2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League

Bangladesh Premier League 2023

Dates	6 January – 16 February 2023
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.com.bd
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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

Main article: 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League players' draft

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.

Chattogram Challengers Coach: Julian Wood	Comilla Victorians Coach: Mohammad Salahuddin	Dhaka Dominators Coach: Chaminda Vaas	Fortune Barishal Coach: Nazmul Abedin Fahim	Khulna Tigers Coach: Khaled Mahmud	Rangpur Riders Coach: Sohel Islam	Sylhet Strikers Coach: Rajin Saleh
Ziaur Rahman (c) Shuvagata Hom Afif Hossain Ashan Priyanjan Curtis Campher Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Vishwa Fernando Mehedi Hasan Rana Irfan Shukkur Mehedi Maruf Max O'Dowd Unmukt Chand Taijul Islam Abu Jayed Farhad Reza Tawfique Khan Tushar Nihaduzzaman Usman Khan Shahnawaz Dahani Al Amin Jr. Darwish Rasooli Vijayakanth Viyaskanth Malinda Pushpakumara Khawaja Nafay Avishek Mitra	Imrul Kayes (c) Liton Das Mohammad Rizwan Mustafizur Rahman Hasan Ali Brandon King Khushdil Shah Abrar Ahmed Josh Cobb Mohammad Nabi Mosaddek Hossain Tanvir Islam Shaheen Shah Afridi Ashiqur Zaman Jaker Ali Sean Williams Chadwick Walton Saikat Ali Abu Haider Nayeem Hasan Mukidul Islam Mahidul Islam Aamer Jamal Fazalhaq Farooqi Dawid Malan Johnson Charles Naseem Shah Sunil Narine Andre Russell Moeen Ali	Taskin Ahmed Chamika Karunaratne Dilshan Munaweera Mohammad Mithun Soumya Sarkar Shoriful Islam Arafat Sunny Nasir Hossain (c) Al Amin Hossain Shan Masood Ahmed Shehzad Alok Kapali Monir Hossain Ariful Haque Muktar Ali Mizanur Rahman Delwar Hossain Usman Ghani Salman Irshad Jubair Hossain Mohor Sheikh Abdullah Al Mamun Imran Randhawa Amir Hamza Robin Das Devon Thomas Alex Blake	Shakib Al Hasan (c) Mahmudullah Riyad Mehidy Hasan Ibrahim Zadran Karim Janat Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Wasim Kusal Perera Usman Qadir Rakheem Cornwall Ebadot Hossain Anamul Haque Kamrul Islam Rabbi Fazle Mahmud Haider Ali Chaturanga de Silva Khaled Ahmed Saif Hasan Qazi Anik Sunzamul Islam Salman Hossain Dwaine Pretorius Reece Topley Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Tamim Iqbal Avishka Fernando Wahab Riaz Shai Hope (c) Azam Khan Mohammad Saifuddin Yasir Ali Nasum Ahmed Nahidul Islam Munim Shahriar Sabbir Rahman Paul van Meekeren Shafiqul Islam Pritom Kumar Habibur Rahman Sohan Mahmudul Hasan Joy Andy Balbirnie Fakhar Zaman Sharjeel Khan Amad Butt Nahid Rana Mushfiq Hasan Mark Deyal Hasan Murad	Nurul Hasan Sohan (c) Shoaib Malik Pathum Nissanka Sikandar Raza Haris Rauf Mohammad Nawaz Jeffrey Vandersay Sheikh Mahedi Hasan Hasan Mahmud Naim Sheikh Rakibul Hasan Jr. Shamim Hossain Patwary Ripon Mondol Azmatullah Omarzai Aaron Jones Rony Talukdar Parvez Hossain Emon Alauddin Babu Rabiul Haque Benny Howell Saim Ayub Mujeeb ur Rahman Tom Kohler-Cadmore Rahmanullah Gurbaz Naveen-ul-Haq Dasun Shanaka Nicholas Pooran Sam Billings Dwayne Bravo	Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Mushfiqur Rahim Mohammad Amir Dhananjaya de Silva Kamindu Mendis Colin Ackermann Ryan Burl Mohammad Haris Thisara Perera Najmul Hossain Shanto Rejaur Rahman Raja Nabil Samad Tawhid Hridoy Rubel Hossain Tom Moores Gulbadin Naib Zakir Hasan Nazmul Islam Akbar Ali Sharifullah Tanzim Hasan Sakib Shamsur Rahman Shafiqullah Ghafari Imad Wasim Mohammad Irfan George Linde Isuru Udana Luke Wood

Venues

Chittagong	Dhaka	Sylhet
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
Chittagong Dhaka Sylhet

Teams and standings

Points Table

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

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League stage

All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00). All the matches played on weekdays (Saturday to Thursday) starts at 13:30 and 18:30 respectively while all the matches played on Friday starts at 14:00 and 19:00 respectively.

Phase 1 (Dhaka)

Match 1 6 January 2022 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 89/9 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 90/2 (12.3 overs)
Afif Hossain 25 (23) Rejaur Rahman Raja 4/14 (4 overs)		Nazmul Hossain Shanto 43* (41) Mrittunjoy Chowdhury 1/11 (3.3 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Rejaur Rahman Raja (Sylhet Strikers)

• Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 2 6 January 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 176/5 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 142 (19.1 overs)
Rony Talukdar 67 (31) Mosaddek Hossain 1/13 (2 overs)		Imrul Kayes 35 (23) Hasan Mahmud 3/20 (3.1 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 34 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Rony Talukdar (Rangpur Riders)

• 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]

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Match 3 7 January 2022 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 113/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 117/4 (19.1 overs)
Yasir Ali 24 (25) Al-Amin Hossain 4/28 (4 overs)		Nasir Hossain 36* (36) Mohammad Saifuddin 2/22 (4 overs)

Dhaka Dominators won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Nasir Hossain (Dhaka Dominators)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 4 7 January 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 194/7 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 196/4 (19 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 67 (32) Mashrafe Mortaza 3/48 (4 overs)		Towhid Hridoy 55 (34) Chaturanga de Silva 1/14 (2 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 5 9 January 2022 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Comilla Victorians 149/6 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 150/5 (17.4 overs)
Jaker Ali 57* (43) Mohammad Amir 2/22 (4 overs)		Towhid Hridoy 56 (37) Mohammad Nabi 2/28 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers)

• Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 9 January 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 178/5 (20 overs)	v	Chattogram Challengers 179/1 (19.2 overs)
Azam Khan 109* (58) Abu Jayed 2/29 (4 overs)		Usman Khan 103* (58) Nahidul Islam 1/26 (3 overs)

Chattogram Challengers won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Usman Khan (Chattogram Challengers)

• 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]

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Match 7 10 January 2022 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 158/7 (20 overs)	v	Fortune Barishal 162/4 (19.2 overs)
Shoaib Malik 54* (36) Mehidy Hasan 2/21 (4 overs)		Ibrahim Zadran 52 (41) Sikandar Raza 2/14 (2 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan (Fortune Barishal)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 10 January 2022 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 201/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 139 (19.3 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 84 (46) Al-Amin Hossain 3/45 (4 overs)		Nasir Hossain 44 (35) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/14 (3 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 62 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.

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Phase 2 (Chittagong)

Match 9 13 January 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 202/7 (20 overs)	v	Chattogram Challengers 176/4 (20 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 57* (26) Abu Jayed 3/49 (4 overs)		Ziaur Rahman 47* (25) Kamrul Islam 1/8 (1 over)

Fortune Barishal won by 26 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 13 January 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 130 (19.4 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 131/6 (19.3 overs)
Azam Khan 34 (23) Robiul Haque 4/22 (4 overs)		Shoaib Malik 44 (36) Nasum Ahmed 2/21 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Robiul Haque (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected field.

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Match 11 14 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 177/6 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 165/7 (20 overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 81* (45) Tanvir Islam 4/33 (4 overs)		Khushdil Shah 43* (27) Shakib Al Hasan 1/11 (3 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 12 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 14 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dhaka Dominators 158/6 (20 overs)	v	Chattogram Challengers 159/2 (17.4 overs)
Usman Ghani 47 (33) Nihaduzzaman 2/23 (3 overs)		Afif Hossain 69* (52) Arafat Sunny 1/21 (4 overs)

Chattogram Challengers won by 8 wickets. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Afif Hossain (Chattogram Challengers)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 13 16 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Dhaka Dominators 128/7 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 134/5 (19.2 overs)
Nasir Hossain 39 (31) Imad Wasim 3/20 (4 overs)		Mohammad Haris 44 (32) Nasir Hossain 2/19 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 5 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Sylhet Strikers)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 14 16 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 135/8 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 137/4 (17.3 overs)
Shuvagata Hom 37* (23) Khushdil Shah 2/20 (4 overs)		Litton Das 40 (22) Malinda Pushpakumara 2/33 (3 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Litton Das (Comilla Victorians)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 15 17 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 129 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 130/1 (18.2 overs)
Mahedi Hasan 38 (34) Wahab Riaz 4/14 (4 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 60* (47) Azmatullah Omarzai 1/26 (3.2 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 9 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Khulna Tigers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 17 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 133/7 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 134/5 (19 overs)
Thisara Perera 43* (31) Mukidul Islam 2/28 (4 overs)		Litton Das 70 (42) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/19 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Litton Das (Comilla Victorians)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 17 19 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Comilla Victorians 184/4 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 151/4 (20 overs)
Khushdil Shah 64 (24) Soumya Sarkar 1/8 (1 over)		Nasir Hossain 66* (45) Tanvir Islam 1/12 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 33 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Comilla Victorians)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 18 19 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 238/4 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 171/9 (20 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 100* (45) Hasan Mahmud 2/31 (4 overs)		Shamim Hossain 44* (24) Mehidy Hasan 3/26 (4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 67 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal)

• 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]

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Match 19 20 January 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 157/9 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 159/3 (19.2 overs)
Usman Khan 45 (31) Wahab Riaz 4/36 (4 overs)		Mahmudul Hasan Joy 59 (44) Nihaduzzaman 2/32 (3.2 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 7 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Khulna Tigers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
• Khawaja Nafay (Chattogram Challengers) made his T20 debut.

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Match 20 20 January 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 173/5 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 160/4 (20 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 56* (34) Nasir Hossain 2/16 (2 overs)		Nasir Hossain 54* (36) Chaturanga de Silva 1/22 (4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 13 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.

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Phase 3 (Dhaka)

Match 21 23 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 179/6 (20 overs)	v	Chattogram Challengers 124 (16.3 overs)
Shoaib Malik 75 (45) Mehedi Hasan Rana 3/39 (4 overs)		Shuvagata Hom 52 (31) Haris Rauf 3/17 (3.3 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 55 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Rangpur Riders)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 22 23 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Comilla Victorians 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 104/9 (20 overs)
Johnson Charles 32 (25) Nasir Hossain 3/19 (3 overs)		Usman Ghani 33 (34) Naseem Shah 4/12 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 60 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Comilla Victorians)

• Dhaka Dominators won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 23 24 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 173/5 (20 overs)	v	Fortune Barishal 171/8 (20 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 89* (66) Mohammad Wasim 3/34 (4 overs)		Ibrahim Zadran 42 (37) Rejaur Rahman Raja 3/41 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 2 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 24 24 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dhaka Dominators 108 (19.4 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 84 (15.3 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 57 (45) Nahidul Islam 4/6 (4 overs)		Tamim Iqbal 30 (23) Taskin Ahmed 4/9 (4 overs)

Dhaka Dominators won by 24 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Taskin Ahmed (Dhaka Dominators)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
• Nahid Rana (Khulna Tigers) made his T20 debut.

Phase 4 (Sylhet)

Match 25 27 January 2023 14:00 Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 92/9 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 93/4 (15.4 overs)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 41 (36) Hasan Mahmud 3/12 (4 overs)		Rony Talukdar 41* (38) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/18 (3 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 6 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 26 27 January 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 168/6 (20 overs)	v	Fortune Barishal 171/7 (19.2 overs)
Curtis Campher 45* (25) Khaled Ahmed 2/26 (4 overs)		Anamul Haque 78 (50) Nihaduzzaman 4/17 (4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 3 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Anamul Haque (Fortune Barishal)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 27 28 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Comilla Victorians 165/2 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 161/6 (20 overs)
Mohammed Rizwan 54* (47) Nahidul Islam 1/34 (4 overs)		Andrew Balbirnie 38 (31) Naseem Shah 2/29 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 4 runs. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Comilla Victorians)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 28 28 January 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 174/6 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 177/3 (18 overs)
Shuvagata Hom 54* (29) Imad Wasim 2/23 (4 overs)		Najmul Hossain Shanto 60 (44) Vijayakanth Viyaskanth 2/27 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 7 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 29 30 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Dhaka Dominators 144/5 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 146/5 (19 overs)
Usman Ghani 73* (55) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/27 (4 overs)		Mahedi Hasan 72 (43) Salman Irshad 2/36 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Mahedi Hasan (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 30 30 January 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 192/4 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 161/9 (20 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 74 (49) Mark Deyal 2/40 (4 overs)		Azam Khan 33 (17) Rubel Hossain 4/37 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 31 runs. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 31 31 January 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 156/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 157/5 (18.5 overs)
Anamul Haque 42 (35) Amir Hamza 2/22 (4 overs)		Mohammad Mithun 54 (36) Shakib Al Hasan 2/18 (4 overs)

Dhaka Dominators won by 5 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Mohammad Mithun (Dhaka Dominators)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
• Abdullah Al Mamun (Dhaka Dominators) made his T20 debut.

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Match 32 31 January 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 210/2 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 213/3 (18.2 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 95 (61) Naseem Shah 1/34 (4 overs)		Johnson Charles 107* (56) Nasum Ahmed 1/19 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
• This is the highest successful run chase in BPL. ^[14]

Phase 5 (Dhaka)

Match 33 3 February 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 194/5 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 157/8 (20 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 51* (31) Paul van Meekeren 3/48 (4 overs)		Yasir Ali 60 (38) Karim Janat 4/29 (4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 34 3 February 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Dhaka Dominators 130/8 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 133/8 (19.3 overs)
Ariful Haque 29 (26) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/22 (4 overs)		Nurul Hasan 61 (33) Nasir Hossain 4/20 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 2 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Nurul Hasan (Rangpur Riders)

• 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]

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Match 35 4 February 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 156/7 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 157/4 (19 overs)
Afif Hossain 66 (49) Hasan Ali 2/25 (4 overs)		Muhammad Rizwan 61 (47) Ziaur Rahman 2/27 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mohammed Rizwan (Comilla Victorians)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 36 4 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 170/2 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 176/2 (18 overs)
Towhid Hridoy 85* (57) Mahedi Hasan 1/20 (3 overs)		Rony Talukdar 66 (35) Rejaur Rahman Raja 1/35 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Rony Talukdar (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 37 7 February 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 118/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Dominators 103/9 (20 overs)
Ziaur Rahman 34* (20) Arafat Sunny 4/22 (4 overs)		Nasir Hossain 24 (33) Curtis Campher 3/15 (4 overs)

Chattogram Challengers won by 15 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) Player of the match: Ziaur Rahman (Chattogram Challengers)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 38 7 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 121 (19.1 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 122/5 (18.3 overs)
Mahmudullah 36 (26) Mukidul Islam 5/23 (3.1 overs)		Litton Das 36 (39) Ebadot Hossain 2/18 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mukidul Islam (Comilla Victorians)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 39 8 February 2023 13:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 113/8 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 114/4 (17.3 overs)
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 41 (41) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 3/22 (4 overs)		Zakir Hasan 50 (46) Mohammad Saifuddin 1/13 (3 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 6 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Sylhet Strikers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 40 8 February 2023 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chattogram Challengers 132/8 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 135/3 (16 overs)
Ziaur Rahman 33 (25) Haris Rauf 2/14 (4 overs)		Rahmanullah Gurbaz 46 (30) Nihaduzzaman 2/24 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 7 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Rangpur Riders)

• Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ripon Mondol (Rangpur Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 41 10 February 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Comilla Victorians 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 107 (17 overs)
Litton Das 47 (33) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/34 (4 overs)		Rahmanullah Gurbaz 29 (22) Mustafizur Rahman 3/18 (3 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 70 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 42 10 February 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 169/8 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 172/4 (19.3 overs)
Dwaine Pretorius 48 (29) Mohammad Saifuddin 4/20 (4 overs)		Mahmudul Hasan Joy 64* (43) Chaturanga de Silva 1/18 (4 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Khulna Tigers)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00)

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

Match 43 12 February 2022 14:00 Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 170/3 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 172/6 (19.3 overs)
Mehidy Hasan 69 (48) Dasun Shanaka 2/23 (3 overs)		Shamim Hossain 71 (51) Khaled Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match: Shamim Hossain (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifiers

Qualifier 1

Match 44 12 February 2022 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 125 (17.1 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 130/6 (16.4 overs)
Nazmul Hossain Shanto 38 (29) Andre Russell 2/22 (3 overs)		Sunil Narine 39 (18) Rubel Hossain 3/33 (3.4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

Match 45 14 February 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 182/7 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 163/8 (20 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 40 (30) Hasan Mahmud 2/34 (4 overs)		Rony Talukdar 66 (52) Luke Wood 3/34 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 19 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Sylhet Strikers)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Match 46 16 February 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 175/7 (20 overs)	v	Comilla Victorians 176/3 (19.2 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 74* (48) Mustafizur Rahman 2/31 (4 overs)		Johnson Charles 79* (52) Rubel Hossain 2/39 (4 overs)

Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians)

• Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

As of 17 February 2023

Most runs

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

!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

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground	Result
Fortune Barishal	238/4	Rangpur Riders	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	Fortune Barishal won
Comilla Victorians	213/3 [lower-alpha 1]	Khulna Tigers	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	Comilla Victorians won
Khulna Tigers	210/2 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. These scores were made during the same match

• Source: Cricinfo.com

Prizes and awards

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)

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