BPL
All-stars converge, rolling back the years
Three of Bangladesh’s finest cricketing talents caught up with each other at the heart of the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, ahead of a Bangladesh Premier League fixture between Rangpur Riders and Khulna Tigers. Rangpur Riders all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was busy with his side’s bowling coach Mohammad Rafique when former captain Mohammad Ashraful, now working as a TV analyst, decided to catch up with his former national teammates. Photos: Firoz Ahmed
13 February 2024, 15:38 PM
Moeen hattrick, Jacks ton power Comilla to big win
Jacks scored an unbeaten 108 off 53 balls while skipper Liton Das hit a brisk 60 off 31 balls and Moeen hit a quickfire 53 not out off 24 balls
13 February 2024, 11:00 AM
Jacks hits ton as Comilla equal highest ever total in BPL
Comilla matched Rangpur Riders’ score of 239-4 which they hit against Chittagong Vikings in the 2019 edition at the same venue.
13 February 2024, 09:12 AM
Chattogram welcomes BPL teams
The Chattogram phase of the Bangladesh Premier League starts tomorrow with defending champions Comilla Victorians taking on Chattogram Challengers in the first match of the day. All teams have travelled to the port city and a few have already trained at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today. In the day’s second game, table-toppers Rangpur Riders will face Khulna Tigers.
12 February 2024, 12:33 PM
A lot of Bangladeshis play cricket in Oman, says Bilal
Bilal, who is playing the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Chattogram Challengers, talked about his move from Pakistan and into Oman’s cricket during an interview with Abdullah Al Mehdi of
11 February 2024, 14:18 PM
Chattogram Challengers bus hit by lorry
A Chattogram Challengers' bus was hit by a lorry in Sitakunda this morning.
11 February 2024, 07:14 AM
‘Good players on good wickets will lead to good cricket’
'When you put good players on good wickets you will get to see some good T20 cricket.'
11 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Secret to Neesham’s instant success
Bangladeshi allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is also looking like getting his rhythm back, after having struggled earlier in the tournament, with a 16-ball 27 yesterday.
10 February 2024, 18:30 PM
Soumya, Mahmudullah fifties help Barishal brush aside Dhaka
Fortune Barishal batters Soumya Sarker and Mahmudullah Riyad hit fifties to help set up an easy win over bottom-placed Durdanto Dhaka in a Bangladesh Premier League fixture in Mirpur on Saturday.
10 February 2024, 16:20 PM
Rangpur win comfortably after first 200-plus total in BPL 10
Rangpur’s new overseas recruits Reeza Hendricks and Jimmy Neesham hit half-centuries to power the side to 211-3 after opting to bat first.
10 February 2024, 10:58 AM
Rangpur breach the 200-run mark in BPL
Rangpur’s new foreign recruits, South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks and New Zealand’s Jimmy Neesham, powered the side to a daunting total
10 February 2024, 09:56 AM
Shakib enters 7,000 runs club in T20s
Shakib, who was eight runs short of the feat before the match, entered the seven thousand club in 387 innings
10 February 2024, 08:42 AM
BPL Chattogram phase ticket prices revealed
The Grand Stand and Roof top tickets were the priciest of the lot, both being set at Tk 2500.
10 February 2024, 07:55 AM
Foreign hard-hitters finding life difficult in BPL
No one’s been striking at 150 consistently. So it’s about managing expectations,” said Chattogram Challengers' Kiwi batter Tom Bruce
10 February 2024, 02:00 AM
Hridoy cherishes 'opportunity to play main role'
It was a dream come true moment for Towhid Hridoy who smashed his maiden T20 hundred helping Comilla Victorians to a four-wicket win over Durdanto Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Mirpur on Friday.
9 February 2024, 20:08 PM
Hridoy smashes first century of BPL 10
Comilla Victorians batter Towhid Hridoy smashed the first century of the ongoing edition of the Bangladesh Premier League to guide his side to a four-wicket win over bottom-placed Durdanto Dhaka in Mirpur on Friday.
9 February 2024, 16:47 PM
Who told you?: Shakib counters speculations about Sri Lanka Tests
Bangladesh’s all-format skipper Shakib Al Hasan did not give a clear answer when he was asked whether he would play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka at home in March.
9 February 2024, 12:58 PM
Sylhet complete second straight win
Harry Tector made 61 off 52 balls while Ryan Burl hit an unbeaten 16-ball 32 as Sylhet chased down a 154-run target with one over to spare.
9 February 2024, 11:24 AM
Dots behind dull BPL contests
Halfway through the ongoing 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a constant feature of the country’s only franchise-based T20 competition has been low-scoring contests. And the main reason behind this could be narrowed down to the approach of the batters.
8 February 2024, 01:05 AM
Bottom-placed Dhaka lose six on the trot
Durdanto Dhaka lost their sixth Bangladesh Premier League match on the trot as they succumbed to a five-wicket loss against Sylhet Strikers in Mirpur yesterday.
7 February 2024, 16:08 PM