2025 Durbar Rajshahi season

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The 2025 season will be the seventh season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, Durbar Rajshahi. They last participated in the 2019-20 season as Rajshahi Royals and became the champion beating Khulna Tigers in the final. [1] [2] In 2024, the team was acquired by Valentine Group and named the team Durbar Rajshahi , following the exit of Comilla Victorians in 2025 Bangladesh Premier League.

Contents

Durbar Rajshahi
2025 season
Coach Ijaz Ahmed
Captain Anamul Haque

Squad

NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Yasir Ali Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Mizanur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
Anamul Haque Bijoy Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed Vice Captain Sports.svg
Akbar Ali Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed
Tawaf Mashrafee NawazFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed
Zahiduzzaman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handed
Mohammad Haris Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Right-handedRight-arm off break Plane icon.svg
All rounders
SM Meherob Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handedRight-arm off-break
Saad Nasim Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Right-handedRight-arm leg-break Plane icon.svg
Lahiru Samarakoon Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Left-handedRight-arm fast medium Plane icon.svg
Sabbir Hossain Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Ravi Bopara Flag of England.svg  England Right-handedRight-arm fast medium Plane icon.svg
Nathan Edward WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium Plane icon.svg
Jishan Alam Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sohag Gazi Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off break
Samit Patel Flag of England.svg  England Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plane icon.svg
Aftab Alam Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Right-handedRight-arm fast Plane icon.svg
Ryan Burl Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Left-handedRight-arm leg-break Plane icon.svg
Arafat Minhas Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Plane icon.svg
Spin bowlers
Sunzamul Islam Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Mark Deyal WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Left-handedRight-arm off-break Plane icon.svg
Hasan Murad Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
Taskin Ahmed Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handedRight-arm fast medium Captain sports.svg
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
Miguel Cummins WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Left-handedRight-arm fast Plane icon.svg
Mohor Sheikh Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Bilal Khan Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium Plane icon.svg
Salman Mirza Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Right-handedLeft-arm fast Plane icon.svg
Shafiul Islam Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
Asaduzzaman Payel Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm fast medium

Coaching Panel

PositionName
Head Coach Ijaz Ahmed
Assistant Coach Iftikhar Anjum
Team Manager Mehrab Hossain
Batting CoachTBA
Bowling CoachTBA
Fielding CoachTBA

League stage

Points Table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1  Fortune Barishal (Q)11920181.534Qualified for Qualifier 1
2  Rangpur Riders (X)11830160.861
3  Chittagong Kings (X)10640121.068Advanced to Eliminator
4  Durbar Rajshahi (Y)1266012−1.030
5  Khulna Tigers (Y)104608−0.175
6  Dhaka Capitals (E)113806−0.713
7  Sylhet Strikers (E)112904−1.340
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo & Cricbuzz
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for Qualifier 1; (X) Advanced to at least Eliminator, still can qualify for Qualifier 1; (Y) Can qualify for Eliminator but cannot for Qualifier 1

Win-loss table

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Durbar RajshahiBarishal
4 wickets
Dhaka
7 wickets
Chittagong
105 runs
Barishal
7 wickets
Khulna
28 runs
Dhaka
149 runs
Sylhet
65 runs
Khulna
7 runs
Chittagong
111 runs
Rangpur
24 runs
Rangpur
2 runs
Sylhet
5 wickets
Team's results→WonTiedLost N/R

Matches [3]

Match 1
30 December 2024 (2024-12-30)
13:30
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
197/3 (20 overs)
v
Fortune Barishal
200/6 (18.1 overs)
Yasir Ali  94* (47)
Kyle Mayers 2/13 (3 overs)
Mahmudullah 56* (26)
Taskin Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs)
Fortune Barishal won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Fortune Barishal)
  • Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yasir Ali (Durbar Rajshahi) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.

Match 5
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
13:30
Scorecard
Dhaka Capitals
174/9 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
179/3 (18.1 overs)
Shahadat Hossain 50 (41)
Taskin Ahmed 7/19 (3 overs)
Anamul Haque 73* (46)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/33 (4 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Taskin Ahmed (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Taskin Ahmed (Durbar Rajshahi) took the best bowling figures in the BPL. [4]

Match 7
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03)
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Kings
219/5 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
114 (17.1 overs)
Usman Khan 123 (62)
Taskin Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs)
Mohammad Haris 32 (15)
Aliss Islam 3/17 (4 overs)
Chittagong Kings won by 105 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban)
Player of the match: Usman Khan (Chittagong Kings)
  • Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
6 January 2025 (2025-01-06)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
168/4 (20 overs)
v
Fortune Barishal
169/3 (17.3 overs)
Anamul Haque 39 (35)
Shaheen Afridi 2/20 (4 overs)
Tamim Iqbal 86* (48)
Mohor Sheikh 2/32 (2 overs)
Fortune Barishal won by 7 wickets.
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal)
  • Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
14:00
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Khulna Tigers
150 (19.3 overs)
Ryan Burl 48* (29)
Nasum Ahmed 2/20 (3 overs)
Afif Hossain 33 (30)
Ryan Burl 2/13 (2 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 28 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 18
12 January 2025 (2025-01-12)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Dhaka Capitals
254/1 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
105 (15.2 overs)
Litton Das 125* (55)
Shafiul Islam 1/62 (4 overs)
Ryan Burl 47* (32)
Abu Jayed 2/15 (3 overs)
Dhaka Capitals won by 149 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Litton Das (Dhaka Capitals)
  • Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
17 January 2025 (2025-01-17)
14:00
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Strikers
119 (17.3 overs)
Ryan Burl 41 (27)
Ruyel Miah 3/32 (4 overs)
Zakir Hasan 39 (28)
Sunzamul Islam 3/25 (4 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 65 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Ali Arman (Ban)
Player of the match: Sunzamul Islam (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 26
19 January 2025 (2025-01-19)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Khulna Tigers
209/4 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
202/4 (20 overs)
Afif Hossain 56 (42)
Taskin Ahmed 2/36 (4 overs)
Anamul Haque 100* (57)
Hasan Mahmud 2/25 (4 overs)
Khulna Tigers won by 7 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Hasan Mahmud (Khulna Tigers)
  • Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 28
20 January 2025 (2025-01-20)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chittagong Kings
191/8 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
80 (14.2 overs)
Naeem Islam 56 (41)
Taskin Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs)
Anamul Haque 21 (21)
Naeem Islam 2/6 (3 overs)
Chittagong Kings won by 111 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Naeem Islam (Chittagong Kings)
  • Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

Match 31
23 January 2025 (2025-01-23)
13:30
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
170/9 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
146 (19.2 overs)
Yasir Ali 60 (32)
Akif Javed 3/23 (4 overs)
Saif Hassan 43 (29)
Ryan Burl 4/22 (4 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 24 runs
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 34
26 January 2025 (2025-01-26)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Durbar Rajshahi
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
117/8 (20 overs)
Sunzamul Islam 28* (29)
Khushdil Shah 3/19 (4 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 2 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Soumya Sarkar (Rangpur Riders) played his 100th BPL match.

Match 36
27 January 2025 (2025-01-27)
18:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sylhet Strikers
117/9 (20 overs)
v
Durbar Rajshahi
121/5 (16.5 overs)
Ahsan Hafeez 25 (21)
SM Meherob 4/15 (4 overs)
Ryan Burl 48 (34)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/17 (4 overs)
Durbar Rajshahi won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sajidul Islam (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: SM Meherob (Durbar Rajshahi)
  • Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

Controversies

The overseas players of Durbar Rajshahi did not take the field against Rangpur Riders on 26 January 2025 due to non-payment of dues. [5] [6] Judging the condition, BCB overturned the rule requiring a minimum of two foreign players in the playing XI and granted permission to Durbar Rajshahi to field a team comprising 11 local players for one match. [7] [8] However, they won the match without any overseas players. [9]

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