Bangladesh Premier League 2019-20: Preview, Match Schedule, Team Squads and Tournament Predictions
All you need to know about the 7th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League 2019-20 comprising 42 league matches and four playoff games. BPL will have a special edition this year known as 'Banglabandhu BPL' to pay tribute to the first President of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 100th birth anniversary.
The sixth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League was set to be played in 2018 but due to the elections in the country, it was postponed to 2019. The fans will get to witness another edition of the league in the same year.
The seventh season kicks off on December 11, 2019 and will go on till January 17 next year, with a total of 46 T20Is to be played. Almost every day of the season will see double headers being played.
There are a total of seven franchises this season, most with tweaked names - Rajshahi Royal, Rangpur Rangers, Sylhet Thunders, Cumilla Warriors, Chattogram Challengers, Dhaka Platoon and Khulna Tigers.
As many as 439 foreign players had enrolled in BPL 2019-20. There's a cap of 4 overseas players in the playing XI.
Interestingly, the Bangladesh Cricket Board has made it mandatory for every side to have at least one overseas pace bowler who can bowl at over 140 kmph and one leg spinner.
Apart from the contentious compulsion, the BCB has also set a limit of 19 players for every squad with 9-11 domestic players and 6 foreign players. Bigshots such as Dawid Malan, Shai Hope, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Amir, Ravi Bopara, Shai Hope and Sheldon Cottrell will be featuring in the league.
Bangladesh Premier League 2019-20 will follow the playoff format with the opening encounter to be played between Chattogram Challengers and Sylhet Thunder at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on December 11.
Tournament Predictions
Winner - Dhaka Platoon
Runners Up - Rangpur Rangers
Top Run Scorer - Tamim Iqbal
Top Wicket Taker - Taskin Ahmed
Most Sixes - Dawid Malan
Let's have a look at the squads of all the seven franchises:
Rajshahi Royals - Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Abu Jayed, Farhad Reza, Ravi Bopara, Hazratullah Zazai, Taijul Islam, Alok Kapali, Kamrul Islam, Irfan Sukkur, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Irfan, Minhajul Abedin Afridi, Nahidul Islam, Shoaib Malik, Andre Russell
Rangpur Rangers - Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Naim, Arafat Sunny, Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Nabi, Shai Hope, Taskin Ahmed, Zakir Hasan, Fazle Rabbi, Nadif Chowdhury, Lewis Gregory, Cameron Delport, Sanjit Saha
Sylhet Thunders - Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Nazmul Islam, Sohag Gazi, Sherfane Rutherford, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Rony Talukdar, Nayeem Hasan, Delwar Hossain, Monir Hossain, Naveen-ul Haq, Johnson Charles, Ruyel Miah, Jeevan Mendis, Ebadat Hossain, Sheldon Cottrell
Cumilla Warriors - Soumya Sarkar, Al-Amin Hossain, Yasir Ali, Sabbir Rahman, Kusal Perera, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sunzamul Islam, Abu Hider, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Sumon Khan, Dawid Malan, Dasun Shanaka, Fardeen Hasan Ony
Chattogram Challengers - Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Kesrick Williams, Nurul Hasan, Enamul Haque Jr, Muktar Ali, Pinak Ghosh, Avishka Fernando, Rayad Emrit, Nasum Ahmed, Junaid Siddique, Ryan Burl, Imad Wasim, Lendl Simmons, Jubair Hossain, Chris Gayle (available for the second half of the tournament)
Dhaka Platoon - Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Haque, Mahmud, Mahedi Hasan, Thisara Perera, Laurie Evans, Ariful Haque, Mominul Haque, Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Raqibul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Luis Reece, Shahid Afridi
Khulna Tigers - Mushfiqur Rahim, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Aminul Islam, Rilee Rossouw, Robbie Frylinck, Shamsur Rahman, Saif Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, Shahidul Islam, Mohammad Amir, Najibullah Zadran, Aliss Islam, Tanvir Islam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Here's the complete schedule of the tournament:
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DATE |
MATCHES |
VENUE |
TIME (LOCAL) |
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11th December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Sylhet Thunders |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
12:30 |
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11th December 2019 |
Cumilla Warriors vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
17:20 |
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12th December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
12:30 |
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12th December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Chattogram Challengers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
17:20 |
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13th December 2019 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
14:00 |
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13th December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
19:00 |
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14th December 2019 |
Rangpur Rangers vs Chattogram Challengers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
12:30 |
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14th December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Sylhet Thunders |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka) |
17:20 |
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17th December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
12:30 |
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17th Decmeber 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Sylhet Thunders |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
17:20 |
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18th December 2019 |
Cumilla Warriors vs Rangpur Rangers |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
12:30 |
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18th December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Dhaka Platoon |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
17:20 |
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20th December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Rangpur Rangers |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
14:00 |
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20th December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Cumilla Warriors |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
19:00 |
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21st December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Thunders |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
12:30 |
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21st December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Rangpur Rangers |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
17:20 |
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23rd December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Cumilla Warriors |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
12:30 |
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23rd December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
17:20 |
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24th December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Sylhet Thunders |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
12:30 |
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24th December 2019 |
Cumilla Warriors vs Rajshahi Royals |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong |
17:20 |
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27th December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Dhaka Platoon |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
14:00 |
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27th December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
19:00 |
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28th December 2019 |
Cumilla Warriors vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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28th December 2019 |
Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Thunders |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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30th December 2019 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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30th December 2019 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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31st December 2019 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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31st December 2019 |
Rangpur Rangers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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2nd January 2020 |
Rangpur Rangers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
12:30 |
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2nd January 2020 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
17:20 |
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3rd January 2020 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Khulna Tigers |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
14:00 |
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3rd January 2020 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
19:00 |
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4th January 2020 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Khulna Tigers |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
12:30 |
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4th January 2020 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet |
17:20 |
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7th January 2020 |
Sylhet Thunders vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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7th January 2020 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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8th January 2020 |
Khulna Tigers vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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8th January 2020 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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10th January 2020 |
Dhaka Platoon vs Rangpur Rangers |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
14:00 |
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10th January 2020 |
Khulna Tigers vs Cumilla Warriors |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
19:00 |
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11th January 2020 |
Chattogram Challengers vs Rajshahi Royals |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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11th January 2020 |
Khulna Tigers vs Dhaka Platoon |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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Eliminator |
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13th January 2020 |
3rd Position vs 4th Position |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
12:30 |
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Qualifier-1 |
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13th January 2020 |
1st Position vs 2nd Position |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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Qualifier-2 |
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15th January 2020 |
Loser of Q-1 vs Winner of Eliminator |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
17:20 |
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Final |
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17th January 2020 |
Winner of Q-1 vs Winner of Q-2 |
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka |
19:00 |
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