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Bangabandhu BPL to resume Friday in Chattogram
After a two-day gap, the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to resume Friday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
In the first match on Friday, the home team, Chattogram Challengers, will take on the Khulna Tigers at 1:30 p.m., while at 6:30 p.m., the second match of the day will be played between Sylhet Sunrisers and Minister Group Dhaka.
A total of eight matches will take place in Chattogram.
According to the current standing, the Comilla Victorians are at the top of the table with four points from two wins in two matches they played so far. Chattogram Challengers are right after them with four points in three matches.
The other four teams have secured two points each. Among them, Minister Group Dhaka played most matches— four so far and won only a match while Fortune Barishal played three matches, and Sylhet Sunrisers and Khulna Tigers played two matches each.
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Captain of Minister Group Dhaka, Mahmudullah Riyad, is leading the list of the most-run scorers with 124 runs under his name while Benny Howell, Tamim Iqbal, Will Jacks, and Shuvagata Hom stand right after him with 112, 105, 74 and 72 runs respectively.
Left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam is leading the list of the most-wicket takers with seven wickets from two matches while Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shoriful Islam are right after him with six wickets each, and Nahidul Islam, Dwayne Bravo are after them on the table with five wickets each.
A total of six teams are taking place in this edition of BPL. The matches are being played in three different venues across Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
The Chattogram phase of BPL will end on February 1, and the teams will return to play in Dhaka from February 3. After four matches, all the teams will travel to Sylhet and will play there on February 7, 8 and 9 before BPL returning to Dhaka again on February 11.
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Along with Mahmudullah, Dhaka have Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Tamim Iqbal as well. Tamim is set to play from the beginning, but Mashrafe is uncertain for the first two matches.
“We will play another World Cup this year,” Mahmudullah said referring to T20 World Cup 2022 which will be played in Australia. “We may need more pace-bowling all-rounders and wrist spinners. We will keep it in mind in BPL.”
Bangladesh failed to impress in the last edition of the T20 World Cup that took place in the UAE last year. But Mahmdullah believes the Tigers have a good chance to do well in the next World Cup in Australia.
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“We had expected to do well in the last World Cup. Our confidence was high after winning two consecutive series against Australia and New Zealand. But we could perform accordingly. We have a good chance to do well in the next World Cup,” Mahmudullah added.
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BPL begins Friday sans spectators
The new edition of Bangladesh Premier League, which has been rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL, is all set to begin on Friday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
BBS Cables are the title sponsors of this year’s BPL while Walton is declared as the powered by sponsor on Thursday.
A total of six teams are set to take part in BPL, and they are— Chattogram Challengers, Comilla Victorians, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Minister Group Dhaka, and Sylhet Sunrisers.
In the first match of the season, Chattogram Challengers will take on Fortune Barishal, and in the second match of the opening day, Khulna Tigers will face Minister Group Dhaka.
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When BPL is returning after a long gap enforced by the Coronavirus pandemic, the spectators won’t be allowed to enter the stadium as the new strain of Covid-19, Omicron, is on the rise in the country.
However, if the situation gets better in the coming weeks, the authorities might give it a rethink whether they will allow the spectators or not.
The last season of BPL took place in 2020, but due to the pandemic, there was no BPL in 2021. The board had made a few attempts to host a BPL in 2020 but without luck.
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