2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League

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2015 Bangladesh Premier League
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2015 BPL Logo
Dates22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015
Administrator(s) Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Bangladesh
Champions Comilla Victorians (1st title)
Runners-up Barisal Bulls
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the series Ashar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians)
Most runs Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) (349)
Most wickets Kevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) (22)
Official website BPL
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The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015 (for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish. [1]

Contents

The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets. [2] Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.

Players' draft

The draft was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process. [3]

Opening Ceremony

The third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores. [4] [5]

Venues

A total of 34 matches including the championship game was held in two venues. The first and third leg of the tournament was played at Dhaka while the second leg was held at the port city Chittagong. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted 26 matches while Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium hosted the eight group stage matches.

Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
Chittagong Dhaka
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 25,000
Zacs rain.jpg Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.jpg

Teams and standings

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Comilla Victorians (C)10730140.788
2 Barisal Bulls (R)10730140.063
3 Rangpur Riders (3)10730140.693
4 Dhaka Dynamites (4)104608−0.010
5 Sylhet Super Stars 103706−0.710
6 Chittagong Vikings 102804−0.828
Source: [6]

Squads

Barisal Bulls Chittagong Vikings Comilla Victorians Dhaka Dynamites Rangpur Riders Sylhet Super Stars

League progression

Group matchesKnockout
Team12345678910P1P2F
Barisal Bulls 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 W W L
Chittagong Vikings 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Comilla Victorians 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 W W
Dhaka Dynamites 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 L
Rangpur Riders 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 L L
Sylhet Super Stars 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6
WinLossNo result
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary.

Matches

Phase 1

22 November
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
187/7 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
188/8 (20 overs)
Rangpur won by 2 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.

22 November
18:15
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
112/4 (19.2)
v
Comilla Victorians
110/8 (20)
Nasir Jamshed 44(44)
Abu Hider 2/17 (4 Overs)
Mashrafe Mortaza* 25
Abul Hasan 3/29 (4 overs)
Dhaka won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Abul Hassan
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.

23 November
14:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
180/5 (20 overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 64(36)
Shafiul Islam 3/25 (4 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 69(46)
Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs)
Chittagong won by 1 run
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban)and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shafiul Islam
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.

23 November
18:15
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
155/9 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
142/10 (20 Overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 51 (43)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/23 (4 Overs)
Mithun Ali 55 (32)
Kevon Cooper 5/15 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 13 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Kevon Cooper
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

24 November
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
177/3 (20 Overs)
Ziaur Rahman 39 (16)
Ashar Zaidi 2/29 (4 Overs)
Marlon Samuels 69 (52)
Mohammad Amir 2/27 (3.5 Overs)
Comilla won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Mashrafe Mortaza
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

24 November
18:15
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
108/10 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
107/9 (20 Overs)
Nadif Chowdhury 24 (28)
Nazmul Islam 3/18 (4 Overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 36 (31)
Al-Amin Hossain 5/36 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 1 Run
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.

25 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
176/6(20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
107/10 (19.4 Overs)
Lendl Simmons 51(39)
Yasir Shah 2/24 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 29(28)
Shakib Al Hasan 4/16 (4 Overs)
Rangpur won by 69 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

25 November
18:45
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
89/10 (18.3 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
90/2 (18 Overs)
Kevon Cooper 22(21)
Nuwan Kulasekara 3/8 (4 Overs)
Mahmudul Hasan 31(43)
Kevon Cooper 1/7 (3 Overs)
Comilla won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Nuwan Kulasekara
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.

26 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
109/9 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
103/10 (19.2 Overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 33(37)
Mohammad Shahid 4/12 (4 Overs
Mominul Haque 29(23)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/31 (4 Overs)
Rangpur won by 6 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

26 November
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
92/10 (18.4 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
96/4 (17.1 Overs)
Naeem Islam 29 (38)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/14 (3.4 Overs)
Shadman Islam 45(47)
Naeem Islam 3/7 (3 Overs)
Dhaka won by 6 Wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Shadman Islam
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.

27 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
82/10 (20 Overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
84/1 (11.5 overs)
Mithun Ali 28(42)
Nuwan Kulasekara 4/12 (4 Overs)
Marlon Samuels 42 (24)
Arafat Sunny 1/13 (3 Overs)
Comilla won by 9 Wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

27 November
18:45
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
166/6 (20 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
132/10 (19.5 Overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 75(56)
Muhammad Shahid 2/27 (4 Overs)
Nurul Hasan 35(22)
Mosharraf Hossain 3/15 (4 Overs)
Dhaka won by 34 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.

Phase 2

30 November
14:00
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
211 /3 (20 Overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
137/10 (20 Overs)
Chris Gayle 122(65)*
Mohammad Amir 2/40 (4 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 60(40)
Mohammad Sami 5/28 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 33 Runs
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.

30 November
18:45
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
164/5 (20 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
168/5 (19.4 Overs)
Ashar Zaidi 53(36)
Ravi Bopara 4/18 (4 Overs)
Ravi Bopara 50(38)
Abu Hider 4/28 (3.4 Overs)
Sylhet won by 4 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.

1 December
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
111/8 (20 Overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
113/1 (17 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 36(43)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/16 (4 Overs)
Soumya Sarkar 58(56)
Shafiul Islam 1/22 (2 Overs)
Rangpur won by 9 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.

1 December
18:45
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
159/1 (18.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 60 (47)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23 (4 overs)
Evin Lewis 101* (65)
Abul Hasan 1/22 (2 overs)
Barisal won by 9 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Evin Lewis
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

2 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
131/6 (20 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 45(29)
Yasir Shah2/26 (4 overs)
Nasir Hossain 32(30)
Abu Hider 2/30 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 10 runs.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

2 December
18:45
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
139/9 (20 overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
140/0 (16.1 overs)
Shahid Afridi 62(41)
Shafiul Islam 2/37 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 67*(46)
Ravi Bopara 0/10 (2 overs)
Chittagong Vikings won by 10 wickets.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.

3 December
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
104/9 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75)
Jahurul Islam 24 (32)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/30 (4 overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 23(18)
Arafat Sunny 2/11 (2 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

3 December
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
136/5 (20 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
142/5 (19.4 overs)
Umar Akmal 49(34)
Ashar Zaidi 1/18 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 37(41)
Mohammad Amir 2/22 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

Phase 3

6 December
14:00
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
58/10 (16 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
62/1 (11.2 Overs)
Mohammad Sami 16(23)
Ravi Bopara 3/12 (4 overs)
Junaid Siddique 34(37)
Mohammad Sami 1/9 (3 overs)
Sylhet Super Stars won by 9 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Junaid Siddique
  • Sylhet Superstars won the toss and elected to field.

6 December
18:45
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
135/7 (20 Overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (18.2 Overs)
Nasir Hossain 30(28)
Shakib Al Hasan 1/16 (4 overs)
Jahurul Islam 35(26)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/5 (3 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Enamul Haque (BAN)
Player of the match: Jahurul Islam
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.

7 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
105/6 (20 Overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
106/3 (17.3 Overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 26(27)
Ashar Zaidi 2/12 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 76(63)
Al-Amin Hossain 1/11 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

7 December
18:15
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
59/10 (11.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
60/2 (9.5 overs)
Sohail Tanvir 20(17)
Arafat Sunny 4/14 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (BAN) and Gazi Sohel (BAN)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

8 December
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
121/8 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
76/10 (16.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 38(36)
Mohammad Amir 3/18 (4 overs)
Dhaka Dynamites won by 45 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Mosharraf Hossain
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.

8 December
18:45
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
132/10 (19.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
153/6 (20 overs)
Imrul Kayes 38(24)
Thisara Perera 3/18 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (BAN) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Jahurul Islam
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

9 December
14:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
162/4 (19.5 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
157/5 (20 overs)
Ravi Bopara 55(40)
Farhad Reza 2/42 (3.5 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 48(35)
Abdur Razzak 2/9 (2 overs)
Sylhet Super Stars won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (BAN) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.

9 December
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
137/7 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
141/2 (20 overs)
Chris Gayle 92(47)
Taskin Ahmed 1/23 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Gazi Sohel (BAN)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

10 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
150/4 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
79/10 (13.5 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 42(31)
Shahid Afridi 1/20 (4 overs)
Josh Cobb 21(18)
Shuvagata Hom 3/8 (3 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 71 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Enamul Haque (Ban)
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.

10 December
18:45
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
136/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
137/8 (19.4 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 30*(31)
Nikhil Dutta 3/18 (4 overs)
Rayad Emrit 54*(28)
Mosharraf Hossain 3/29 (4 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 2 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Rayad Emrit
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
12 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 15 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
1 Comilla Victorians 163/71 Comilla Victorians 157/7
2 Rangpur Riders 91/1013 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 3 Barisal Bulls 156/4
2 Rangpur Riders 160/9
12 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 3 Barisal Bulls 163/5
3 Barisal Bulls 135/5
4 Dhaka Dynamites 117/8

Qualifier 1

12 December
15:30
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
163/7 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
91/10 (17 overs)
Imrul Kayes 67 (48)
Thisara Perera 5/26 (4 overs)
Lendl Simmons 25 (20)
Ashar Zaidi 4/11 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 72 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi (Comilla)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
  • Comilla Victorians advance to final and Rangpur Riders will compete in qualifier 2.

Eliminator

12 December
18:30
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
117/8 (20 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 41 (39)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/21 (4 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 26 (27)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/15 (4 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 18 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain (Barisal)
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field
  • Barisal Bulls qualify for the qualifier 2 and Dhaka Dynamites eliminate from the tournament.

Qualifier 2

13 December
18:30
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
160/9 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
163/5 (19.3 overs)
Lendl Simmons 73 (57)
Kevon Cooper 4/39 (4 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 79 (49)
Arafat Sunny 1/18 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Sabbir Rahman (Barisal)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
  • Barisal Bulls advance to final.

Final

15 December
15:30
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
156/4 (20 overs)
Imrul Kayes 53 (37)
Mahmudullah 2/23 (4 overs)
Mahmudullah 48 (36)
Darren Stevens 1/19 (3 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 3 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Alok Kapali (Comilla)
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field
  • Comilla Victorians won the 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeam Mat Inns Runs HS
Kumar Sangakkara Dhaka Dynamites 1010349 75
Imrul Kayes Comilla Victorians 101031267
Tamim Iqbal Chittagong Vikings 99298 69
Mahmudullah Riyad Barisal Bulls 131227951
Tillakaratne Dilshan Chittagong Vikings 101026067
Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 26 December 2015

Most wickets

! PlayerTeam Mat Inns Wkts BBI
Kevon Cooper Barisal Bulls 99225/15
Abu Hider Comilla Victorians 1212214/19
Thisara Perera Rangpur Riders 1212185/26
Shakib Al Hasan Rangpur Riders 1111184/16
Ashar Zaidi Comilla Victorians 1111174/11
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 December 2015

Highest team totals

The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.

TeamTotalOpponentGround
Barisal Bulls 211/3 (20 overs) Chittagong Vikings Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Chittagong Vikings 187/7 (20 overs) Rangpur Riders Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Chittagong Vikings 180/5 (20 overs) Sylhet Super Stars Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium

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The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লিগ; ISO: bāṁlādēśa primiẏāra liga) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league organized by BPL Governing Council . The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in Bangladesh. It is the 16th most attended premier league in the world. In winter, each team faces the other twice in the league stage. Following the conclusion of the regular season, the top four teams advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination game, and two qualifier games culminating in the Championship game, between the winner of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2012, also known as Destiny-Boishakhi BPL 2012, was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The competition featured six franchises and used a tournament format with a double round robin group stage followed by two semi-finals and a final. The season began on 9 February with the final played on 29 February. The competition was won by Dhaka Gladiators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2013 season, also known as BPL Season 2 or Prime Bank BPL 2013, was the second season of the Bangladesh Premier League, established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2012. The tournament began on 18 January 2013 and ended on 19 February. The competition featured seven teams, with the addition of the Rangpur Riders. Dhaka Gladiators became champions again by beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The league consists of six teams from different cities. This is a list of the squads of all franchises for the 2015 edition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comilla Victorians</span> Bangladeshi Cricket Franchise

Comilla Victorians is a Bangladeshi professional men's cricket team which competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket league. The team is based in Comilla, Bangladesh. Comilla Victorians is the most successful team in the BPL, having been crowned champions four times. The team is currently owned by Comilla Legends Limited.

The Bangladesh Premier League 2016, also known as BPL Season 4 and AKS BPL 2016 was the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and featured seven teams. The season originally began on 4 November 2016 and ended on 9 December 2016. However, after the first four matches of the tournament were abandoned due to rain and with more rain forecast, the league opted to restart on 8 November and to replay all of the opening six matches.

The 2016–17 National Cricket League was the eighteenth edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 25 September 2016 and concluded on 6 January 2017. Khulna Division were the defending champions.

The 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Barisal Bulls and the Comilla Victorians on 15 December 2015 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as the Victorians defeated the Bulls by three wickets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2017, also known as BPL Season 5 or AKS BPL 2017 Powered by Shah Cement, was the fifth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and features seven teams from seven different cities. The season began on 4 November, and ended on 12 December 2017, with the defending champion, Dhaka Dynamites played against newbies Sylhet Sixers in the first game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

The Dhaka Dynamites are a franchise cricket team based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They were one of the seven teams that competed in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. The team was captained by Shakib Al Hasan.

The 2017 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Dhaka Dynamites and the Rangpur Riders on 12 December 2017 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as Rangpur Riders defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 57 runs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2019, also known as BPL Season 6 or UCB BPL 2019 Powered by TVS, was the sixth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), featuring seven teams from seven cities. Teams are restricted to having four overseas players per side, instead of five in the previous edition of the tournament. Rangpur Riders were the defending champions.

The 2019 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between Comilla Victorians and Dhaka Dynamites on 8 February 2019 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as Comilla Victorians defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2019–20, also known as BPL Season 7 or Bangabandhu BPL Presented by AKASH DTH and Powered by TVS, was the seventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The season was scheduled to originally start from 6 December 2019 and end on 11 January 2020, with the opening ceremony to be held on 3 December 2019. Comilla Victorians were the defending champions. However, the tournament was delayed by five days and started on 11 December 2019 and ended on 17 January 2020, with the opening ceremony held on 8 December 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fortune Barishal</span> Bangladesh Premier League Franchise

Fortune Barishal is a franchise cricket team plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Barishal Division. Following the 2015 competition, the team were one of the BPL's six existing members and participated in the league's 2016 edition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Cricket Tournament

The Bangladesh Premier League 2022, also known as BPL Season 8 or Bangabandhu BPL 2022 presented by BBS Cables and powered by Walton, was the eighth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The season was scheduled to start from March 2021. However, the tournament was postponed and rescheduled to be held from 21 January to 18 February 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League</span> Professional cricket league in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Premier League 2023, also known as BPL Season 9 or Ispahani BPL 2023 Powered by Minister Group 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. Accordingly, the ninth season was scheduled to be held from 5 January to 16 February in 2023. BCB also decided to increase the number of teams to 7 and to sell the franchise rights for 3 years from this season.

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