2025 Khulna Tigers season

The 2025 season was the 10th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Khulna Tigers. They were one of the seven teams that participated in the tournament. They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2019-20 season. ^[1]

Khulna Tigers

2025 season
Coach	Talha Jubair
Captain	Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Ground(s)	Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
BPL League	3rd
Most runs	Mohammad Naim (511)
Most wickets	Abu Hider Rony (17)

Season summary

Khulna started their season on a high, winning their first 2 games beforelsoing 4 games in a row. However, they came back at the last two phases of the league stage and finished at fourth in the table. They defeated Rangpur Riders in the Eliminator by 9 wickets but lost to Chittagong Kings in the Qualifier 2 by 2 wickets and that was the end of their journey.

Squad

Name	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Imrul Kayes	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	Left-handed		Overseas player
Naim Sheikh	Bangladesh	Left-handed	–
Alex Ross	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Mahmudul Hasan Joy	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	Right-handed		Overseas player
Dom Sibley	England	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas player
Darwish Rasooli	Afghanistan	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Mahidul Islam Ankon	Bangladesh	Right-handed	–
All-rounders
Mehedi Hasan Miraz	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
Jason Holder	West Indies	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Afif Hossain	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Aamir Jamal	Pakistan	Right-handed}}	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Will Bosisto	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
Lewis Gregory	England	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Pace bowlers
Hasan Mahmud	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Rubel Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Abu Hider Rony	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Left-arm fast medium
Musfik Hasan	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm Medium
Ziaur Rahman	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Mohammad Hasnain	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Oshane Thomas	West Indies	Left-handed	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Salman Irshad	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	Overseas player
Spin bowlers
Nasum Ahmed	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Talha Jubair
Assistant coach	Mamunur Rashid
Batting coach	Nasiruddin Faruque
Fielding coach	Mohammad Selim
Analyst	Mohsin Sheikh

League stage

Points Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Fortune Barishal (C)	12	9	3	0	18	1.302	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	Chittagong Kings (R)	12	8	4	0	16	1.395
3	Rangpur Riders (4th)	12	8	4	0	16	0.596	Advanced to Eliminator
4	Khulna Tigers (3rd)	12	6	6	0	12	0.184
5	Durbar Rajshahi	12	6	6	0	12	−1.030
6	Dhaka Capitals	12	3	9	0	6	−0.779
7	Sylhet Strikers	12	2	10	0	4	−1.340

Source: ESPNcricinfo & Cricbuzz
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Win-loss table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Q1	El	Q2	F	Pos.
Khulna Tigers	Chittagong 37 runs	Dhaka 20 runs	Rajshahi 28 runs	Sylhet 8 runs	Rangpur 8 runs	Chittagong 45 runs	Rajshahi 7 runs	Barishal 7 runs	Sylhet 6 wickets	Barishal 5 wickets	Rangpur 46 runs	Dhaka 6 wickets	—	Rangpur 9 wickets	Chittagong 2 wickets	—	3rd

Team's results→	Won	Tied	Lost	N/R

Matches

Source: ^[2]

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

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Match 3 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) 12:00 Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 203/4 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong Kings 166/10 (18.5 overs)
Will Bosisto 75* (50) Aliss Islam 2/17 (4 overs)		Shamim Hossain 78 (38) Abu Hider 4/44 (3.5 overs)

Khulana Tigers won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mahidul Islam Ankon (Khulna Tigers)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 8 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 173/8 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Capitals 153/6 (20 overs)
Mahidul Islam Ankon 32 (22) Chaturanga de Silva 2/22 (2 overs)		Thisara Perera 103* (60) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/6 (4 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 20 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)

• Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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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.

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Match 17 12 January 2025 (2025-01-12) 13:30 Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 182/5 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 174/9 (20 overs)
Zakir Hasan 75* (46) Abu Hider Rony 2/25 (4 overs)		Will Bosisto 43 (40) Ruyel Miah 2/28 (4 overs)

Sylhet Strikers won by 8 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Zakir Hasan (Sylhet Strikers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 20 13 January 2025 (2025-01-13) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 186/5 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 178/9 (20 overs)
Khushdil Shah 75* (35) Abu Hider Rony 2/37 (4 overs)		Mohammad Naim 58 (41) Akif Javed 3/29 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 8 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Akif Javed (Rangpur Riders)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 22 16 January 2025 (2025-01-16) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 200/7 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 155/9 (20 overs)
Graham Clark 101 (50) Mohammad Nawaz 3/29 (4 overs)		Darwish Rasooli 37 (31) Arafat Sunny 3/25 (4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 45 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Graham Clark (Chittagong Kings)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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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.

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Match 30 22 January 2025 (2025-01-22) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Fortune Barishal 167/9 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 160/6 (20 overs)
Mahmudullah 50 (45) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/35 (4 overs)		Mohammad Naim 77 (59) Jahandad Khan 2/20 (4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 7 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Rishad Hossain (Fortune Barishal)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 32 23 January 2025 (2025-01-23) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Sylhet Strikers 152/9 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 156/4 (19.5 overs)
George Munsey 58 (32) Salman Irshad 2/24 (4 overs)		Mehidy Hasan Miraz 70 (50) Nihaduzzaman 2/25 (4 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)

• Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 35 27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) 13:30 Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 187/5 (20 overs)	v	Fortune Barishal 188/5 (19.1 overs)
Mohammad Naim 51 (27) Faheem Ashraf 2/49 (4 overs)		Dawid Malan 63 (37) Abu Hider Rony 2/35 (2.4 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Fortune Barishal)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 39 30 January 2025 (2025-01-30) 13:30 Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 220/4 (20 overs)	v	Rangpur Riders 174/9 (20 overs)
Mohammad Naim 111* (62) Akif Javed 1/31 (4 overs)		Soumya Sarkar 74 (48) Musfik Hasan 3/24 (4 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 46 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mohammad Naim (Khulna Tigers)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 41 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 13:30 Scorecard

Dhaka Capitals 123/9 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 128/4 (16.5 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 58 (37) Hasan Mahmud 2/5 (4 overs)		Mehidy Hasan Miraz 74* (55) Mustafizur Rahman 3/16 (4 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)

• Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

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

Eliminator

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Match 43 3 February 2025 (2025-02-03) 13:30 Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 85 (16.5 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 89/1 (10.2 overs)
Akif Javed 32 (18) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/10 (4 overs)		Mohammad Naim 48* (33) Akif Javed 1/20 (3 overs)

Khulna Tigers won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (Khulna Tigers)

• Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

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Qualifier 2

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Match 45 5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 163/6 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong Kings 164/8 (20 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 63 (33) Binura Fernando 2/27 (4 overs)		Khawaja Nafay 57 (46) Musfik Hasan 3/32 (3 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 2 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (Ban) Player of the match: Aliss Islam (Chittagong Kings)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.

References

1. "Rajshahi lift BPL trophy with victory over Khulna". 17 January 2020.
2. "Khulna Tigers BPL 2025 schedule". Cricbuzz .