DPL 2024

'Team bonding' gives 9.8cr-powered Abahani edge

Amid the ongoing heatwave, while the rest of the coaches looked tense as the Dhaka Premier League fixtures at BKSP hung in balance yesterday, Abahani coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon looked at ease, his calmness embodied by Mosaddek Hossain’s knock that helped clinched the title. Despite the team’s financial muscle, there is more to it than meets the eye in Abahani’s 23rd title, says coach Mahmud as he spoke to Abdullah Al Mehdi of The Daily Star.
1 May 2024, 01:00 AM

A woman umpire and a click-hungry media

Though the match ended well for Jessy, things took a turn for the unexpected once the media took over. 
29 April 2024, 15:30 PM

'Difficult to play like this': Sujon after losing 12 players

Abahani head coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon lamented the departure of 10 first-team players from his side ahead of a Dhaka Premier League Super League contest against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at BSKP Ground-4 on Tuesday. 
29 April 2024, 12:32 PM

Heatwave defers DPL schedule

The third round of the ongoing Super League phase of the Dhaka Premier League was rescheduled and pushed back by two days due to the severe heatwave that has been sweeping across the country in recent weeks.
26 April 2024, 14:20 PM

Liton and Hridoy score contrasting half-centuries in Abahani win

Abahani batters Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy adopted vastly contrasting approaches while chasing a meagre 179-run total in their five-wicket win over Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Super League of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
22 April 2024, 14:24 PM

I watch every match Mustafizur plays in IPL: Shoriful 

Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam said he follows every game his national teammate Mustafizur Rahman plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
22 April 2024, 13:11 PM

DPL Super League begins on Monday

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) action moves into the Super League phase following Eid holidays, starting on Monday.
20 April 2024, 18:15 PM

Partex survive as Super League lineup confirmed

Partex Sporting avoided relegation league by picking up a three-wicket win against Rupganj Tigers Cricket Club in their Dhaka Premier League game at BKSP 3 today while the Super League lineup has been finalised as Abahani Limited, Shinepukur Cricket Club, Mohammedan Sporting, Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Prime Bank and Gazi Group Cricketers made the top six in the standings.
19 April 2024, 15:03 PM

Concussion sub stirs controversy in DPL

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) encounter between Shinepukur Cricket Club and Legends of Rupganj at BKSP’s ground-3 yesterday flared up following a concussion-substitute controversy, serving as another reminder about the state of the country's premier one-day competition.
18 April 2024, 16:30 PM

DPL awaits Super League boost after Eid break

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL) entered a week-long break for the Eid holidays after the conclusion of the ninth round matches yesterday and with just two rounds to go in the league phase, a lack of competitiveness has been the overarching trait of this year’s DPL so far.
8 April 2024, 01:00 AM

Tamim hits fourth half-century in DPL

Prime Bank Cricket Club opener Tamim Iqbal notched his fourth half-century of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League, helping his side to a four-wicket win over Partex Sporting Club at BKSP Ground-4 on Wednesday.
3 April 2024, 14:42 PM

Abahani extend unbeaten streak with win over Mohammedan

Abahani extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches as they beat archrivals Mohammedan comprehensively by eight wickets at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah.
2 April 2024, 13:23 PM

Bijoy ton guides Abahani to easy win over Gazi Group

Abahani opener Anamul Haque Bijoy notched up his 19th List A ton to guide his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Gazi Group Cricketers in the ongoing Dhaka Premier League at BKSP Ground-3 in Savar on Saturday
30 March 2024, 15:02 PM

Gazi Group, Legends of Rupganj hold nerves

Two of the three Dhaka Premier League fixtures churned out thrillers on Monday.
18 March 2024, 15:15 PM

Tamim fails at three for Prime Bank, openers Dipu and Emon hit tons 

Prime Bank Cricket Club (PBCC) batter Tamim Iqbal managed a 15-ball 16 after coming to bat at three for his side in a Dhaka Premier League encounter against Brothers Union in BKSP yesterday. 
14 March 2024, 13:53 PM

Mushfik takes four as Mohammedan beat City Club 

Mushfik returned four for 43 and had help from Ariful Islam, who scalped three, to help bundle out City Club for 197 after Mohammedan posted a 241-run target.
12 March 2024, 14:34 PM

Big names win big on DPL’s opening day

The Dhaka Premier League got underway across venues in the city yesterday and the big clubs made their presence felt, picking up easy wins.
11 March 2024, 18:05 PM

Focus on Shakib, Tamim as DPL begins

Members of the Bangladesh national team will not be available immediately for the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPL), starting from today across three venues, but the hype around the lone fifty-over club-based domestic competition of the country will not be dulled as star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and opener Tamim Iqbal are set to feature from the beginning of the tournament.
11 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Shakib available for DPL

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had recently asked to be rested from the Sri Lanka series due to his persisting eye problem.
16 February 2024, 14:55 PM

DPL’s no foreigner policy a cloudy scenario

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s premier one-day competition, would be played without any foreign stars as the majority of the 12 clubs had asked for it, Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) had announced in a press conference on Tuesday.
16 February 2024, 01:10 AM