Skipper David Warner lead the way for the Sixers but it was also Afif Hossain, his batting partner at the other end, who really gave Sylhet the momentum for a big score as they posted 165 for the loss of five wickets.

After defending champions Rangpur Riders' whopping nine-wicket win over Comilla Victorians in the sixth match of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League under the lights of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, Bangladeshi cricket fans would perhaps have been bemoaning the fact that Mashrafe Bin Mortaza retired from T20 Internationals almost two years ago.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza caused a top-order collapse for Comilla Victorians with his spell, picking up the wickets of four top-order batsmen. He removed the likes of Evin Lewis and Steve Smith but it was his Bangladesh teammate Tamim Iqbal’s wicket which held the most value for the Rangpur skipper.

BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus informs fans of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) that the tournament will be equipped with the Ultra Edge technology 'by Saturday'.

Rangpur Riders skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's best T20 bowling figures set up a dominant nine-wicket win in their Bangladesh Premier League match against Comilla Victorians

When David Warner arrived for his first press conference ahead of the start of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) -- during an event to announce his captaincy role, the Sylhet Sixers captain was in a cheeky mode as he talked about Waqar Younis’s tardiness and even the Dhaka traffic.

The match so far in pictures.

Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner both made their BPL debuts today. Both were given out after reviews which left a lot of room for doubt and worry about how the tournament will progress in regards to technology and umpiring decisions.

Pakistan star Shahid Afridi kept his cool to take Comilla Victorians to victory over Sylhet Sixers in his team’s opening Bangladesh Premier League fixtrure (BPL). Not known for his cool and collected approach, Afridi took responsibility to take his side home with an innings that surprised even Victorians coach Mohammad Salahuddin.

Shahid Afridi starred with a 25-ball 39 to take Comilla Victorians to victory over Sylhet Sixers on the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

The fans did not have to wait long today to witness the most eagerly-anticipated meeting between Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner -- both serving international bans, as they came out to represent their respective teams Comilla Victorians and Sylhet Sixers at the toss today during the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

First it was Towhid Hridoy, then the third umpire, who made an incorrect call which led to David Warner’s dismissal.

It was a rather dull start to the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League both on and off the field with no flashy opening

Ravi Bopara wishes luck to the rest of the bowlers in BPL upon De Villiers’s imminent arrival.

The country’s premier T20 competition has started with the opening match between Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Rangpur Riders and Mushfiqur Rahim’s Chittagong Vikings.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) tickets are scheduled to go on sale from today before the premier T20 competition in Bangladesh begins from January 5.

Australia’s former skipper could feature for BPL franchise Comilla Victorians after the tournament’s governing council decided that franchises will be allowed to include one player each in the lineup from outside the players’ draft.

Bangladesh’s BPL outfit Comilla Victorians signed Australia’s disgraced former skipper Steve Smith for the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League BPL), scheduled to start on January 6 next year, Victorians coach Mohammad Salahuddin confirmed to The Daily Star today.

The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will begin from January 5 next year with defending champions Rangpur Riders taking on Chittagong Vikings in the opening game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

With a majority of the franchises already having picked players outside the draft and retained a few from the previous season, the players' draft of the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League at a Dhaka hotel yesterday lost some of its charm.