DPL

Raja claims best ever figure by a Bangladeshi in List A cricket

Raja claimed 8-23 in 6.3 overs to bundle out Sheikh Jamal for a mere 71 in 21.3 overs after Prime Bank had posted 270

Abahani seal DPL title with win against Sheikh Jamal

Abahani batters Anamul Haque Bijoy and Afif Hossain scored half-centuries to guide their side to a four-wicket win over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at the BKSP Ground-4 on Tuesday.

Umpiring controversy in Bangladesh cricket / Two umpiring debuts and an unspoken truth

Why the starkly different reactions to the same occurrence, you may ask. And the answer is painfully obvious, hidden in plain sight but remains unspoken.

'Difficult to play like this': Sujon after losing 12 players

Abahani head coach Khaled Mahmud Sujon lamented the departure of 10 first-team players from his side ahead of a Dhaka Premier League Super League contest against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club at BSKP Ground-4 on Tuesday. 

‘Umpiring didn’t cause any controversy’

Jessy shared her experience of officiating in her first DPL game and spoke about her upcoming assignments in an interview with The Daily Star

Mohammedan prolong Abahani’s wait

Rony struck a career-best 141 off 131 deliveries while Mahidul Islam Ankon’s 50 and Mehedi Hasan Miraz’s brisk cameo, a 29-ball 53, helped Mohammedan to 317 for six

Fielder's foot on the rope, still Mushfiqur out caught

The incident happened at the 33.4 over mark of the Prime Bank innings when Mushfiqur’s lofted shot against off spinner Nayeem Hasan was caught at deep mid-wicket by Abu Haider Rony, who mounted a terrific effort rolling to the ground while taking the catch.

Shakib likely to play in Super League: Chief selector

“Shakib will return to Bangladesh by the end of this month. There is a possibility of him playing one or two matches in the DPL. Then he will join the team,” Lipu told the reporters in Mirpur today

The DPL factor in players’ workload management

“It’s very hot out here but that’s what we have to play through,” said Abahani pacer Shoriful about playing in the searing heat in Mirpur yesterday

February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024

DPL’s no foreigner policy a cloudy scenario

The Dhaka Premier League (DPL), the country’s premier one-day competition, would be played without any foreign stars as the majority of the 12 clubs had asked for it, Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) had announced in a press conference on Tuesday.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

No foreigners in Dhaka Premier League this year

Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) announced yesterday that the next edition of the List-A competition Dhaka Premier League (DPL) will not have any foreign players as most clubs were uninterested to bear the expense of overseas recruits.

December 16, 2023
December 16, 2023

Shakib signs two-year deal with Sheikh Jamal DC 

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has signed a two-year contract with Dhaka Premier League (DPL) side Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. 

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

The rot in domestic cricket and its consequences

While sifting through the wreckage of Bangladesh’s disastrous World Cup campaign in India to find out what caused the team to crash and burn out in the competition, there are many apparent reasons that come in sight.

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 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

Abahani regain DPL title

After 145-run opening partnership between Naim Sheikh (68) and Anamul Haque Bijoy (72), out-of-favour Afif Hossain took the charge during his unbeaten 53-ball 60 to spoil Jamal’s back-to-back title party

May 13, 2023
May 13, 2023

An undeniable need to restore club cricket’s charm

A rivalry is many things but, most crucially, from a sporting sense, it sets off the sparks that gets the attention, pulls in the crowds and becomes a topic of discourse.

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.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

Shakib ‘not following IPL that much’

“I am not following IPL that much…I am busy with the [Dhaka] Premier League (DPL),” Shakib, who is featuring for Mohammedan in the DPL, told the reporters during the opening of a coffee shop in the capital on Tuesday

March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023

Naim strikes ton as Abahani crush Mohammedan; Rupganj’s Babu bags hattrick, fifer

Naim Sheikh struck an unbeaten century to help Abhani Limited clinch a comfortable six-wicket win over archrivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Dhaka Premier League on Wednesday.