Fortune Barishal’s Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday quipped about his side being labelled as the ‘team of elderlies’ after the Tamim Iqbal-led side, also including veteran Mahmudullah Riyad, cemented their spot in the final of the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.

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. 

Comilla stayed true to the formula that had gotten them success earlier in the tournament and seemingly paid the price.

Here is a look at the fans in Mirpur for the final through the lenses The Daily Star’s Firoz Ahmed:

Comilla are already the most successful team in the tournament’s history with four titles and have a chance to extend their trophy count to five.

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

The Bangladesh Premier League will award Tk 2 crores to the winners of the 10th edition of the tournament which is the same as the amount presented in the previous edition. 

Mustafizur has claimed 11 wickets in nine matches for Comilla so far in this season

Rising Stars speaks with the creative mind behind the jersey – Mahir Sarowar Megh.

Fortune Barishal batter Mushfiqur Rahim was baffled at the instances when his skipper Tamim Iqbal and Rangpur Riders' star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan got booed by their respective fans during several matches in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League. 

Fortune Barishal pacer James Fuller and batter Mushfiqur Rahim starred in the second qualifier of the Bangladesh Premier League to beat Rangpur Riders by six wickets in Dhaka on Wednesday.

The rivalry between Tamim and Shakib only intensifies the hype of the fixture.

‘You couldn’t hit one boundary!’. In the 2022 BPL final, Towhid Hridoy of the Fortune Barishal was on strike against Comilla Victorians pacer Shohidul Islam for the last three balls of the match with his side seven runs away from victory.

Bangladesh national football team captain Jamal Bhuiyan has signed for Abahani for the rest of the Bangladesh Premier League 2024 season, the club’s acting director Kazi Nabil Ahmed confirmed to The Daily Star on Tuesday.

Raja shared his views on the state of BPL, Bangladesh cricket, and more, in an interview with The Daily Star.

Tamim remained unbeaten on 52 off 43 balls while Mayers hit a quickfire 50 off 26 balls as Barishal cruised to 136-3 in 14.5 overs

In the first of the day’s two matches, Fortune Barishal and Chattogram Challengers are facing off in the eliminator

“By saying that I’m not among the runs, do you mean to say that I was supposed to score heavily in 12 out of 12 matches?”

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has likened the Bangladesh Premier League to a circus, saying he does not even watch the franchise T20 tournament. The Sri Lankan born coach also said some of the players who play in the BPL are not of any standard, during an interview with ESPNcricinfo.

'I have the desire to represent Bangladesh across all three formats as I don’t want to confine myself to a particular format'