Followers of this season's Bangladesh Premier League can hope to see some entertaining cricket from Rangpur Riders' dashing batsman Chris Gayle when the tournament resumes at Mirpur today. However, the 'Universe Boss' has been nowhere near his trademark self in the last five matches he played for Rangpur.

Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed bagged another four-wicket haul today while Sabbir Rahman struck the highest knock by a Bangladesh batsman in the BPL this season as Sylhet Sixers posted 194 on the board against Rangpur Riders today.

Farhad Reza came to the crease and blitzed 18 off six deliveries as Rangpur Riders chased down Sylhet Sixers’ 194 total with four wickets to spare to climb to third in the BPL standings after their seventh game.

After scoring a match-winning 42-ball 73, Comilla Victorians’ opener Tamim Iqbal came to the post-match press conference and said, after two consecutive ducks, he was ‘very nervous’ before taking the crease.

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance helped Dhaka Dynamites return to winning ways as they recorded a six-wicket win over Sylhet Sixers in yesterday's first Bangladesh Premier League game at the Sylhet International Stadium.

One of the themes of the BPL's sixth edition so far has been the underperformance of local players in relation to the foreign stars as well as those of the Bangladesh national team.

Taskin Ahmed's BPL has been a bit hit-and-miss so far, but yesterday's match against Dhaka Dynamites was definitely a hit for the Sylhet Sixers pacer.

Slow pitches ill-suited to T20 cricket have been a feature of this year's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), with pitches that aid strokeplay becoming the exception rather than the norm so far in the sixth edition. With all of the national players who will leave for New Zealand next month for a full tour shortly after the BPL concludes, the pitches present a bigger concern beyond diminishing the T20 spectacle.

The three big names that created the buzz at the start of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) were those of former Australian captain Steven Smith, his former deputy David Warner and South African maestro AB de Villiers, all three playing for the first time in the tournament.

Tamim Iqbal shone brightest on a day that saw sparkling half-centuries from Shakib Al Hasan, David Warner and Junaid Siddique and Comilla Victorians repaid their star opener with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Khulna Titans in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match at the Sylhet International Stadium last night.

The reason behind Shakib’s such gratitude towards the creator was later explained by Dhaka’s manager Azam Iqbal during the post-match press conference.

Coach Steve Rhodes is not oblivious to Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sarkar’s abilities with the bat but reckons that his versatility may be the reason why Soumya does not have a fixed position in the batting order.

Rangpur Riders have just two wins from six matches in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) but new arrival AB De Villiers is hoping that his team can make it to the knockout rounds. The BPL is a new experience for the South African and he expected some fireworks in the Bangladesh condidtions which has not produced quite enough runs yet.

At 20 minutes past midnight Sylhet Sixers gave their official announcement that the captain of the side, David Warner will return to Australia after the Sylhet phase of the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

The Bangladesh Premier League is all set to enter its 11th edition today when holders Abahani meet NoFel SC, but the country's top-flight professional football league continues to struggle to mould itself into a model based on professionalism despite starting its journey over a decade ago.

We were desperate to win the last game. I was not able to fulfill the responsibility given to me in the last game but we badly needed a

For most organisations and events, five times is usually enough to get the process right. The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is currently in its sixth edition and it was not unreasonable to hope that the BPL governing council (GC) would finally be able to stage a season not blighted by controversy after five editions that were compromised by one gaffe or another.

Defending champions Rangpur Riders, who currently sit third from bottom on the Bangladesh Premier League table, already had an illustrious list of players with both local and international talents at their disposal. However, after one of the most feared batsman on the planet -- AB de Villiers-- joined their ranks yesterday, the franchise has surely increased in lustre.

It was learned from the official website of Surrey County Cricket Club that the England opener Jason Roy, who plays for the County side, will fly out from London on Thursady to join Sylhet Sixers.

Rangpur Riders are lying in fifth spot in this season’s BPL after six matches with their batting being the weak link so far despite their bowlers consistently doing the job. Their top-order have collapsed in some matches and dangerman Chris Gayle is yet to fire. Rangpur Riders coach opined that once the ‘Universe Boss’ keeps going, he will be a gale force of nature but the team’s emphasis should be on the collective responsibility of scoring runs in the top-order.