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.
Comilla Victorians advisor and former Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes stated Liton Das became more consistent with his form over the years since the English man left his post as the Tigers' head coach after the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup.
With less than three days to go for the start of the Bangladesh Premier League, some of the players and support staff of the franchises have tested Covid-19 positive, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief physician Debashish Chowdhury.
Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal showed confidence in his fitness and expressed his views over the absence of the Decision Review System (DRS) during the jersey unveiling ceremony of Minister Dhaka ahead of the 2022 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today.
Cumilla Victorians head coach Mohammad Salahuddin stated that he has a lot of things to learn from former Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes who joined the franchise as their advisor today.
Former Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes joined Comilla Victorians for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League and was seen during the team’s training session today.
The Decision Review System (DRS) will be unavailable for the upcoming eighth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), scheduled to begin on January 21.
Fortune Barishal replaced Sri Lanka’s Danushka Gunathilaka with West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League after the former could not acquire a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
The upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will see former ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza team up with Bangladesh T20I captain Mahmudullah Riyad and ODI captain Tamim Iqbal at Dhaka and both Riyad and Tamim were glad that the three will be able to play together for the same team.
Prior to the start of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players’ draft that is taking place at a city hotel today, the big names -- Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mustafizur Rahman -- were picked through direct signing by their respective franchises.
