2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League
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| Dates | 6 January – 16 February 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (4th title) |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) |
| Most runs | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) (516) |
| Most wickets | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders) (17 Wickets each) |
| Official website | bplt20 |
The Bangladesh Premier League 2023, also known as BPL Season 9 or Ispahani BPL 2023 Powered by Minister Group (for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). In July 2022, after the International Cricket Council accommodated the month of January and February for this league in its Future Tours Programme, the BCB announced the schedule of the BPL for the next three seasons.[1] Accordingly, the ninth season was scheduled to be held from 5 January to 16 February in 2023.[2] BCB also decided to increase the number of teams to 7 and to sell the franchise rights for 3 years from this season.[3]
BCB announced the list of franchise owners in September 2022, with five of the previous six franchises retaining ownership and the return of Rangpur Riders after two seasons.[4] On 24 December 2022, BCB announced the fixtures for this season with two matches to be played per day in the group stage and having reserve days for all of the knockout matches.[5]
In the final, Comilla Victorians defeated Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets to win their second successive and overall fourth title.[6]
Draft and squads[edit]
Before the draft Fortune Barishal signed up 10 players through direct recruitment, the most by any team. Unmukt Chand, former Indian cricketer also registered for the draft, being the only Indian so far to have registered in BPL's players' draft.[7] Before the draft, each team was allowed to recruit directly only one domestic player and unlimited number of foreign players.[8][9]
The players' draft was held on 23 November 2022.[10]
Each team are allowed to pick up a minimum of 12 players from the draft, at least ten local players and two foreign players. But there is no maximum limit of picking up foreign players from the draft.
Venues[edit]
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| Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
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| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
| Matches:12 | Matches:26 | Matches:8 |
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Teams and standings[edit]
Points Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers (RU) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.737 |
| 2 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.723 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.165 |
| 4 | Fortune Barishal | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.542 |
| 5 | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.534 |
| 6 | Dhaka Dominators | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.776 |
| 7 | Chattogram Challengers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.872 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
- Advanced to Qualifier 1
- Advanced to the Eliminator
League stage[edit]
Phase 1 (Dhaka)[edit]
Chattogram Challengers
89/9 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Strikers
90/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
176/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
142 (19.1 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashiqur Zaman (Comilla Victorians) made his T20 debut.
- Rony Talukdar scored the fastest half-century by a Bangladeshi batter in the Bangladesh Premier League.[11]
Khulna Tigers
113/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
117/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
194/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Strikers
196/4 (19 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians
149/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Strikers
150/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
178/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
179/1 (19.2 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
- Habibur Rahman Sohan (Khulna Tigers) made his T20 debut.
- Azam Khan and Usman Khan both scored their maiden centuries in T20 cricket.[12]
Rangpur Riders
158/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Fortune Barishal
162/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
201/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
139 (19.3 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 2 (Chittagong)[edit]
Fortune Barishal
202/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
176/4 (20 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
130 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
131/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected field.
Fortune Barishal
177/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
165/7 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dominators
158/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
159/2 (17.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dominators
128/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Strikers
134/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to bat.
Chattogram Challengers
135/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
137/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
129 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
130/1 (18.2 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
133/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
134/5 (19 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
184/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
151/4 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
238/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
171/9 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[13]
- 192-run stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal) is the highest fifth wicket partnership in T20 cricket.[13]
Chattogram Challengers
157/9 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
159/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Khawaja Nafay (Chattogram Challengers) made his T20 debut.
Fortune Barishal
173/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
160/4 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 3 (Dhaka)[edit]
Rangpur Riders
179/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
124 (16.3 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
164/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
104/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
173/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Fortune Barishal
171/8 (20 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dominators
108 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
84 (15.3 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Nahid Rana (Khulna Tigers) made his T20 debut.
Phase 4 (Sylhet)[edit]
Sylhet Strikers
92/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
93/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Fortune Barishal
171/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
165/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
161/6 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
174/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Strikers
177/3 (18 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dominators
144/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
146/5 (19 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Strikers
192/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
161/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
156/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
157/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdullah Al Mamun (Dhaka Dominators) made his T20 debut.
Khulna Tigers
210/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
213/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- This is the highest successful run chase in BPL.[14]
Phase 5 (Dhaka)[edit]
Fortune Barishal
194/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
157/8 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dominators
130/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
133/8 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Shoaib Malik (Rangpur Riders) become the third cricketer to play 500 matches in T20 cricket.[15]
Chattogram Challengers
156/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
157/4 (19 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Strikers
170/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
176/2 (18 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
118/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dominators
103/9 (20 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Fortune Barishal
121 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
122/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
113/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Strikers
114/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Chattogram Challengers
132/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
135/3 (16 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ripon Mondol (Rangpur Riders) made his T20 debut.
Comilla Victorians
177/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
107 (17 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
169/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
172/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs[edit]
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 February 2022 — Dhaka | 16 February 2022 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 125 (17.1 overs) | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 176/3 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 130/6 (16.4 overs) | 14 February 2022 — Dhaka | 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 175/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 182/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 12 February 2022 — Dhaka | 3 | Rangpur Riders | 163/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Rangpur Riders | 172/6 (19.3 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fortune Barishal | 170/3 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator[edit]
Fortune Barishal
170/3 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
172/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifiers[edit]
- Qualifier 1
Sylhet Strikers
125 (17.1 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
130/6 (16.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Qualifier 2
Sylhet Strikers
182/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
163/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Sylhet Strikers
175/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
176/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics[edit]
- As of 17 February 2023
Most runs[edit]
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Sylhet Strikers | 15 | 516 | 89* |
| Rony Talukdar | Rangpur Riders | 13 | 425 | 67 |
| Towhid Hridoy | Sylhet Strikers | 13 | 403 | 85* |
| Litton Das | Comilla Victorians | 13 | 379 | 70 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Fortune Barishal | 13 | 375 | 89* |
- Source: Cricinfo.com
Most wickets[edit]
| !Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanvir Islam | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 17 | 4/33 |
| Hasan Mahmud | Rangpur Riders | 14 | 17 | 3/12 |
| Nasir Hossain | Dhaka Dominators | 12 | 16 | 4/20 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 15 | 3/17 |
| Rubel Hossain | Sylhet Strikers | 8 | 14 | 4/37 |
- Source: Cricinfo.com
Highest team totals[edit]
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Barishal | 238/4 | Rangpur Riders | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won |
| Comilla Victorians | 213/3[a] | Khulna Tigers | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won |
| Khulna Tigers | 210/2[a] | Comilla Victorians | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won |
| Fortune Barishal | 202/7 | Chattogram Challengers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won |
| Sylhet Strikers | 201/8 | Dhaka Dominators | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet Strikers won |
- Source: Cricinfo.com
Prizes and awards[edit]
The following prizes were given after the final match.[16]
| Category | Amount | Winner | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | ৳2 crore (US$190,000) | Comilla Victorians | – |
| Runner-up | ৳1 crore (US$93,000) | Sylhet Strikers | – |
| Player of the tournament | ৳10 lakh (US$9,300) | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs; 1 wicket |
| Highest run-scorer | ৳5 lakh (US$4,700) | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs |
| Most wickets | ৳5 lakh (US$4,700) | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders) |
17 wickets |
| Best fielder | ৳3 lakh (US$2,800) | Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Strikers) | 11 catches, 1 stumping |
| Player of the final | ৳5 lakh (US$4,700) | Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) | 79 runs (52 balls) |
References[edit]
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- ^ "BCB declares dates of next 3 BPLs". www.newagebd.net. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Comilla Victorians owners to stay on till BPL 2025". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "৬ জানুয়ারি শুরু বিপিএল, ফাইনাল ১৬ ফেব্রুয়ারি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Isam, Mohammad (16 February 2023). "Litton, Charles help Comilla Victorians to fourth Bangladesh Premier League title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Unmukt Chand registers for Bangladesh Premier League 2023 draft: One of the best tournaments in world". India Today. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "BPL 2023: Mashrafe, Tamim to play for new franchises; Shakib, Mustafizur remain in same team". The Business Standard. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "7 local cricketers get direct contracts in 2023 BPL". United News of Bangladesh. unb.com.bd. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "9th BPL players' draft to take place Wednesday". www.dhakatribune.com. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Rony's record-breaking knock powers Rangpur to easy win over Comilla". Prothomalo. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Usman trumps Azam to guide Chattogram to victory in BPL". Jago News 24. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "বিশ্বরেকর্ড গড়লেন সাকিব, সঙ্গী ইফতিখার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley. "Shai Hope's 91* in vain as Johnson Charles blasts 107* to help Comilla Victorians complete highest successful chase in BPL history". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik gets special guard of honour on his 500th T20 match, becomes third cricketer to reach the landmark". The Times of India. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "BCB Announces BPL 2023 Prize Amount - Full List". 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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