Dates | 11 December 2019 – 17 January 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Bangladesh |
Champions | Rajshahi Royals (1st title) |
Runners-up | Khulna Tigers |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 46 |
Player of the series | Andre Russell (Rajshahi Royals) |
Most runs | Rilee Rossouw (Khulna Tigers) (495) |
Most wickets | Mustafizur Rahman (Rangpur Rangers) Mohammad Amir (Khulna Tigers) Rubel Hossain (Chattogram Challengers) Robert Frylinck (Khulna Tigers) (20 wickets each) |
Official website | BPL |
The Bangladesh Premier League 2019–20, also known as BPL Season 7 or Bangabandhu BPL Presented by AKASH DTH and Powered by TVS (for sponsorship reasons), was the seventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[1] The season was scheduled to originally start from 6 December 2019 and end on 11 January 2020, with the opening ceremony to be held on 3 December 2019.[2] Comilla Victorians were the defending champions.[3] However, the tournament was delayed by five days and started on 11 December 2019 and ended on 17 January 2020, with the opening ceremony held on 8 December 2019.[4]
Chittagong Vikings were announced as not taking part in this edition of the tournament after their ownership was sold,[5] and were replaced by two new teams.[6] A total of eight teams were originally scheduled to participate in this edition of the tournament, with contracts of pre-signed cricketers being cancelled until the players' draft.[7] However, the idea was cancelled, with the number of teams being reverted to seven, and Chittagong Vikings being renamed to Chattogram Challengers and reinstated after the change of format by the BCB.[8]
In the final match, Rajshahi Royals defeated Khulna Tigers by 21 runs to win their first ever BPL title. Rajshahi Royals captain Andre Russell won both Player of the match and Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performances.[9] Rilee Rossouw was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 495 runs while the leading wicket-taker was tied with four players with 20 wickets.
On 11 September 2019, BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon informed the media about certain changes in rules and regulations for the ongoing season during a press briefing. Due to having some conflict of interests between BPL Governing Council and all other franchises, the BCB decided to run this edition of the BPL themselves without taking any franchises. The Board wanted to mark the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu in 2020 and to pay homage to him, the tournament was named "Bangabandhu BPL" after him. The teams names were same as they were and only the responsibility to manage the team was on the BCB. The players’ transportation and accommodation were managed by the board.[8][10][11][12] On 13 November 2019, the sponsorship and names of Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet teams were confirmed. The Comilla and Rangpur teams were sponsored by BCB themselves.[13]
The players' draft was scheduled to be held on 12 November 2019.[14] However, the tournament was delayed by five days and the draft was held on 17 November 2019. Out of 7 teams, 5 teams are sponsored by private corporate firms while 2 teams are sponsored by BCB itself.[4]
On 16 November 2019, BPL Governing Council unveiled the logo for this season and the names of the participating 7 teams.[15] The squads were confirmed during the draft.[16][17]
Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
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Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
Matches: 12 | Matches: 28 (incl. Playoffs) | Matches: 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Khulna Tigers (R) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.912 |
2 | Rajshahi Royals (C) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.420 |
3 | Chattogram Challengers (3) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.129 |
4 | Dhaka Platoon (4) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.572 |
5 | Cumilla Warriors | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.335 |
6 | Rangpur Rangers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.826 |
7 | Sylhet Thunder | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | −0.822 |
League matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |||
Chattogram Challengers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | W | L | ||||
Cumilla Warriors | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
Dhaka Platoon | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | L | |||||
Khulna Tigers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | W | L | ||||
Rajshahi Royals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | L | W | W | |||
Rangpur Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
Sylhet Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Win | Loss | No result |
A total of 42 matches were played in the league stage, with 24 matches played in Dhaka, 6 matches in Sylhet and 12 in Chittagong.[18]
Sylhet Thunder
162/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
163/5 (19 overs) |
Cumilla Warriors
173/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
68 (14 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
134/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
136/1 (18.2 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
144/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
146/2 (13.5 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
91 (15.3) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
95/2 (10.5 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
180/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
160/9 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
157/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chattogram Challengers
158/4 (18.2 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
182/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Thunder
158/7 (20 overs) |
Rajshahi Royals
189/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
192/5 (19,2 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
129/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chattogram Challengers
130/6 (18 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
181/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
182/4 (19.4 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
221/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Platoon
205 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
137/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
138/2 (12.3 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
238/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
222/7 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
232/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
152 (18.3 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
163/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
167/4 (18.4 overs) |
Cumilla Warriors
160/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Platoon
161/5 (19.5 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
145/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
149/3 (18 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
174/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Platoon
175/2 (18.3 overs) |
Cumilla Warriors
170/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
171/3 (17.5 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
124/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chattogram Challengers
125/4 (18.4 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
182/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
130/9 (20 overs) |
Rajshahi Royals
190/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
175/4 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
157/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
158/2 (17.5 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
133/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
134/3 (17.2 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
174/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
100 (16.4 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
159/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
161/8 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
182/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
135/8 (20 overs) |
Rajshahi Royals
179/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
149/7 (20 overs) |
Cumilla Warriors
140/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Thunder
140 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
172/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
160/8 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
199/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Thunder
161 (19.1 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
121 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Chattogram Challengers
124/4 (18.1 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
143/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
145/4 (15.1 overs) |
Sylhet Thunder
141/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
142/5 (19.1 overs) |
Rajshahi Royals
166/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chattogram Challengers
170/3 (18.3 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
179/2 (20 overs) |
v
|
Cumilla Warriors
145 (18.2 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
145/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Rangers
84 (15.3 overs) |
Rangpur Rangers
149/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Platoon
138/9 (20 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
218/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Cumilla Warriors
126/9 (20 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
155/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajshahi Royals
156/2 (17.4 overs) |
Dhaka Platoon
205/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
207/2 (18.1 overs) |
Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
13 January 2020 — Dhaka | 17 January 2020 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
1 | Khulna Tigers | 158/3 (20 overs) | 1 | Khulna Tigers | 149/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Rajshahi Royals | 131 (20 overs) | 15 January 2020 — Dhaka | 2 | Rajshahi Royals | 170/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
2 | Rajshahi Royals | 165/8 (19.2 overs) | |||||||||||
13 January 2020 — Dhaka | 3 | Chattogram Challengers | 164/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Chattogram Challengers | 147/3 (17.4 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Dhaka Platoon | 144/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Dhaka Platoon
144/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
147/3 (17.4 overs) |
Khulna Tigers
158/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
131 (20 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers
164/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
165/8 (19.2 overs) |
Rajshahi Royals
170/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
149/8 (20 overs) |
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Rilee Rossouw | Khulna Tigers | 14 | 14 | 495 | 45.00 | 155.17 | 71* | 0 | 4 | 43 | 23 |
Mushfiqur Rahim | Khulna Tigers | 14 | 14 | 491 | 70.14 | 147.00 | 98* | 0 | 4 | 51 | 15 |
Litton Das | Rajshahi Royals | 15 | 15 | 455 | 32.50 | 134.21 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15 |
Shoaib Malik | Rajshahi Royals | 15 | 15 | 455 | 37.91 | 130.00 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 17 |
Dawid Malan | Cumilla Warriors | 11 | 11 | 444 | 49.33 | 145.09 | 100* | 1 | 3 | 35 | 19 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 January 2019 |
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Over | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
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Mustafizur Rahman | Rangpur Rangers | 12 | 12 | 44.3 | 2 | 312 | 20 | 3/10 | 15.60 | 7.01 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammad Amir | Khulna Tigers | 13 | 13 | 50.2 | 0 | 355 | 20 | 6/17 | 17.75 | 7.05 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 |
Rubel Hossain | Chattogram Challengers | 13 | 13 | 48.5 | 0 | 357 | 20 | 3/17 | 17.85 | 7.31 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Frylinck | Khulna Tigers | 14 | 14 | 53.0 | 0 | 392 | 20 | 5/16 | 19.60 | 7.39 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
Shohidul Islam | Khulna Tigers | 13 | 13 | 49.0 | 0 | 396 | 19 | 4/23 | 20.84 | 8.08 | 15.4 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 January 2019 |
Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result |
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Chattogram Challengers | 238/4 | Cumilla Warriors | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Won |
Sylhet Thunders | 232/5 | Khulna Tigers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Won |
Cumilla Warriors | 222/7 | Chattogram Challengers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Lost |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 24 December 2019 |