Dhaka Capitals

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Dhaka Capitals
ঢাকা ক্যাপিটালস
Dhaka Capitals - Logo.png
Nickname(s)Dhakaiya(supporters)
League Bangladesh Premier League
Personnel
Captain Litton Das
Coach Khaled Mahmud
OwnerChampions Sports Ltd. Partnered with Shakib Khan & Remark HB Limited.
Chief executiveAtik Fahad
Team information
City Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founded
    • 2012: Dhaka Gladiators
    • 2015: Dhaka Dynamites
    • 2019: Dhaka Platoon
    • 2020: Beximco Dhaka (Bangabandhu T20 Cup)
    • 2021: Minister Dhaka
    • 2023: Dhaka Dominators
    • 2024: Durdanto Dhaka
Home ground Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
History
Bangladesh Premier League wins3 (2012, 2013, 2016)

Dhaka Capitals is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Their current head Coach is Khaled Mahmud and they represent Dhaka Division.

Contents

The team was originally established in 2012 for the inaugural BPL season as the Dhaka Gladiators and won both the 2012 and 2013 editions of the tournament. The Gladiators were one of the teams dissolved in 2013 after the second edition. The franchise was sold to BEXIMCO Group and rebranded as Dhaka Dynamites.

For the 2015 edition of the BPL, the team were coached by former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur, and captained by Kumar Sangakkara. [1] Bangladeshi player Nasir Hossain was selected as the "icon" player of the team. [2]

On 16 November 2019, Jamuna Bank bought the rights to the team and renamed it to Dhaka Platoon. [3]

Beximco Group again back as owner of team Dhaka in Bangabandhu T20. The team renamed as Beximco Dhaka.

The team was rebranded as Minister Dhaka after changing owners ahead of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League. [4]

In September 2022, Pragati Green Auto Rice Mills acquired the ownership rights of the team. However, they later lost ownership as they could not meet the financial requirements.In November 2022, Rupa Fabrics Limited acquired the ownership rights of the Dhaka team which was rebranded as Dhaka Dominators. [5]

The team was renamed as Durdanto Dhaka ahead of the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League season. [6]

After the succession of Non-cooperation movement, there was a wind of changes in cricket franchises of Bangladesh as well. Champions Sports Ltd. acquired the ownership rights of the team partnering with Shakib Khan's Remark HB Ltd. [7] The team was renamed as Dhaka Capitals ahead of the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League. [8]

Current squad

NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Tanzid Hasan Tamim Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handedVice-Captain
Habibur Rahman Sohan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed
Riaz Hassan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Right-handedOverseas
Munim Shahriar Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed
Shahadat Hossain Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Saim Ayub Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Left-handedRight-arm off-break Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Stephen Eskinazi Flag of England.svg  England Right-handedOverseas
Johnson Charles WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Right-handedRight-Arm Medium Overseas
Litton Das Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right handedCaptain
All-rounders
Thisara Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Left-handedRight-Arm Medium-fast Overseas
Rahmatullah Ali Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm off-break
Sabbir Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm leg-break
Farmanullah Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Right-handedRight-Arm Medium-fast Overseas
Shubham Ranjane Flag of the United States.svg  United States Right-handedRight-Arm Medium Overseas
Chaturanga de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Spin bowlers
Amir Hamza Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Asif Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace bowlers
Mustafizur Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Left-handedLeft-arm Fast-Medium
Mukidul Islam Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm Fast-Medium
Zahoor Khan Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Right-handedRight-arm Fast-Medium Overseas
Abu Jayed Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm Fast-Medium
Musfik Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Right-handedRight-arm Medium
Shahnawaz Dahani Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Right-handedRight-arm Fast-Medium Overseas
Mir Hamza Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Left-handedLeft-arm Medium Overseas

Franchise history

Dhaka Franchise was formed in 2009 as one of the participating teams in the National Cricket League Twenty20. The ownership of the team was acquired by Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman's Beximco Group. The league was later replaced with Bangladesh Premier League, with the ownership of the franchise being awarded to Europa Group under the name of Dhaka Gladiators for US$5.05 million. After multiple corruption charges against the owners, the team was re-acquired by Beximco Group in 2015. Later in 2019, Jamuna Bank acquired the team. Afterwards, the team was acquired by Minister Group, Rupa Fabrics Ltd. and Newtex Group respectively each in three years, after 2022. As of now, the current ownership of the team is acquired by Champions Sports Ltd. and partnered with Remark-Herlan Group, of which Shakib Khan, a famous actor, is a director.

Owners

OwnerDurationFranchise Name
Europa Group2012-2014Dhaka Gladiators
Beximco Group 2015-2019Dhaka Dynamites
Jamuna Bank 2019-20Dhaka Platoon
Minister Group2022Minister Dhaka
Rupa Fabrics Ltd.2023Dhaka Dominators
Newtex Group2024Durdanto Dhaka
Champions Sports Ltd. & Shakib Khan 2025-Dhaka Capitals

Season overview

BPL 01

In the first two seasons, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza captained the team and Ian Pont was the head coach. Dhaka Gladiators started off their campaign disappointingly by losing against an experienced Khulna Royal Bengals which was led by all rounder Shakib Al Hasan. However this was succeeded by three consecutive wins even without players like Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal. During their third victory against Barisal Burners, they made the highest total of the tournament by scoring 208 runs for five wickets. They defended this score, even though Chris Gayle scored a century for the Barisal Burners. Later in the tournament, they failed to chase mediocre targets due to batting collapses. In the final, Dhaka Gladiators beat the Barisal Burners to be crowned champions of BPL 2012.

BPL 02

For the 2012/13 season, Dhaka Gladiators bought all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who was the most expensive player and the captain in the tournament. They bought fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza, the emerging wicket keeper Anamul Haque and more. They also bought South African pace bowler Alfonso Thomas, and West Indians Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle who were only available for one game. They bought English players Luke Wright, Owais Shah, Darren Stevens, bowler Chris Liddle and batsman Josh Cobb. This team of players were crowned 2013 champions, just as they had been in 2012. They played 14 games, won 11 and lost only 3. This time their strongest opponent was Sylhet Royals.

BPL 03

Dhaka Dynamites was introduced in a new look in 2015. During the player draft, Kumar Sangakkara was selected as the captain while Nasir Hossain was picked as the "icon" player. A total of eighteen players was selected in the draft process. The notable players in and out of the draft they purchased were, Mustafizur Rahman, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Hafeez and Ryan ten Doeschate and Mohammad Irfan

They started off rather smoothly by defeating Comilla Victorians and Chittagong Vikings but lost their way through defeats against Rangpur Riders and Barisal Bulls. Luckily, they finished at 4th place out of 6 teams but lost against the Bulls in the eliminator

BPL 04

After having an average season at BPL 3, the Dynamites started the fourth season with a strong team including the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Kumar Sangakkara, Mosaddek Hossain, Evin Lewis, Mahela Jayawardene, Wayne Parnell and Ravi Bopara. They started their campaign with winning against Barisal Bulls. On their way, they were only defeated by the Rajshahi Kings and Khulna Titans. They defeated the Titans in the first qualifier and the Kings in the final, being crowned champions for the third time

Dwayne Bravo became the highest wicket taker of the tournament. While Kumar Sangakkara scored most runs for them.

BPL 05

The team has signed many new foreign players among whom Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson, Mohammad Amir and Sunil Narine are worth mentioning. They retained Mohammad Shahid, Mosaddek Hossain and Mehedi Maruf from the local category while they retained Kumar Sangakkara, Evin Lewis and Ronsford Beaton from the overseas department. They also extended the contract of ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as their icon player.[ citation needed ]

They got the second pick in the local and overseas pick in the draft, choosing pacer Abu Hider and English batsman Joe Denly respectively. Their surprise picks were pacers Khaled Ahmed, Mohammad Saddam, batsman Shadman Islam and little-known West Indian orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein.

Dhaka Dynamites had a shaky start with a surprise defeat to Sylhet Sixers. However, the team soon bounced back and finished 2nd in the league stage. They crushed Comilla Victorians in Qualifier-1, hence advancing to the final. They didn't manage the defend the title as they suffered a heave defeat to Rangpur Riders in the final who were eventually crowned the champions, securing their maiden trophy.

BPL 06

All the franchises were given until 30 September 2018 to submit their 4 retained cricketers. Dhaka Dynamites retained Shakib Al Hasan, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Rovman Powell. All Franchises were also allowed to buy 2 foreign players pre-draft but they can't be the ones who played for the team last season. Dhaka Dynamites bought Afghan hard-hitter Hazratullah Zazai and Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell.

In the draft, Dhaka's first pick was local fast bowler Rubel Hossain. They signed South African bowler Andrew Birch and English batsman Ian Bell as their overseas players in draft. They ended up signing 10 local players in the draft.

In the tournament Dhaka had a flying start winning five matches out of their first six matches. But they suddenly lost their momentum and suffered five consecutive defeats and eventually pipped Rajshahi Kings out of top four by winning their last group match and qualified for Eliminator. In the Eliminator they defeated Chittagong Vikings and defeated Rangpur Riders in the Qualifier 2 to seal their place in the Final. In the final Comilla Victorians set a target of 200 for Dhaka, but they fell short by 17 runs in their chase and Comilla won the tournament for the second time.

Shakib Al Hasan was the highest wicket taker of the season and won the Player of the Tournament for his all-round performances.

BPL 07

The franchise had signed English ODI captain Eoin Morgan who is the winning captain of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and South African explosive batsman David Miller as their two direct signings. [9] [10] Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of the franchise for last 3 season, left the team and joined Rangpur Riders. [11]

However, during the player's direct signing period, a conflict of interest arose between BCB and all other franchises. Subsequently, in September 2019, BCB made some changes in the rules and regulations for the season. Eliminating all franchises, BCB took over charge of the current BPL and decided to run the tournament by the itself, renaming the tournament as the Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 in order to pay homage to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his birth centenary. [12] Jamuna Bank acquired the team's sponsorship rights. [13] The team was renamed for as Dhaka Platoon and signed the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Wahab Riaz.

BPL 08

BPL 09

BPL 10

In November 2022, the team changed its name to Dhaka Dominators after Rupa Fabrics Ltd took over the ownership of the franchise. In October 2023, the team changed its name to Durdanto Dhaka after Newtex Group took over the ownership. The team debuted in 2024 Bangladesh Premier League with a new look. The team's iconic Player was Taskin Ahmed. Direct Signing players include Mosaddek Hossain, Shoriful Islam as well as Naim Sheikh. Overseas Players include Saim Ayub, Alex Ross, Usman Qadir, Gulbadin Naib, Sean Williams, Adam Rossington and Sadeera Samarawickrama. However, the team suffered from heavy defeats throughout the tournament by just winning a single game in their opening match against Comilla Victorians and enduring 11 consecutive losses.

BPL 11

Seasons

Bangladesh Premier League

YearLeague standingFinal standing
20123rd out of 6Champions
20131st out of 7Champions
20154th out of 6Playoffs
20161st out of 7Champions
20172nd out of 7Runners-up
20194th out of 7Runners-up
2019-204th out of 7Playoffs
20225th out of 6League stage
20236th out of 7League stage
20247th out of 7League stage

Bangabandhu T20 Cup

YearLeague standingFinal standing
20203rd out of 5Playoffs

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