Fortune Barishal were handed a show-cause notice by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after their skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday skipped the official pre-final photoshoot that usually requires captains of the two finalists to be framed with the tournament trophy a day before the final.
Like its past seven editions, the eighth iteration of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League was full of drama, controversy and action.
After an early flurry of runs, Fortune Barishal bowlers managed to curb Comilla Victorians batters’ strokeplay to restrict them to 151 for nine in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final in Mirpur yesterday.
Comilla Victorians grabbed the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League trophy as they beat Fortune Barishal by a single run in a thrilling final of the franchise-based T20 tournament played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur tonight.
Yesterday, when Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan did not show up at the photo session event, which featured the two captains of the Bangladesh Premier League finalists, eyebrows were raised at first and confusions further amplified when two different versions behind Shakib's absence were relayed to the media.
Just a day ahead of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final, Fortune Barishal skipper Shakib Al Hasan was absent in the photo session event on Thursday that required captains of two BPL finalists framed alongside the trophy.
Comilla Victorians registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over Chattogram Challengers in the second Qualifier and reached the final of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Comilla Victorians opener Sunil Narine smashed the fastest fifty in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in their ongoing Qualifier 2 against Chattogram Challengers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Khaled Mahmud Sujon mentioned he was surprised to know about Tamim Iqbal’s reluctance in playing further T20Is.
Chris Gayle, the self-styled Universe Boss, is in Dhaka now and vows to 'do his thing for Fortune Barishal in the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League.
Chattogram Challengers opened their account with a 30-run victory against Minister Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) fourth match played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Hot-favourites Comilla Victorians have kicked off their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign with a two-wicket win against Sylhet Sunrisers at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Following an impressive batting display by top-order batters, Thisara Perera’s brilliant cameo innings helped Khulna Tigers beat Minister Group Dhaka by five wickets in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) game that had all the elements for an exciting T20 contest in Mirpur today.
Despite some hitches along the way, Shakib Al Hasan-led Fortune Barishal were able to register a four-wicket victory over Chattogram Challengers in the opening match of the eighth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
Confusion arose regarding Nurul Hasan Sohan's exclusion from the starting eleven of Fortune Barishal in the opening match of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today.
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Mushfiqur Rahim, the leading run-scorer in the history of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), is determined to break his BPL trophy jinx this time.
“Mushfiqur is probably the smartest and toughest cricket brain in Bangladesh and it’s a privilege to work with people like that,” former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener said of the Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman today.
