Dhaka Premier League

No lack of fire in Abahani’s 24th DPL triumph

Abahani completed a three-peat of the Dhaka Premier League with a commanding six-wicket victory over rivals Mohammedan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Mosaddek eyes national team return after helping Abahani win DPL

After helping Abahani Limited win the Dhaka Premier League 2024-25 with an outstanding all-round performance, their skipper, Mosaddek Hossain, has now set eyes on making a return to the national side through a similar performance in the upcoming ‘A’ team series against New Zealand.

Hridoy faces fresh ban, to miss DPL title-decider against Abahani

Mohammedan Sporting Club captain Towhid Hridoy’s suspension saga took a new turn yesterday after he was handed one demerit point for showing dissent after being given out during their Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match against Gazi Group Cricketers in Mirpur.

The Hridoy saga: As it happened

Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy's suspension in the domestic circuit has caused quite a stir in the cricket fraternity over the past few days. Here, we present the timeline that highlights how things have transpired in a chronological manner:

BCB launches investigation into alleged irregularities in DPL match

The Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and the Dhaka Premier League's (DPL) Technical Committee launched an investigation into the alleged irregularities associated with a DPL match between Gulshan Cricket Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club.

DPL clubs brace for key absences in business end

The national team are set to host Zimbabwe for a two-match Test series from April 20 to May 2, with preparations beginning as early as April 10 or 11. As a result, DPL clubs will soon lose key players selected for the Test squad, forcing them to rely on less experienced backups.

Mustafizur’s shoulder injury resurfaces, conservative treatment undertaken

According to sources close to Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), an old shoulder injury has resurfaced for the left-arm pacer who had been on a break since playing the Champions Trophy.

Fizz awaits signal to play DPL

Bangladesh’s star pacer Mustafizur Rahman is suffering from a shoulder injury and is awaiting permission from BCB’s medical department to play in the DPL.

Third-umpire mishap and ‘human error’ leads to fine for Prime Bank

Match officials have slapped a Tk 1 lakh fine on Prime Bank after an altercation between match officials and Prime Bank’s coaching staff and officials over a contentious run-out decision during the match between Prime Bank-Rupganj Tigers in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) at the BKSP Ground-4 yesterday, confirmed the CCDM.

July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023

Muktijoddha Sangsad relegated for first time

Muktijoddha Sangsad were relegated from the top-tier of professional football league for the first time following a 2-1 defeat against Chittagong Abahani in their penultimate match of the Bangladesh Premier League in Gopalganj today.

May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023

Can CWAB AGM shed some clarity?

Top cricketers of the country, including Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim, had assembled in October 2019 voicing an 11-point demand, which, if not met, would have meant boycotting of all cricketing activities.

May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023

Two clubs back out of Women's DPL at eleventh hour

The second and final day of the players' transfer for the upcoming Women's Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday, but events took an unexpected turn as two clubs, Sheikh Russel KC and Ajax SC, no-showed for the second consecutive day, signaling their withdrawal from the league and creating uncertainty among the cricketers.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023

Prantik a winner in defeat

Prantik Nawrose Nabil, member of Bangladesh’s U-19 World Cup-winning team, did something unprecedented for Prime Bank in their Dhaka Premier League’s Super League fixture against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club yesterday.

March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023

Afif amongst the runs in DPL after being dropped from national side

Bangladesh all-rounder batter Afif Hossain missed out on a fifty in Abahani LTD’s six-wicket win over rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club on Wednesday, a day after getting dropped from the national side owing to an extended run of poor form with the bat.

July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022

Regional Cricket Associations finally in the making

Following an AGM (Annual General Meeting) today, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that the constitutional changes have been made to enact the Regional Cricket Associations (RCAs), a long unfulfilled promise of the current BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon.

May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022

‘Franchise-based leagues are hurting the ODI format’

The sustainability of ODI cricket has been questioned after a number of legends of the game termed the format obsolete in the modern era.

April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019

DPL's first-round sparklers

The ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has reached its business end -- the Super League stage set to begin in a few days' time with

April 12, 2019
April 12, 2019

MSC edge into Super League

A boundary off the penultimate delivery of the match saw Mohammedan win an enthralling Dhaka Premier League (DPL) contest by one

April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019

Fizz's sparkling return in vain

The 10th round of the ongoing Dhaka Premier League (DPL) closed out yesterday with all three matches of the day being decided