[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Comilla Victorians crowned champions of Bangladesh Premier League 2019

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Squads:

Khulna Titans: Mahmudullah, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Carlos Brathwaite, Dawid Malan, Ali Khan, Jahurul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin, Zahir Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Subashis Roy, Junaid Siddique, Tanvir Islam Mahidul Islam Ankan, Lasith Malinga, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor

Rajshahi Kings: Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Zakir Hasan, Qais Ahmed, Christiaan Jonker, Soumya Sarkar, Fazle Mahmud, Arafat Sunny, Alauddin Babu, Isuru Udana, Laurie Evans, Marshall Ayub, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Ryan ten Doeschate, Seekugge Prasanna, Mohammad Sami

Chittagong Vikings: Sunzamul Islam, Sikandar Raza, Luke Ronchi, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Shahzad, Robbie Frylinck, Mosaddek Hossain, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan, Cameron Delport, Dasun Shanaka, Mohammad Ashraful, Robiul Haque, Yasir Ali, Nihaduzzaman, Najibullah Zadran, Shadman Islam

Dhaka Dynamites: Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Hazratullah Zazai, Andre Russell, Rubel Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Rony Talukdar, Shuvagata Hom, Andrew Birch, Ian Bell, Qazi Onik, Mizanur Rahman, Asif Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Naim Sheikh

Sylhet Sixers: Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Liton Das, Sohail Tanvir, David Warner, Sandeep Lamichhane, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Irfan, Nabil Samad, Ebadat Hossain, Alok Kapali, Jaker Ali, Gulbadin Naib, Andre Fletcher, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Pat Brown, Nicholas Pooran

Comilla Victorians: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoaib Malik, Asela Gunaratne, Liam Dawson, Abu Hider, Anamul Haque, Mehedi Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Evin Lewis, Waqar Salmakhai, Amer Yamin

Rangpur Riders: Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, AB de Villliers, Shafiul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Rilee Rossouw, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Abul Hasan, Fardin Hossain, Benny Howell, Oshane Thomas



Pakistani players:

Khulna Titans: Yasir Shah

Rajshahi Kings: Mohammad Sami

Sylhet Sixers: Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan

Comilla Victorians: Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Aamer Yamin



Schedule

Phase 1 (Dhaka) - (5 January - 13 January 2019): Sher-e-Bangla Stadium

5 January 2019: Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings

5 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rajshahi Kings


6 January 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sixers

6 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Rangpur Riders.


8 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Khulna Titans

8 January 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders


9 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Chittagong Vikings.

9 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Rajshahi Kings.


11 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders

11 January 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Rajshahi Kings


12 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Khulna Titans

12 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Sylhet Sixers


13 January 2019: Rangpur Riders vs Rajshahi Kings

13 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Comilla Victorians


Phase 2 (Sylhet) - (15 January - 19 January 2019): Sylhet International Cricket Stadium

15 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Rajshahi Kings

15 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Comilla Victorians


16 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rajshahi Kings

16 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Rangpur Riders


18 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Dhaka Dynamites

18 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Comilla Victorians


19 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Rangpur Riders

19 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Khulna Titans


Phase 3 (Dhaka) - (21 January - 23 January 2019): Sher-e-Bangla Stadium

21 January 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Rajshahi Kings

21 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Chittagong Vikings


22 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Rangpur Riders

22 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Comilla Victorians


23 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Rajshahi Kings

23 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Sylhet Sixers.


Phase 4 (Chittagong) (25 January - 30 January 2019): Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

25 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Rajshahi Kings

25 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Rangpur Riders.


26 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Khulna Titans

26 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Rajshahi Kings

28 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Comilla Victorians

28 January 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders


29 January 2019: Rangpur Riders vs Rajshahi Kings

29 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Comilla Victorians.


30 January 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Dhaka Dynamites

30 January 2019: Sylhet Sixers vs Rajshahi Kings


Phase 5 (Dhaka) (1 February - 8 February 2019) – Sher-e-Bangla Stadium

1 February 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Comilla Victorians

1 February 2019: Chittagong Vikings vs Sylhet Sixers


2 February 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders

2 February 2019: Dhaka Dynamites vs Khulna Titans


4 February 2019: Eliminator (Third-ranked team vs Fourth-ranked team in the point table)

4 February 2019: Qualifier 1 (First-ranked team vs Second-ranked team in the point table)


6 February 2019: Qualifier 2 (Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator)


8 February 2019: Final (Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2)


9 February 2019: Reserve Day (Final)

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Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings


Chittagong Vikings have won the toss and have opted to field


Rangpur Riders Squad: Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam


Chittagong Vikings Squad: Playing XI:

Mohammad Shahzad, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Sikandar Raza, Robbie Frylinck, Nayeem Hasan, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed

[Sami92]

I am going to talk about 3 issues.

Number 1, the timing of the matches. I see the Friday (holiday) matches will be played at 2 PM & 7 PM local time. Matches on other days will be played at 12.30 PM & 5.20 PM local time. Now, when you're able to held the matches at 2 & 7 PM local time then why would you have placed the other days matches at an inconvenient 12.30 PM & 5.20 PM local ? I can understand the double headers to accommodate all the matches. Generally, the offices run until 5/6 PM. You want them to attend at least the evening matches and 5.20 PM is tricky.

The ideal double header times are 4.30 PM & 8.30 PM local like the IPL. I'm assuming the early start is due to the fogg. But 12.30 PM & 5.20 PM starts are a big letdown from me when you are going to play Friday matches at 2 PM & 7 PM. For me, all matches should be played at 2 PM & 7 PM.

Number 2, as the first match of the double header will be missed by the office going people, I believe the matches/extended highlights should be uploaded on online platform, maybe after a few days of the match.

Number 3, the quality of the pitches should be improved. Slow low pitches in T20s is a bit disappointing from an audience perspective. You want to see 4s and 6s being hit and runs ranging from 160-180. The high scoring IPL pitches should be replicated. On another front, I'm glad that BPL has reverted to 4 overseas in the XI. 5 overseas in the XI and playing mostly overseas allrounders were totally pushing the local players on a minor role and it was difficult to unearth local potential. 4 overseas in the XI is welcomed.

Now coming to the first match, why there is no Chris Gayle & AB De Villiers in the Rangpur Riders playing XI ?

Thoughts ?

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Rangpur Riders vs Chittagong Vikings


Chittagong Vikings have won the toss and have opted to field


Rangpur Riders Squad: Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Mohammad Mithun (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam


Chittagong Vikings Squad: Playing XI:

Mohammad Shahzad, Cameron Delport, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Sikandar Raza, Robbie Frylinck, Nayeem Hasan, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed

RGR 98-all out (20.0 Ovs) CRR: 4.9

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RGR 98 (20.0 Ovs)
CHITTAGONG 101/7 (19.1 Ovs) CRR: 5.27
Chittagong Vikings won by 3 wkts

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Match: Dhaka vs Rajshahi, 2nd Match, Bangladesh Premier League 2019

Date:Saturday, January 05, 2019

Toss:Rajshahi Kings won the toss and opt to bowl


Dhaka Dynamites Squad: Playing XI:Hazratullah Zazai, Sunil Narine, Rony Talukdar, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Mizanur Rahman, Nurul Hasan (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Mohor Sheikh, Rubel Hossain

Rajshahi Kings Squad: Playing XI:Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Hafeez, Christiaan Jonker, Laurie Evans, Zakir Hasan (wk), Mehidy Hasan (c), Alauddin Babu, Qais Ahmad, Arafat Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman


DHAKA 189/5 (20.0 Ovs)
RAJSHAHI 29/1 (3.0 Ovs) CRR: 9.67 REQ: 9.47
Rajshahi Kings need 161 runs

Mohammad Hafeez c Nurul Hasan b Rubel 29(28) [4s-4]

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DHAKA 189/5 (20.0 Ovs)
RAJSHAHI 61/7 (11.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.55 REQ: 14.33
Rajshahi Kings need 129 runs in 54 balls


Mohammad Hafeez c Nurul Hasan b Rubel 29(28) [4s-4]

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DHAKA 189/5 (20.0 Ovs) RAJSHAHI 106-all out (18.2 Ovs)

Dhaka Dynamites won by 83 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Hazratullah Zazai

[Executioner]

BPL is worst among the big leagues after PSL(only because of UAE)

No snicko, LED stumps, early morning matches

[MenInG]

Today's games

6 January 2019: Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sixers


Comilla Victorians: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shoaib Malik, Asela Gunaratne, Liam Dawson, Abu Hider, Anamul Haque, Mehedi Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Mosharraf Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Evin Lewis, Waqar Salmakhai, Amer Yamin


Sylhet Sixers: Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Liton Das, Sohail Tanvir, David Warner, Sandeep Lamichhane, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Fabian Allen, Mohammad Irfan, Nabil Samad, Ebadat Hossain, Alok Kapali, Jaker Ali, Gulbadin Naib, Andre Fletcher, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Pat Brown, Nicholas Pooran

6 January 2019: Khulna Titans vs Rangpur Riders

Khulna Titans: Mahmudullah, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Carlos Brathwaite, Dawid Malan, Ali Khan, Jahurul Islam, Shariful Islam, Taijul Islam, Al-Amin, Zahir Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Subashis Roy, Junaid Siddique, Tanvir Islam Mahidul Islam Ankan, Lasith Malinga, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor

Rangpur Riders: Mashrafe Mortaza, Nazmul Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, AB de Villliers, Shafiul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Farhad Reza, Mehedi Maruf, Ravi Bopara, Rilee Rossouw, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Abul Hasan, Fardin Hossain, Benny Howell, Oshane Thomas

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Shoaib Malik 13 runs, took no wickets

Afridi batting on 16, took 1 wicket

SYL 127/8 (20.0 Ovs)
COMILLA 101/6 (17.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.94 REQ: 9
Comilla Victorians need 27 runs in 18 balls

[Canford Cliffs]

BPL is worst among the big leagues after PSL(only because of UAE)

No snicko, LED stumps, early morning matches

Agreed. Tried to watch it for 10 mins and must admit, it looked awful. Surprised to see likes of Smith, Warner, ABDV, Gayle etc playing in such an inferior league. Well, money makes people do weird things.

[Abdullah719]

Afridi cameo takes Comilla to victory

Shahid Afridi starred with a 25-ball 39 to take Comilla Victorians to victory over Sylhet Sixers on the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

It turned out to be another low-scoring encounter in the early afternoon kick-off during the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League as Comilla Victorians defeated Sylhet Sixers by four wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Tamim Iqbal played a handy 34-ball 35 at the top of the innings before a cameo knock from Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi saw Comilla overhaul the required runs after restricting Sylhet to 127 for 8.

The match was touted as the clash between Australia duo Steve Smith and David Warner – both serving international bans after a ball-tampering row last year that rocked Australia cricket -- as they led their respective teams out in the middle. The duo are playing their first season in the country’s premier T20 competition and were handed the captaincy of their respective sides. The two captains, all smiles in the lead-up to the match did not have the best debut as both fell for low scores. Warner did not have the rub of the green when he was wrongly given out after a mix-up with his batting partner Towhid Hridoy. Smith was given out after a review was taken as the ball had appeared to deflect slightly after moving past his bat. The decision left questions in viewer’ minds.

Sylhet started badly after being sent in to bat, losing Liton Das for 1 before the mix-up saw Warner leave. Towhid himself struggled to get going, perhaps the captain’s dismissal still playing on his mind and was out leg-before after a struggling 24-ball 8. Sabbir Rahman fell to a poor shot before Nicholas Pooran and Alok Kapali’s 66-run stand for the sixth-wicket allowed Sixers to reach 127 for 8 wickets. Pooran hit a 26-ball 41, laced with five fours and two sixes while Kapali contributed with a 20-ball 19.

Comilla did not have the best of starts either, losing Evin Lewis (5) and Imrul Kayes (0) in quick succession. Smith joined the steady Tamim at the other end to take the score past 50 before he nicked Al Amin through to the wicket-keeper Liton Das. Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane then bagged Shoaib Malik and Anamul Haque to bring Sylhet back into the game. Tamim had been carrying the innings but the second mix-up of the match took place between him and Shahid Afridi. Pooran’s direct hit saw Tamim walk and it was left to Afridi to take Sixers to victory and he did it in style. He took Mohammad Irfan for 10 with a six and a four in the same over (17th) in which Tamim fell. Taskin Ahmed was lofted over mid-off for six before a slash over point in the next delivery got the equation in Sixers’ favour. Afridi then hit the penultimate ball of the last over, bowled by Kapali for four to seize the win.

https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/...ictory-1683748

[The cricket enthusiast]

Agreed. Tried to watch it for 10 mins and must admit, it looked awful. Surprised to see likes of Smith, Warner, ABDV, Gayle etc playing in such an inferior league. Well, money makes people do weird things.

smith and Warner are desperate for some cricket practice before they get selected.
if not for that tampering saga smith would've never played Bpl.

[Salma_T]

And pundits in Aus are losing it that they are playing in bpl when they should have been playing the BBL especially as it was the day Aus were asked to follow on first time since late 80s.

[Prince of Pakistan]

What's the use of banning Warner and Smith? They are earning money everywhere. Wouldn't it have been better to fine them and use their services in Aus's favour? Could have avoided the humiliation they received from India.

[Executioner]

Agreed. Tried to watch it for 10 mins and must admit, it looked awful. Surprised to see likes of Smith, Warner, ABDV, Gayle etc playing in such an inferior league. Well, money makes people do weird things.

BPL has poor production quality but the environment is great for the players considering the crowd and all. Ofcourse money too

[SensiblePakFan]

Afridi always pulls through, just when u think he doesnt have it in him, another MOM award.

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Comilla Victorians coach Mohammad Salahuddin after Shahid Afridi's match-winning 39 not out off 25 balls “I did not think that Afridi would bat so sensibly. I hope he will play this sensibly in the whole tournament" #BPL #cricket pic.twitter.com/lOkGCmmPLW

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) January 6, 2019

[The Viper]

BPL is worst among the big leagues after PSL(only because of UAE)

No snicko, LED stumps, early morning matches

Shame to hear. They have a good overseas contingent.

[Prince of Pakistan]

Anyone got a video of Afridi's innings?

[Abdullah719]

Anyone got a video of Afridi's innings?

Towards the end of the video.

[iPakistani]

One thing I'm surprised of is the production quality, it is 10 times better than the PSL. For a UK viewer like myself it comes on a HD channel with crisp clear quality, PSL has always been on PTV with cameras that seem to go to only 480p.

[Varun]

Towards the end of the video.

Wow - Smith and Warner are the two opposing captains! #SandPaperTwins

[BDfanforever]

Agreed. Tried to watch it for 10 mins and must admit, it looked awful. Surprised to see likes of Smith, Warner, ABDV, Gayle etc playing in such an inferior league. Well, money makes people do weird things.

BPL has poor marketing out of all the leagues, otherwise it has much better potentials. Warner and Smith needs all the exposure to cricket as possible.

Besides I am assuming they were paid at least around $200k for few weeks of play plus 5 star hotel treatment and staying relevant in cricket is way better than sitting in a bench counting stars.

[BDfanforever]

Rilee Rossouw is one of South Africa's best bat, he would been handy for RSA in the World Cup.

[TM Riddle]

Why such a poor crowd?

[MABA]

One thing I'm surprised of is the production quality, it is 10 times better than the PSL. For a UK viewer like myself it comes on a HD channel with crisp clear quality, PSL has always been on PTV with cameras that seem to go to only 480p.

PSL is produced in HD and the the North American broadcast is also in HD. Its a shame that they air it on PTV in the UK since PTV does not do HD broadcast. Try watching it on Cricketgateway. Its only $10 for the entire tournament and its in HD.

[Prince of Pakistan]

Towards the end of the video.

Not available here.

[Executioner]

Why such a poor crowd?

12:30 start to the first match. Compare that with IPL where it begins at 4.

Also the matches in the beginning are in Mirpur where the fans are sick and tired of international games over and over again. Expect better crowds in other cities

[Speedster1]

Anyone got a video of Afridi's innings?

https://youtu.be/MkJzA6iaDSE

[Speedster1]

Afridi always pulls through, just when u think he doesnt have it in him, another MOM award.

His commitment can never be doubted. Always gives 100%. If only our current batch of players had this mentality too. Over their 'talent' any day

[Sami92]

Disappointed to see no sign of AB De Villiers & Chris Gayle in the first 2 matches of the Rangpur Riders. Any updates on them ? I saw Gayle in the dressing room in Riders' 2nd match. Is he injured/unwell ?

[Arham_PakFan]

Disappointed to see no sign of AB De Villiers & Chris Gayle in the first 2 matches of the Rangpur Riders. Any updates on them ? I saw Gayle in the dressing room in Riders' 2nd match. Is he injured/unwell ?

Apparently De Villiers will only play 7 matches in the BPL. Maybe this is why he isn't in the lineup. Could be arriving later.

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If there are seven teams named after seven cities then there should be matches in all seven places. But it can be seen that all matches are being held in just three places-Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong. What about matches in four other places viz. Comilla, Rangpur, Khulna , Rajshahi ? If it is because of logistical/ infrastructure reasons, then that needs to be addressed otherwise it looks like trying to somehow ape other leagues without possessing the necessary infrastructure.

[TM Riddle]

12:30 start to the first match. Compare that with IPL where it begins at 4.

Also the matches in the beginning are in Mirpur where the fans are sick and tired of international games over and over again. Expect better crowds in other cities

Reasoning behind it? It's preposterous to think about starting T20 games this early in Subcontinent.

[Executioner]

Reasoning behind it? It's preposterous to think about starting T20 games this early in Subcontinent.

Trying to limit the extent of dew but totally not worth the early start. People have work.

[giri26]

Teams:

Dhaka Dynamites (From): Hazratullah Zazai, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Andre Russell, Nurul Hasan(w), Shuvagata Hom, Rony Talukdar, Mizanur Rahman, Mohor Sheikh, Rubel Hossain, Rovman Powell, Andrew Birch, Ian Bell, Qazi Onik, Asif Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Mohammad Naim, Shahadat Hossain

Khulna Titans (From): Paul Stirling, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah(c), Ariful Haque, Carlos Brathwaite, Jahurul Islam(w), Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Zahir Khan, Ali Khan, Dawid Malan, Al-Amin, Sherfane Rutherford, Subashis Roy, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Tanvir Islam, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor

I am sure Yasir is not playing today though.

[giri26]

Teams:

Comilla Victorians (From): Tamim Iqbal, Evin Lewis, Imrul Kayes, Steven Smith(c), Shoaib Malik, Anamul Haque(w), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Shahid, Liam Dawson, Ziaur Rahman, Thisara Perera, Mosharraf Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Waqar Salamkheil, Aamer Yamin

Rangpur Riders (From): Rilee Rossouw, Mehedi Maruf, Alex Hales, Mohammad Mithun(w), Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Abul Hasan, Sheldon Cottrell, Fardeen Hasan, Sean Williams

Shahid Afridi will be in action today for Comilla Victorians.

[MenInG]

Teams:

Dhaka Dynamites (From): Hazratullah Zazai, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Andre Russell, Nurul Hasan(w), Shuvagata Hom, Rony Talukdar, Mizanur Rahman, Mohor Sheikh, Rubel Hossain, Rovman Powell, Andrew Birch, Ian Bell, Qazi Onik, Asif Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Mohammad Naim, Shahadat Hossain

Khulna Titans (From): Paul Stirling, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah(c), Ariful Haque, Carlos Brathwaite, Jahurul Islam(w), Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Zahir Khan, Ali Khan, Dawid Malan, Al-Amin, Sherfane Rutherford, Subashis Roy, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Tanvir Islam, Yasir Shah, Brendan Taylor

I am sure Yasir is not playing today though.

DHAKA 192/6 (20.0 Ovs) KHULNA 87-all out (13.0 Ovs)

Dhaka Dynamites won by 105 runs

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Hazratullah Zazai

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Toss: Rangpur Riders opt to bowl

Comilla Victorians

Tamim Iqbal, Evin Lewis, Imrul Kayes, Steven Smith, Mahedi Hasan, Shoaib Malik, Anamul Haque, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Shahid

Rangpur Riders (Playing XI): Rilee Rossouw, Chris Gayle, Mehedi Maruf, Mohammad Mithun(w), Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam

[Canford Cliffs]

Looks like a total flop show this year's BPL. Lack of public interest, below par coverage, poor pitches and awful playing conditions, basically everything a T20 league should not have is available in BPL. On top of that, because BD is a 10th rank t20 side and borderline minnows in that format, the local talent are abysmal. Mind you, you can hire best of international players but local talent is key to have a successful T20 league. I think this will be the last edition of BPL unless they change things drastically.

[Smbhayi]

So Afridi is gone when I think at last he bat with sensibility, he just hit him 4 and six goes for another one and he's gone.. BTW the six is just clears the ropes but it was 84 meters long.. did they playing in a big ground..

[iPakistani]

Comilla Victorians 63 all out, Tamim making 4, Steve Smith and Shoaib both making 0.

Afridi the standout performer with 25 off 18 balls.

The rest of the team combined made 34 runs.

[SensiblePakFan]

pretty horiffic

[latecut]

Abysmal one sided matches. 63 all out ! What kind of excitement can there be in such a match.

[giri26]

First game today:

Sylhet Sixers vs Chittagong Vikings

Teams:

Chittagong Vikings (From): Mohammad Shahzad(w), Cameron Delport, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim(c), Sikandar Raza, Mosaddek Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Robbie Frylinck, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, Luke Ronchi, Robiul Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Najibullah Zadran, Shadman Islam

Sylhet Sixers (From): Liton Das(w), David Warner(c), Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Nicholas Pooran, Alok Kapali, Taskin Ahmed, Sandeep Lamichhane, Al-Amin Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Andre Fletcher, Nasir Hossain, Nabil Samad, Fabian Allen, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Ebadat Hossain, Gulbadin Naib, Patrick Brown, Jaker Ali

Mohammad Irfan and Sohail Tanvir are part of Sylhet Sixers Squad and might get a game today.

[giri26]

Second Game:

Khulna Titans vs Rajshahi Kings

Teams:

Rajshahi Kings (From): Mohammad Hafeez, Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Zakir Hasan(w), Christiaan Jonker, Mehidy Hasan(c), Qais Ahmad, Alauddin Babu, Arafat Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Sami, Ryan ten Doeschate, Isuru Udana, Kamrul Islam, Marshall Ayub, Fazle Mahmud

Khulna Titans (From): Paul Stirling, Junaid Siddique, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudullah(c), Ariful Haque, Carlos Brathwaite, Jahurul Islam(w), Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Zahir Khan, Ali Khan, Brendan Taylor, Dawid Malan, Al-Amin, Subashis Roy, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Tanvir Islam

Mohammad Hafeez and Mohammad Sami will be playing for Rajshahi Kings today in the second game.

[Executioner]

Looks like a total flop show this year's BPL. Lack of public interest, below par coverage, poor pitches and awful playing conditions, basically everything a T20 league should not have is available in BPL. On top of that, because BD is a 10th rank t20 side and borderline minnows in that format, the local talent are abysmal. Mind you, you can hire best of international players but local talent is key to have a successful T20 league. I think this will be the last edition of BPL unless they change things drastically.

Borderline minnow has 3-3 record in T20Is against world champions last year.

[light]

Just tried to watch the match where Smith and Warner were playing. Needless to say, terrible all around. And the color contrast looks like this was being shown from the early 90's. It's 2019, where are the flamboyant color.

[Mainul]

Where 170 plus score is a regular in big bash, our BPL is producing 63 and below par scores.

[Abdullah719]

Warner batting for Sylhet, Irfan also playing.

[WengerOut]

Borderline minnow has 3-3 record in T20Is against world champions last year.

I believe those 3 are the only games the "world champions" won last year against any team.

[latecut]

I believe those 3 are the only games the "world champions" won last year against any team.

Yes, "World champions"in T20 are themselves on the verge of becoming minnows, especially in longer formats.

[MenInG]

A special temporary courthouse at Dhaka's main cricket stadium expelled 20 punters for placing illegal bets during the first three days of the Bangladesh Premier League, an official said Wednesday.

Betting is illegal in Bangladesh but rampant during cricket matches, where gamblers exploit a brief delay between live play and the official broadcast of results to place frantic bets.

Those caught are hauled from the stands and tried on the spot by judges stationed at stadiums across the cricket-mad South Asian country during international matches and the lucrative Twenty20 BPL tournament.

The temporary court at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium fined 20 gamblers and barred them from the grounds in the first three days of the BPL, which started Sunday.

Six Indians were among those slapped with fines up to 4,000 taka ($48) for infringements, said executive magistrate Imrul Hasan, the judge who presided at the special court.

"They were caught on the grounds placing live bets with their mobile phones. They will not be allowed to watch any more BPL games this season," he said.

Nearly 80 spectators were thrown out of BPL matches for placing bets using mobile phones during the last edition of the Twenty20 franchise. At least a dozen were foreigners.

The Bangladesh tournament has lured foreign stars with top-notch salaries to play the short format league, including Australian big hitters Steve Smith and David Warner.

The BPL was dogged by match-fixing scandals and delayed pay for some foreign players after it started in 2011. After a one-year suspension in 2015 it has been staged without serious controversy.

The BPL finishes February 8.

https://www.afp.com/en/news/824/bang...um-doc-1c32cd1

[Executioner]

I believe those 3 are the only games the "world champions" won last year against any team.

Haha that is actually not way too far from the truth.

But their side has immense potential with new group

[MenInG]

Today's games

Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders, 9th Match

Teams:

Rangpur Riders (From): Chris Gayle, Mehedi Maruf, Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Mithun(w), Ravi Bopara, Benny Howell, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Sohag Gazi, Nazmul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Alex Hales, AB de Villiers, Nahidul Islam, Nadif Chowdhury, Abul Hasan, Sheldon Cottrell, Fardeen Hasan, Sean Williams

Dhaka Dynamites (From): Hazratullah Zazai, Sunil Narine, Rony Talukdar, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Shuvagata Hom, Nurul Hasan(w), Mizanur Rahman, Mohor Sheikh, Rubel Hossain, Ian Bell, Qazi Onik, Andrew Birch, Asif Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Mohammad Naim, Rovman Powell, Shahadat Hossain



Comilla Victorians vs Rajshahi Kings, 10th Match

Teams:

Rajshahi Kings (From): Mohammad Hafeez, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan(c), Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Zakir Hasan(w), Fazle Mahmud, Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmad, Arafat Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman, Christiaan Jonker, Alauddin Babu, Marshall Ayub, Kamrul Islam


Comilla Victorians (From): Tamim Iqbal, Evin Lewis, Imrul Kayes, Steven Smith(c), Shoaib Malik, Anamul Haque(w), Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Shahid, Mosharraf Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Sanjit Saha, Waqar Salamkheil, Aamer Yamin, Ziaur Rahman

[MenInG]

DHAKA 183/9 (20.0 Ovs), RGR 181/9 (20.0 Ovs)

Dhaka Dynamites won by 2 runs

[MenInG]

Mohammad Hafeez batting at the moment

Comilla Victorians Squad: Playing XI:Tamim Iqbal, Evin Lewis, Imrul Kayes (c), Shoaib Malik, Anamul Haque (wk), Shahid Afridi, Liam Dawson, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mahedi Hasan, Abu Hider Rony, Mohammad Shahid

Rajshahi Kings Squad: Playing XI:Mohammad Hafeez, Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan (c), Soumya Sarkar, Laurie Evans, Zakir Hasan (wk), Fazle Mahmud, Isuru Udana, Qais Ahmad, Arafat Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman

[MenInG]

3 wickets for Afridi in 3 overs so far

[Zeeraq]

Shahid Afridi finished the inning with the figures of 4-1-10-3.

[Adijazz1706]

Lala the evergreen legend

[Shandarchowka]

3 wickets for Afridi in 3 overs so far

Lala still good enough to steamroll some of the minnow sides

[Smbhayi]

What's with Afridi and Dawson... They seems to be in same team in every league..

[hadi123]

What's with Afridi and Dawson... They seems to be in same team in every league..

Yep. Hampshire they were together. Zalmi they have been together. Now together in BPL. Were they together in T10? I don't follow that joke of a tournament alhamdilullah

[iPakistani]

Afridi 3 games played , 2 man of the match awards. Legend.

[BDfanforever]

Bangladesh will be good playing ground for Afridi. A lot of people likes him over there and he also gets paid good salary there.

[The Viper]

What's with Afridi and Dawson... They seems to be in same team in every league..

Malik, Afridi and Smith all playing for same team as well in BPL and in PSL with Multan.

[MenInG]

Today's games:

Chittagong Vikings vs Khulna Titans, 11th Match

Teams:

Khulna Titans (From): Paul Stirling, Junaid Siddique, Jahurul Islam(w), Mahmudullah(c), Dawid Malan, Ariful Haque, David Wiese, Taijul Islam, Shariful Islam, Subashis Roy, Zahir Khan, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Tanvir Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Carlos Brathwaite, Al-Amin, Junaid Khan

Chittagong Vikings (From): Mohammad Shahzad(w), Cameron Delport, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim(c), Sikandar Raza, Mosaddek Hossain, Robbie Frylinck, Nayeem Hasan, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Jayed, Khaled Ahmed, Robiul Haque, Yasir Ali, Nihaduzzaman, Najibullah Zadran, Shadman Islam


Dhaka Dynamites vs Sylhet Sixers, 12th Match

Teams:

Dhaka Dynamites (From): Hazratullah Zazai, Sunil Narine, Rony Talukdar, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mizanur Rahman, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Nurul Hasan(w), Shuvagata Hom, Rubel Hossain, Aliss Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Mohor Sheikh, Mohammad Naim, Naim Sheikh, Asif Hasan, Qazi Onik

Sylhet Sixers (From): Liton Das(w), David Warner(c), Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Afif Hossain, Nicholas Pooran, Alok Kapali, Taskin Ahmed, Sandeep Lamichhane, Al-Amin Hossain, Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanvir, Towhid Hridoy, Fabian Allen, Nabil Samad, Ebadat Hossain, Jaker Ali, Gulbadin Naib, Andre Fletcher, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Patrick Brown

[MenInG]

[Smbhayi]

Yep. Hampshire they were together. Zalmi they have been together. Now together in BPL. Were they together in T10? I don't follow that joke of a tournament alhamdilullah

thinks in APL too...

[Hasan2K8]

Go! Sylhet Go! Sixers!

[Hasan2K8]

What an amazing team work, brilliant athleticism and awareness by Andre Russell, then to pull it back to Pollard who also showed great awareness running towards it, and catch that to get the dangerman Gayle out like that.

https://youtu.be/7EmIB0PkBxY

[MenInG]

Junaid Khan one wicket off 2 overs already for Khulna

KHULNA 151/6 (20.0 Ovs)
CHITTAGONG 100/4 (15.0 Ovs) CRR: 6.67 REQ: 10.4
Chittagong Vikings need 52 runs in 30 balls

[Canford Cliffs]

This surely has to be one of the worst leagues in cricket? Looks like Steve Smith was finding an excuse for escape. BCB should hv invested this money on developing their first class cricket and not creating this farce.

[Abdullah719]

This surely has to be one of the worst leagues in cricket? Looks like Steve Smith was finding an excuse for escape. BCB should hv invested this money on developing their first class cricket and not creating this farce.

Yeah 'finding an excuse for escape' by requiring elbow surgery and being out for 2 months.

[MenInG]

KHULNA 151/6 (20.0 Ovs), CHITTAGONG 151/8 (20.0 Ovs) Match tied -

Chittagong Vikings won the Super Over

[Hasan2K8]

Sylhet v Dhaka. Dhaka won toss elected to bat. Big crowds in.

Dhaka 173-7

Sylhet needs 174 to win. Come on. Should be a good chase.

David Warner to score a ton..!!

[MenInG]

Sohail Tanvir 1 wicket in 4 overs for 21 runs

[Hasan2K8]

Warner out good catch at the boundary by Pollard. Hit it well but unfortunately its Pollard there! Any other fielder its a six!