There were high hopes when young Mehedi Hasan Miraz was named captain of Rajshahi Kings for the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as it would be a huge platform to prepare himself for future leadership opportunities.

Mushfiqur Rahim's 41-ball 75 took Chittagong Vikings over the line by four wickets in their clash against the Comilla Victorians in the day's second Bangladesh Premier League match.

Dhaka Dynamites remained invincible in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League as Shakib Al Hasan and his troops registered a fifth consecutive win, this time over Sylhet Sixers by 32 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

South African Robbie Frylinck has been excellent in his debut BPL season so far and BPL fans are getting enamoured by this humble cricketer already.

Khulna Titans skipper Mahmudullah Riyad was dissappointed with the outcome of the match as his side following the first Super Over in BPL history. Mahmudullah was of the opinion that his side did nothing wrong in the super over in regards to adjusting to the situation and said that it was about hitting the ball well and they did not manage to do it.

The match between Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Titans went right down the wire and resulted in the first super over in the entire tournament’s history. Chittagong then managed 11 off the super over bowled by Junaid Khan. Khulna managed to score 10 and Chittagong won by Super Over.

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The best match of the Bangladesh Premier League's sixth edition took place on the best wicket so far and coincided with the largest crowd in Mirpur, which witnessed history as a bowler doing the low-profile first-division rounds just last year became the first to take a hattrick on BPL debut yesterday.

An unknown entity among Bangladeshi cricket lovers, 22-year-old Aliss Al Islam bagged a brilliant hat-trick under pressure in his debut Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match, which initially seemed likely to end as a bitter and hollow experience.

Comilla Victorians usurped Rajshahi Kings by five wickets thanks to Shahid Afridi and Anamul Haque in the 10th match of the Bangladesh Premier League today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Aliss Al Islam is an unknown entity among cricket lovers in Bangladesh. He has previously featured in first Division and it was Dhaka Dynamites coach Khaled Mahmud -- no doubt impressed with the bowler’s net session exploits, who picked him for his BPL debut in the match against Rangpur Riders. While he did not have the best of starts -- dropping Mohammad Mithun twice in the same over, the end was sweet as he slipped into wonderland from blunderland.

Debutant Al Islam Aliss clinched a debut hattrick to hand Shakib Al Hasan’s Dhaka Dynamites a brilliant victory under intense circumstances as they overcame Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Rangpur Riders by just 2 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Things looked glum for debutant Al Islam Aliss as he dropped Mohammad Mithun twice in the same over. With Rangpur Riders needing 26 off three overs though, he turned the game on its head with a brilliant hattrick -- only the second hattrick in the BPL and the first by a debutant in the tournament – during a beautifully bowled 18th over.

The Bangladesh Premier League Dhaka phase has seen low turnouts since the tournament began but that changed with the first weekend match of the season as Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Rangpur Riders and Shakib Al Hasan’s Dhaka Dynamites -- the two finalists of last season -- came face to face.

Steve Smith will be unavailable for Comilla Victorians for the next two Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) fixtures as the former Australia captain suffered an elbow injury. Smith was scheduled to fly for Sydney yesterday night, however, the right-hander is expected to rejoin Comilla during the BPL's Sylhet phase beginning on January 15.

It was important to bounce back after the first match. After winning two matches in a row, the boys are confident ahead of tomorrow's match. Hopefully, we will replicate what we have done in game two and game three.

The match timings for the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League has been changed and the new schedule will take effect from January 12 onwards, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday.

After yesterday's rest day, the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League resumes today and an exciting day of cricket seems to be on the cards as the top two teams

English right-handed batsman Ian Bell is a veteran having played nearly 300 matches, even as he has not featured for the England national side recently. He said that it will be great for English cricketers to play in the Bangladesh Premier League. The 36-year old was roped in by Shakikb Al Hasan’s Dhaka Dynamites and he spoke about how BPL can help young English cricketers.

Comilla Victorians have won one match and lost one so far in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and their long batting lineup is yet to perform up to expectations. Comilla coach Mohammad Salahuddin said that the onus is on the local players to come up with the goods.