Pakistan’s pace sensation Aamer Jamal did not take long to make his mark in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as his five-wicket haul against Khulna Tigers helped the Liton Das-led side to their fourth win of the season in Mirpur on Wednesday.
7 February 2024, 11:43 AM

Shakib the batter resurfaces

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan found some respite from his recent struggles with the bat this Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and got among the runs in the match against Durdanto Dhaka yesterday.
6 February 2024, 18:05 PM

Expected exodus sees onus on locals grow

The second Dhaka phase of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) begins today where the focus will be on how the franchises deal with the imminent exodus of foreign players and can local players step up to fill that void.
6 February 2024, 01:00 AM

‘We are humans, not machines’

Pakistan batter Mohmmad Rizwan’s ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) stint with Comilla Victorians has not gotten off to the best of starts.
6 February 2024, 00:55 AM

Standard of pitches needs to improve in BPL: Babar

Rangpur Rider batter Babar Azam acknowledged the substandard nature of the wickets offered in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and said that it needs improving to elevate the standard of the tournament.
5 February 2024, 14:48 PM

Sylhet outfield a cause for concern

The picturesque Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) is gradually turning into an injury trap for cricketers due to its ‘below average’ outfield littered with unwanted grass.
3 February 2024, 18:18 PM

Mohammedan end Kings’ proud home record

Mohammedan Sporting Club ended Bashundhara Kings' unbeaten home record with a 1-0 win in a fascinating Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
3 February 2024, 16:30 PM

Malik’s resurgence after controversial exit

Fortune Barishal’s Shoaib Malik marked his return to the Bangladesh Premier League with a match-winning all-round display which helped his side to a five-wicket win over Khulna Tigers in Sylhet today.
3 February 2024, 15:29 PM