2025 Bangladesh Premier League

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2025 Bangladesh Premier League
Dates1 January – 11 February 2025
Administrator(s) Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)Bangladesh
Participants7
Matches46
Official website bplt20.com.bd
2024
2026

The 2025 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as BPL Season 11 will be the eleventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. [1] The league will be organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). [2] It is scheduled to take place from 1 January to 11 February 2025. [3] In September 2022, the BPL Governing Council announced the seven franchises, which are going to take part in the tournament. [4]

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