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BPL 2024-25: All you need to know, squads, teams
The stage is set for another electrifying season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as the 2024-25 edition kicks off on December 30 with the clash between Fortune Barishal and Durbar Rajshasi.
This season, all eyes will be on Fortune Barishal, who enter the tournament as the defending champions. Fortune Barishal broke their championship drought last season, clinching their maiden BPL title in a thrilling finale. They will be looking to replicate their success and prove that last season’s triumph was no fluke. Seven teams will be competing in the tournament. The final of the tournament will be played on February 7 as there will 42 matches across the tournament including playoffs and final.
The seven teams in the tournament are Chittagong Kings, Dhaka Capitals, Durbar Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Rangpur Riders and Sylhet Strikers.
The tournament will be held across three venues: Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, (Chattogram), Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, (Mirpur), and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (Sylhet)
The top four teams at the end of the group stage will advance to the knockout stage. The top-two teams will clash in the Qualifier 1, while the teams sitting on third and fourth place will meet in the eliminator. The winner of the Qualifier 1 will storm into final. The team losing in Qualifier 1 will take on the winner of the Eliminator in the Qualifier 2 and the winner of the Qualifier 2 will square off against the winner of Qualifier 1 in the BPL final.
Here are all the squads:
Fortune Barishal
Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Tanveer Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Ripon Mondal, Ebadat Hossain, Naeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Ariful Islam, Dawid Malan, Kyle Mayers, Mohammad Nabi, Fahim Ashraf, Ali Mohammad, Khan Jahandad, James Fuller, Pathum Nissanka, Nandre Burger
Chittagong Kings
Graham Clark, Haider Ali, Marshall Ayub, Shamim Hossain, Usman Khan, Angelo Mathews, Moeen Ali, Naeem Islam, Rahatul Ferdous, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mohammad Mithun (Wk), Parvez Hossain Emon (Wk), Allis Islam, Binura Fernando, Khaled Ahmed, Maruf Mridha, Mohammad Wasim, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Shoriful Islam, Tom O'Connell
Durbar Rajshahi
Anamul Haque, Taskin Ahmed, Jishan Alam, Yasir Ali, Sabbir Hossain, Sanjamul Islam, SM Mehrab Hossain, Akbar Ali, Hasan Murad, Shafiul Islam, Mohor Sheikh, Saad Nasim, Lahiru Samarakoon
Dhaka Capital
Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Habibur Rahman, Mukidul Islam, Abu Jayed, Mushfiq Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Asif Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Thisara Perera, Johnson Charles, Shahnewaz Dahani, Mir Hamza, Stephen Eskinezi, Saim Ayub, Amir Hamza
Khulna Tigers
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Naeem, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Islam, Abu Hider, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan, Oshane Thomas, Mohammad Hasnain, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nawaz
Rangpur Riders
Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali, Tanzim Hasan, Rony Talukder, Mashrafe Bin Murtaza, Al Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Ruel Mia, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam, Paul Stirling, George Mansi, Rahkeem Cornwall, Samiullah Shinwari, Reece Topley
Sylhet Strikers
Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali, Tanzim Hasan, Rony Talukder, Mashrafe Bin Murtaza, Al Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Ruel Mia, Ariful Haque, Nihaduzzaman, Nahidul Islam, Paul Stirling, George Mansi, Rahkeem Cornwall, Samiullah Shinwari, Reece Topley
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