Khulna Tigers became the fourth and last team to confirm their playoff berth in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League T20 after they beat Dhaka Capitals by six wickets during their last league match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The National Sports Council (NSC) formed a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate the non-payment of players in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League T20 (BPL), an NSC release confirmed on Wednesday.

Fortune Barishal confirmed a top-two finish in the league stage of the Bangladesh Premier League after hammering Dhaka Capitals by nine wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

In an attempt that could be equated to putting a band aid on a bullet wound, the governing council of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) held a meeting with the franchise owners yesterday, to address the many scandals that have overshadowed the on-field action in the ongoing tournament.

The latest episode of Pitch Perfect brings you an in-depth discussion of the disappointing plight of the BPL and its future.

The non-payment issue of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is now getting global attention with chief executive officer of the World Cricketers' Association (WCA) Tom Moffat blasting the BPL for being a ‘repeat offender’ and expressing his disappointment at the ordeal.

With shorter boundaries, flatter wickets and weaker bowling attacks, there have been plenty of runs on offer for the batters in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and many local batters have cashed in, evidenced by the fact that eight of the top 10 run-getters so far are Bangladeshis.

Dawid Malan’s quickfire half-century and a composed finish from Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nabi powered Fortune Barishal to a five-wicket win over Khulna Tigers in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka today.

The controversy-ridden ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) reached a new low yesterday after Durbar Rajshahi failed to field any foreign players – an unforeseen occurrence in the tournament history – for their match against Rangpur Riders in Mirpur.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to take legal action against Durbar Rajshahi after their foreign players refused to show up at the match venue citing non-payment issues which forced them to play with only local players against Rangpur Riders in Mirpur on Sunday.

Durbar Rajshahi have named a playing XI without any foreign players for their match against Rangpur Riders in Dhaka today after their foreign players reportedly refused to turn up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium alleging payment issues.

The players’ non-payment issue in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is refusing to die down as on Friday Chittagong Kings admitted that they are yet to pay anything to Bangladesh cricketer Parvez Hossain Emon due to “personal reasons”.

Khulna Tigers skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz scored a responsible half-century to help his side to a six-wicket win over Sylhet Sixers at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.

Durbar Rajshahi put their off-field troubles away and pulled off a 24-run win over league leaders Rangpur Riders in a Bangladesh Premier League group-stage fixture at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud, also a former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), has seen all the corridors of BCB, club cricket and franchise cricket in the country. Mahmud, who is coaching Dhaka Capitals in what has been a lacklustre campaign in the Bangladesh Premier League so far, gave his insights about the ongoing payment issues in the BPL, the state of his team and their star batter Liton Das, and Dhaka’s club cricket scenario in an interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:

Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain revealed he was suffering from a lack of confidence under previous head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, a period which he feels had held him back from performing consistently. 

Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain revealed he was suffering from a lack of confidence under previous head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, a period which he feels had held him back from performing consistently. 

Chittagong Kings' Naeem Islam delivered with bat and ball to help his side to a 111-run win over Durbar Rajshahi in a Bangladesh Premier League group-stage fixture in Chattogram on Monday.

Fans were presented with another sampling of it when Sylhet Strikers’ frontline pacer Al-Amin Hossain played no part in their group-stage fixture against Dhaka Capitals in Chattogram on Monday despite being named in the playing eleven. 

Rangpur Riders star Alex Hales played his last game for the franchise in the current edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on January 9 in Sylhet. Just three days later, he appeared for Desert Vipers against Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20 in Abu Dhabi.