Openers Parvez Emon and Khawaja Nafay smashed half-centuries and put on the highest-ever opening stand in a BPL final to propel Chittagong Kings to 194 for three against Fortune Barishal in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Friday.

Fortune Barishal skipper Tamim Iqbal won the toss and chose to field first in the final of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League against Chittagong Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.

The winners of the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League will bank Tk 2.5 crores, a Tk 50 lakh increase from the previous edition, the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Thursday.

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,” is a famous quote from American author and humourist Mark Twain that alludes to the concealing nature of statistics.

The tragedy of the Bailey Road fire which snatched away the lives of four dozen people is hard to digest, even for Dhaka-ites. Many cultural programmes seemed insipid amidst the shadow of death that loomed over one of the capital’s cultural hubs – leading to the cancellation or postponement of some.

Fortune Barishal batter Kyle Mayers and Tamim Iqbal played blistering knocks to guide their side to a comfortable six-wicket win over defending champions Comilla Victorians in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Friday. 

All the top players are available and both sides have winds in their sails, providing them the needed momentum going into the final.

Shanto became the first Bangladeshi batter to score at least 500 runs in one BPL campaign