The Bangladesh Premier League 2019, also known as BPL Season 6 or UCB BPL 2019 Powered by TVS (for sponsorship reasons), was the sixth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), featuring seven teams from seven cities. Teams are restricted to having four overseas players per side, instead of five in the previous edition of the tournament.[1] Rangpur Riders were the defending champions.[2]
 2019 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 5 January 2019 – 8 February 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Dhaka Dynamites |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Dynamites) |
| Most runs | Rilee Rossouw (Rangpur Riders) (558) |
| Most wickets | Shakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Dynamites) (23) |
| Official website | BPL |
Originally, the season was scheduled to start on 1 October 2018 and end on 16 November 2018.[3] However, in May 2018, it was reported that the tournament might be moved to January 2019, because of security concerns around the Bangladeshi general election, which took place in December 2018.[4] In July 2018, it was confirmed that the tournament would start in January 2019.[5][6] For this edition of the tournament, the Decision Review System (DRS) were used for the first time.[7]
In the final match, Comilla Victorians defeated Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs to win their second title.[8] In the final match, Tamim Iqbal was awarded the man of the match award, after scoring 141 not out.[9] Rilee Rossouw was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 558 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was the leading wicket taker with 22 wickets and also won the player of the tournament award.
Draft and squads
editBy 30 September 2018 the team franchises announced the names of their retained players for the tournament and their icon players. A players' draft was initially scheduled to take place on 25 October 2018.[7] However, the date was moved to 28 October due to a schedule clash with the ODI series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.[10]
The rest of the players were bought from the Players' Draft, which was held on 28 October 2018.[11] Litton Das and Mustafizur Rahman were new additions to the list while Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman were excluded from the list.[12][13][14] Initially, Steve Smith was barred from playing in the tournament by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[15] However, the BCB overturned its decision, allowing Smith to take part in the competition.[16][17]
Venues
editA total of 46 matches was played in these venues with the playoffs and final will be held at Dhaka. This season 3 venues will host all matches in 4 phases. In the first phase Dhaka will host 14 matches then Sylhet will host 8 matches in the second phase. Dhaka will again host 6 matches in the third phase while then Chittagong will host 10 matches of fourth phase. Final tournament will return to Dhaka again for playoffs and Final matches.[18]
| Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
|---|---|---|
| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
| Matches: 10 | Matches: 28 (incl. Playoffs) | Matches: 8 |
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Results
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangpur Riders (3) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.018 |
| 2 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.066 |
| 3 | Chittagong Vikings (4) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −0.293 |
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites (R) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.974 |
| 5 | Rajshahi Kings | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −0.518 |
| 6 | Sylhet Sixers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0.066 |
| 7 | Khulna Titans | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | −1.259 |
Source: Cricinfo.com
- advanced to the Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
League progression
edit| League matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |||
| Chittagong Vikings | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | L | |||||
| Comilla Victorians | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | W | W | ||||
| Dhaka Dynamites | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | W | W | L | |||
| Khulna Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Rajshahi Kings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Rangpur Riders | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | L | L | ||||
| Sylhet Sixers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the match summary.
League stage
editA total of 42 matches were played in the league stage, with 24 matches played in Dhaka, 8 matches in Sylhet and 10 in Chittagong.[18]
Phase 1 (Dhaka)
editRangpur Riders
98 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
101/7 (19.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajshahi Kings
106 (18.2 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohor Sheikh (Dhaka Dynamites) made his T20 debut.
Sylhet Sixers
127/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
130/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Rangpur Riders
169/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Titans
161/5 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
192/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Titans
87 (13 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
63 (16.2 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
67/1 (12 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
168/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
163/7 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Titans
117/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
118/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
183/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
181/9 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Aliss Islam (Dhaka Dynamites) made his T20 debut and took a hat-trick.[19]
Rajshahi Kings
124 (18.5 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
130/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
151/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
151/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mahidul Islam Ankon (Khulna Titans) made his T20 debut.
Dhaka Dynamites
173/7 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Sixers
141/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Naim (Dhaka Dynamites) made his T20 debut.
Rajshahi Kings
135/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
129/6 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
184/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
186/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 2 (Sylhet)
editKhulna Titans
128/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
103 (19.5 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Sixers
68 (14.5 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
69/2 (11.1 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajshahi Kings
136/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
116/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Sixers
187/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
160/6 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Jaker Ali (Sylhet Sixers) made his T20 debut.
Sylhet Sixers
158/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
163/4 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Titans
181/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
186/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
194/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
195/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
214/4 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
188/8 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 3 (Dhaka)
editRajshahi Kings
176/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
138 (18.2 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Laurie Evans (Rajshahi Kings) scored his first century in T20 cricket.[20]
Dhaka Dynamites
139/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
145/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Titans
181/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
183/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Rangpur Riders) became the first batsman to hit 900 sixes in T20 Cricket.[21]
Comilla Victorians
153/8 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
146/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Dynamites) became first bowler to take 100 wickets in the BPL.[22]
Rajshahi Kings
157/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
159/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
170/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Sixers
149/7 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 4 (Chittagong)
editSylhet Sixers
180/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
104 (18.2 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
239/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
167/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Robiul Haque (Chittagong Vikings) made his T20 debut.
- Rangpur Riders recorded highest ever team total in BPL history.[23]
- Rilee Rossouw and Alex Hales (Rangpur Riders) both scored century, making it only third instances in T20 history of two batsmen scored hundreds in the same team innings.[23]
Sylhet Sixers
195/4 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
137 (18.1 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajshahi Kings
198/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
191/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
237/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Titans
157 (18.5 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Wahab Riaz (Comilla Victorians) took a hat-trick.
Dhaka Dynamites
186/6 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
189/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
116/8 (19 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
117/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
Rajshahi Kings
141/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
145/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
174/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
163/9 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andre Russell (Dhaka Dynamites) took a hat-trick.
Sylhet Sixers
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajshahi Kings
190/5 (18 overs) |
- Sylhet Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
Phase 5 (Dhaka)
editComilla Victorians
127 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
126/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sixers
165/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
136 (18.3 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
72 (16.3 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
76/1 (9.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjit Saha (Comilla Victorians) and Minhajul Abedin Afridi (Rangpur Riders) both made their T20 debuts.
Khulna Titans
123/9 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
124/4 (14.5 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 4 February 2019 — Dhaka | 8 February 2019 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rangpur Riders | 165/5 (20 overs) | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 199/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 166/2 (18.5 overs) | 6 February 2019 — Dhaka | 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 182/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Rangpur Riders | 142 (19.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 February 2019 — Dhaka | 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 147/5 (16.4 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Chittagong Vikings | 135/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 136/4 (16.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
editChittagong Vikings
135/8 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (16.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match, Dhaka advanced to Qualifier 2 while Chittagong were eliminated.
Qualifiers
edit- Qualifier 1
Rangpur Riders
165/5 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
166/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match, Comilla advanced to the Final while Rangpur advanced to Qualifier 2
- Qualifier 2
Rangpur Riders
142 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
147/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match, Dhaka advanced to the Final while Rangpur were eliminated.
Final
editComilla Victorians
199/3 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
182/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- Tamim Iqbal (Comilla Victorians) scored his highest individual score in T20 cricket and it was also first time a century was scored by a Bangladeshi batsman in any T20 cricket final.[24]
- Comilla Victorians won their second BPL title.[25]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rilee Rossouw | Rangpur Riders | 14 | 13 | 558 | 69.75 | 150.00 | 100* | 1 | 5 | 49 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Tamim Iqbal | Comilla Victorians | 14 | 14 | 467 | 38.91 | 133.81 | 141* | 1 | 2 | 41 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Chittagong Vikings | 13 | 13 | 426 | 35.50 | 139.21 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Nicholas Pooran | Sylhet Sixers | 11 | 11 | 379 | 47.37 | 159.91 | 76* | 0 | 3 | 27 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Laurie Evans | Rajshahi Kings | 11 | 11 | 339 | 37.66 | 137.80 | 104* | 1 | 2 | 37 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 8 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Over | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakib Al Hasan | Dhaka Dynamites | 15 | 15 | 56 | 2 | 406 | 23 | 4/16 | 17.65 | 7.25 | 14.6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Taskin Ahmed | Sylhet Sixers | 12 | 12 | 37.1 | 0 | 318 | 22 | 4/28 | 14.45 | 8.55 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Mashrafe Mortaza | Rangpur Riders | 14 | 14 | 55 | 1 | 387 | 22 | 4/11 | 17.59 | 7.03 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rubel Hossain | Dhaka Dynamites | 15 | 15 | 52.4 | 1 | 407 | 22 | 4/23 | 18.50 | 7.72 | 14.3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Mohammad Saifuddin | Comilla Victorians | 13 | 13 | 46 | 2 | 356 | 20 | 4/22 | 17.80 | 7.73 | 13.8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 8 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest team totals
edit| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur Riders | 239/4 | Chittagong Vikings | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comilla Victorians | 237/5 | Khulna Titans | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chittagong Vikings | 214/4 | Khulna Titans | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 28 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "বিপিএলের পূর্ণাঙ্গ সূচি দেখুন এখানে". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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