This article is about the domestic Twenty20 cricket
league of Bangladesh. For the top tier association football league of
Bangladesh, see Bangladesh Premier League (football).
| Bangladesh Premier League | |
|---|---|
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| Countries |  Bangladesh |
| Administrator | BCB |
| Headquarter | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2012 |
| Next tournament | 2013 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion |  Dhaka Gladiators |
| Most runs |  Ahmed Shehzad (486) |
| Most wickets | Elias Sunny (17) Mohammad Sami (17) |
| Website | bplt20.com.bd |
 2012 Bangladesh Premier League |
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Dhaka Gladiators were the inaugural champions of the BPL.
The Bangladesh Premier League was broadcasted internationally through ESPN Star Sports who made agreements to broadcast matches on a daily basis. The official channel for the BPL was Channel 9.
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History
First season
Main article: 2012 Bangladesh Premier League
The inaugural season of the tournament started on 9 February on 2012
with an opening ceremony with the first match starting on 10 February
2012 and finish with the final on 29 February 2012. A total of 33
matches were scheduled, all of which were be played at two stadiums, Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium and Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Each team played each team twice, both at home and away in a round robin system. The top four teams at the end of the round robin stage progressed to the knockout stage.[3] Sylhet and Chittagong
failed to progress to the semi finals. Rajshahi, Khulna, Dhaka and
Barishal reached semi finals. Afterwards, Dhaka took the champions
trophy beating Barishal in final.[4]Second season
Main article: 2013 Bangladesh Premier League
The second season of the tournament will begin on 17 January 2013
with a franchise auction to be held on 9 November 2012 and a player's
auction on 7 December 2012[5]. Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka will continue to host matches while the MA Aziz Stadium replaces the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong and Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna will host matches for the time in 2013. Some warm-up matches will be hosted by the Sylhet Divisional Stadium in Sylhet and Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi.
Unlike the first season there will be no icon players and the players
taking part in the player's auction will be divided into four
categories, as opposed to the two categories in the first season[6]. Each category will also have a maximum bid price as follows:| Category | Base Price (US$) | Final Price (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Golden | 75,000 | 150,000 |
| A (local) | 30,000 | 50,000 |
| B (local) | 20,000 | 30,000 |
| C (local) | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| A (foreign) | 50,000 | 75,000 |
| B (foreign) | 30,000 | 50,000 |
| C (foreign) | 10,000 | 20,000 |
League organization
6 League teams
Main article: 2012 Bangladesh Premier League squads
The 6 divisional cities were chosen as the franchise teams to
participate in the tournament. Among the 7 divisions in Bangladesh 6 of
them were chosen with the exception of Rangpur.
It has been left out as it doesn't have much cricketing background and
is a newer division. BCB is expecting full crowd support from the people
of the respective divisions.[3]The 6 divisional teams
Franchises
The minimum bidding price for each franchise is $1 million. The franchise owners are now in possession of the franchise for six years and can only sell it after three years.[1]| Team | Division | Owner(s) | Price[7] | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barisal Burners |
Barisal | Alif Group Bangladesh | US$1.01 million |  Brad Hodge |
Sarwar Imran |
 Chittagong Kings |
Chittagong | SQ Sports | US$1.20 million | Mahmudullah |
Khaled Mahmud |
 Dhaka Gladiators |
Dhaka | Europa Group | US$1.05 million | Mashrafe Mortaza |
 Ian Pont |
 Duronto Rajshahi |
Rajshahi | Digital Auto Care | US$1.07 million | Mushfiqur Rahim |
Khaled Mashud |
 Khulna Royal Bengals |
Khulna | Orion Group | US$1.10 million | Shakib Al Hasan |
 Robin Singh |
 Sylhet Royals |
Sylhet | Walton Group | US$1.06 million | Peter Trego |
Stuart Law |
Rules
There are five ways that a franchise can acquire a player. In the annual auction, buying domestic players, signing uncapped players, through trading and buying replacements. In the trading window players can only be traded with his consent. The franchise will have to pay the difference between the old contract price and the new contract price. If the new contract is worth more than the older one then the difference will be shared between the player and the franchise selling the player.- Each team will consist of 18 players
- Maximum of 8 international players, up to 5 of which will be allowed to play in a match.[1]
- Each team must contain at least one Associate player, reflecting on Bangladesh's own history as an Associate. A total of six Associate players have been signed, one each by the six franchises.[8]
- On the 20th of February the organisers allowed for teams to purchase 2 extra foreign players and 2 local players.
Statistics and records
Winners
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dhaka Gladiators | Barisal Burners | 6 |
Performance of the teams
| Team | Span | Titles | Matches | Won | Lost | No Result | Win % | For (r/o) | Against (r/o) | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal Burners | 2012 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 | 1566 / 181.0 | 1572 / 185.3 | Runners up | Runner up |
| Chittagong Kings | 2012 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 | 1423 / 189.2 | 1443 / 194.0 | fifth place | fifth place |
| Dhaka Gladiators | 2012 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 71.40 | 1431 / 188.3 | 1448 / 196.1 | Champions | Champions |
| Khulna Royal Bengals | 2012 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 66.54 | 1524 / 194.0 | 1392 / 192.0 | third place | third place |
| Duronto Rajshahi | 2012 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 77.00 | 1445 / 190.0 | 1472 / 196.3 | fourth place | fourth place |
| Sylhet Royals | 2012 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.00 | 1420 / 196.3 | 1482 / 175.1 | sixth place | sixth place |
Player signings
Main article: 2012 Bangladesh Premier League Player Auction
The first signing and auction of players for the 6 teams was held on 19 January at Hotel Radisson in Dhaka
Bangladesh. The team auction was held on 10 January 2012. Each
franchise was allowed to sign a total of 10 local players & 8
foreign players and can play up to 5 foreign players in each match. Each
franchise also have one domestic icon player in their team.Pakistan's Shahid Afridi was the priciest among the players bought for $700,000 by Dhaka Gladiators. West Indian superstar Chris Gayle was bought by Barisal Burners for $551,000. Young Bangladeshi star Nasir Hossain was the priciest among local players bought by Khulna Royal Bengal
for $200,000. The icon players of each team will get $210,000 which is
5% more than the highest paid local player Nasir Hossain.[9]Television rights and sponsorships
Broadcasting rights
As of more development on BPL 2012 T20 cricket, Virgo Media Channel 9 Bangladesh was named as the official broadcaster.| Network | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Channel 9 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| Star Cricket (Broadcast beginning February 11, 2012) |
South Asia Southeast Asia |
India, Bangladesh,  Bhutan,  Maldives,  Nepal, Pakistan,  Sri Lanka Singapore,  Hong Kong,  Papua New Guinea |
| GEO Super | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| MTV Sports | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| NTV UK[10] | England, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales |  United Kingdom,  Ireland |
| NTV UK | Northern Europe |  Austria,  Belgium,  Czech Republic,  Denmark,  Estonia,  Finland,  France,  Germany,  Hungary,  Italy,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  Norway,  Poland,  Slovakia,  Sweden,  Switzerland |
| SportsMax | Caribbean |  Anguilla,  Antigua and Barbuda,  Bahamas,  British Virgin Islands,  Barbados,  Bermuda,  Cayman Islands,  Dominica,  Grenada, Guadeloupe,  Guyana,  Jamaica, Martinique,  Montserrat,  Saint Kitts and Nevis,  Saint Lucia, Saint Martin,  Sint Maarten,  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  Suriname,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Turks and Caicos Islands,  United States Virgin Islands |
Sponsors
Bangladeshi group destiny and Boishakhi TV channel were the title sponsor the tournament.[11] The deal was signed for Tk. 7.50 crore. Hence, the tournament is known as Destiny-Boishakhi Bangladesh Premier League.[12] The official beverage for the inaugural BPL was the cola supergiant Pepsi. The hospitality partner was the Beautiful Bangladesh organization which helps to promote Bangladesh as a tourist destination. The official ice cream partner was Igloo Ice Cream. The official carrier for all the travel of BPL was United Airways who organized the traveling better games. The IT partner of the tournament was Bangladeshi firm Aamra Networks to provide internet service through wifi and bandwidth. The co-sponsor for the first BPL was Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Channel 9 was the broadcast partner for the first tournament as they streamed all the matches hosted by TV presenter Sheena Chohan. The management partner was Game On, the Indian sports company which organized the entire tournament.Statistics
Team
- Most runs in an innings: 208/5, Dhaka Gladiators v Barisal Burners, 14 February 2012.[13]
- Lowest total in an innings: 93, Chittagong Kings v Khulna Royal Bengals, 20 February 2012.[14]
- Largest victories:
- By runs: 69, Khulna Royal Bengals v Sylhet Royals, 27 February 2012.[15]
- By wickets: 10, Barisal Burners v Sylhet Royals, 10 February 2012.[15]
- By balls remaining: 44, Chittagong Kings v Barisal Burners, 16 February 2012.[15]
Individual
- Most runs in an innings: 116, Chris Gayle for Barisal Burners v Dhaka Gladiators, 14 February 2012.[16]
- Most runs in a tournament: 486, Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal Burners), 2012[17]
- Best bowling figures: 5/6 (3.2 Overs), Mohammad Sami for Duronto Rajshahi v Dhaka Gladiators, 27 February 2012[18]
- Most wickets in a tournament: 17, Elias Sunny (Dhaka Gladiators) and Mohammad Sami (Duronto Rajshahi), 2012[19]
Official website
The Bangladesh Cricket Board manages the BPL T20 portals. The official BPL website is www.bplt20.com.bd . The official fans forum is the [2]. Apart from these, a number of other sites across the internet also exist, for example, the [3] (Unofficial Community Website).References
- ^ a b c "BPL to brand Bangladesh". The Daily Star.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/547222.html
- ^ a b BPL T20 launches in February 2012 BPL Website. Retrieved 13 January 2012
- ^ [1] BPL WEBSITE
- ^ "BPL 2013 to kick off on January 17". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "BPL 2 from Jan 17". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Chittagong priciest at $1.2m". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2012/content/story/551798.html
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/550096.html
- ^ http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2012/02/ntv_confirms_te.php
- ^ BPL T20: Game On for Tk 400 crore
- ^ Destiny becomes BPL’s title sponsor BPL Website. Retrieved 3 February 2012
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Highest totals". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 - Chittagong Kings / Records / Highest totals". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Largest victories". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / High scores". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bangladesh Premier League, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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