The enthusiasm among T20 cricket fans is growing as the eighth season of the Bangladesh Premier League approaches. The Forthcoming BPL 8 will feature some of the top T20 format bowlers in the world, who can make significant contributions to their respective teams in the competition. Not to mention, everyone is anticipating some game-changing bowling performances from both local and international players. Let's take a look at the top five finest bowling figures in the Bangladesh Premier league's history to rekindle fans' memories.  Bangladesh Premier League: Five Best Bowling Figures There were some outstanding bowling performances in the first seven seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League. Here are the top five best individual bowling performances in the BPL thus far. Mohammad Amir (6/17 against Rajshahi Royals) 1st Qualifier: Khulna Tigers vs Rajshahi Royals | Venue: Dhaka (January 13, 2020) Left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir of Pakistan has the best bowling figures in the Bangladesh Premier League. He accomplished this feat in the first qualifying match against Rajshahi Royals in the seventh season of the BPL. When chasing Khulna's 158 runs, Rajshahi's batters had no idea what they were up against. Rajshahi were bowled out for 131 in exactly 20 overs. Mohammad Amir's fiery spell ended with a stat of 4-0-17-6. Read Top Five Memorable Individual Knocks of BPL History Mohammad Sami (5/6 against Duronto Rajshahi) League Match: Dhaka Gladiators vs Duronto Rajshahi | Venue: Dhaka (February 27, 2012) Retired Pakistani bowler Mohammad Sami has the second-best bowling stats in the history of the Bangladesh Premier League. Mohammad Sami of Duronto Rajshahi exploded with the ball in a league match against Dhaka Gladiators during the BPL's inaugural season. Dhaka's batting line-up was decimated by his precise bowling, and they were all out for 116. Rajshahi chased down the target with three wickets in hand. Mohammad Sami's ferocious spell came to an end with a tally of 3.2-0-6-5. Wahab Riaz (5/8 against Rajshahi Royals) League Match: Dhaka Platoon vs Rajshahi Royals | Venue: Dhaka (December 30, 2019) Pakistani pacers have dominated the Bangladesh Premier League bowling stats, with pacer Wahab Riaz having the third finest bowling performance in the tournament's history. Wahab accomplished this feat during a league match against Rajshahi Royals in the previous edition of the BPL. Wahab's team Dhaka Platoon batted first and scored 174/5 in exactly 20 overs. Rajshahi Royals were all-out for 100 in 16.4 overs in the chase thanks to Wahab's superb spell. The left-arm medium-pacer took 5 wickets in the match, utterly thwarting Rajshahi's chase. Wahab Riaz had a 3.4-1-8-5 bowling spell in the match. Read Bangladesh Premier League: A Look Back at the Past Winners Kevon Cooper (5/15 against Rangpur Riders) League Match: Barisal Bulls vs Rangpur Riders | Venue: Dhaka (November 23, 2015) Kevon Cooper of the West Indies has the fourth-best bowling stats in the history of the Bangladesh Premier League. Pacer Kevon Cooper took five wickets in a league match against Rangpur Riders in the third season of the BPL, helping his team Barisal Bulls to a 13-run victory. Rangpur Riders were dismissed for 142 runs after Barisal Bulls scored 155/9 in 20 overs. Kevon Cooper finished his outing with a tally of 4-1-15-5. Shakib Al Hasan (5/16 against Rangpur Riders)  League Match: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders | Venue: Dhaka (November 21, 2017) Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan is the only Bangladeshi bowler on the list. The best all-rounder in the world took five wickets against Rangpur Riders in a league match in the fifth season of the BPL. Despite the fact that Shakib's Dhaka Dynamites lost against Rangpur Riders, he was outstanding with the ball. He helped Dhaka to bowl Rangpur out for 142 runs. Dhaka were bowled out for 139 runs in the chase, losing the match by three runs. Shakib's spell was 3.5-0-16-5 in the end.  Read Favourite to Win the Best FIFA Men’s Player 2021 Award Aftermath   Fans had experienced some remarkable bowling efforts in Bangladesh Premier League in the past seven seasons. The bowling numbers shown above are among the best five in BPL history. As the stats reflect, Pakistani quicker bowlers have had the best bowling figures overall. Twenty20 cricket fans will expect even sharper bowling performances from the participating teams in the forthcoming eighth season of the BPL. 

As the new season of the Bangladesh Premier League approaches, cricket lovers are expecting some dazzling batting performances from local and international cricketers. After a one-year break, the eighth season of the BPL will kick off on January 21, with six teams competing. Some of the noteworthy individual innings of the tournament thus far are discussed in this article in order to revive the fans' memories of the Bangladesh Premier League. Let's look at the top five iconic individual knocks in BPL history.  Bangladesh Premier League's Five Unforgettable Individual Innings There were many game-changing individual performances in the past seven seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League, but picking the best is always tough. Here are the top five most unforgettable individual performances in the Bangladesh Premier League thus far.  AB de Villiers (100* off 50 against Dhaka Dynamites)  League Match: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders | Venue: Chattogram (January 28, 2019)  Mr. 360 AB de Villiers only played one season in the BPL with Rangpur Riders. He was their mercury signing in the sixth season of the Bangladesh Premier League. De Villiers only played in a few league games but astonished the fans with his incredible batting display. AB de Villiers produced one of the most spellbinding knocks in BPL history against a powerful Dhaka Dynamites team in Chattogram. Chasing a mammoth 187-run target, AB de Villiers came into bat in the second over after the departures of Chris Gayle and Rilee Rossouw. De Villiers got off to a strong start in his innings, playing some incredible strokes all over the ground. Rangpur won with 10 balls to spare thanks to an undefeated 184* partnership between Villiers and Hales. He scored 100* off 50 balls. Villiers smashed six big sixes and eight boundaries in his magnificent knock, making it one of the most eye-catching performances in BPL history.  read Bangladesh Premier League: A Look Back at the Past Winners Chris Gayle (126* off 51 against Khulna Titans) Eliminator: Rangpur Riders vs Khulna Titans | Venue: Dhaka (December 8, 2017)  The Universe Boss Chris Gayle was in top form in the fifth season of BPL. Gayle delivered some spectacular knocks for Rangpur Riders throughout the season. He was the driving force behind Rangpur's first BPL triumph in 2017. Gayle produced one of the best BPL innings in the eliminator match against Khulna. Khulna scored 167/6 in 20 overs after batting first. Rangpur Riders won in 15.2 overs thanks to an unbroken 146*-run third-wicket partnership between Gayle and Mithun. Mithun played a pivotal part in the innings, but Gayle was merciless towards the opposition bowlers. He hit 18 massive sixes in his 126* off 51 runs knock. The whole stadium chanted his name during the game.  Ahmed Shehzad (113* off 49 against Duronto Rajshahi) 1st Semi-Final: Barisal Burners vs Duronto Rajshahi | Venue: Dhaka (February 28, 2012) Ahmed Shehzad played one of the best T20 innings of his career against Duronto Rajshahi in the first semifinal of the BPL's first season. Barisal Burners earned a spot in the championship match against Dhaka thanks to his stunning century. Duronto Rajshahi scored 184/6 in their allotted 20 overs when they batted first. Opener Ahmed Shehzad formed two key partnerships in the middle to chase down the target. He scored 103 runs with Brad Hodge in the first wicket stand, then 74 runs with Phil Mustard in the second wicket partnership. Barisal won the match with four overs to spare. Shehzad stayed undefeated with 113* off 49 balls, and it was one of the finest BPL innings ever.  Read Bangladesh National Men's Cricket Team Schedules for 2022 Tamim Iqbal (141* off 61 against Dhaka Dynamites) Final: Dhaka Dynamites vs Comilla Victorians | Venue: Dhaka (February 8, 2019) The opening batter of Comilla Victorians Tamim Iqbal underperformed throughout the sixth season of the Bangladesh Premier League before the all-important final match against Dhaka Dynamites. Probably, he reserved his finest performance for the last match. Comilla struck a huge 199/3 in their stipulated 20 overs thanks to his record-breaking 141* from 61 balls knock. In response, the Dhaka Dynamites scored 182/9 in 20 overs. Comilla went on to win the BPL for the second time. However, it was Tamim Iqbal's sensational innings that stole the show. Tamim hit 11 sixes and 10 boundaries in his memorable innings. Many cricket pundits consider it to be the best-ever BPL knock to date.  Chris Gayle (146* off 69 against Dhaka Dynamites) Final: Dhaka Dynamites vs Rangpur Riders | Venue: Dhaka (December 12, 2017)  Chris Gayle was the main fear factor for Dhaka Dynamites in the championship match after some dazzling performances in the league stage and elimination rounds, and he made the difference in the final. Rangpur Riders made a massive 206/1 in the final after batting first, due to a record-breaking 201-run partnership between Gayle and McCullum for the second wicket. McCullum played the anchor role, but Chris Gayle was unstoppable. He struck an undefeated 146* off 69 balls, including 18 sixes. It was an innings of perfection from arguably the greatest T20 batter of all time. Dhaka Dynamites scored 149/9 in 20 overs and lost by 57 runs in the final. Rangpur Riders won their first-ever BPL title thanks to Gayle's incredible performance. That knock by Chris Gayle is perhaps one of the most entertaining and memorable in BPL history.  Read Five Defining Moments of Bangladesh’s Historic Test Victory Over New Zealand Way Forward  Cricket fans had witnessed some incredible individual innings in the previous seven seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League. The above-mentioned Individual batting efforts are among the top five most memorable innings in BPL history. Those innings are not just among the finest in the BPL's history, but also among the best in franchise-based T20 cricket tournaments around the world. T20 cricket lovers will expect even better batting performances than those highlighted above next season. 

The Bangladesh Cricket Board was motivated to launch an annual franchise T20 Cricket League after seeing the success of the IPL. The BCB hosted the first edition of the competition in 2012, which included six franchises. The event was an instant success due to the popularity of the format. BPL has been the most-watched domestic tournament since then. Seven BPL tournaments have been held to date. However, BCB was unable to organize some seasons because of covid-19 and other factors. Let’s take a look at the past winners of the Bangladesh Premier League.  BPL: List of Winners Dhaka's franchise won the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012. Since then, Dhaka have won three BPL championships. Cumilla have won the competition twice, and Rangpur and Rajshahi have each won once. Read Bangladesh National Men's Cricket Team Schedules for 2022 Winners of each season of the BPL T20 cricket league Season Winner Result Runner-up 2012 Dhaka Gladiators 8 wickets victory for Dhaka  Barisal Burners 2013 Dhaka Gladiators 43 runs victory for Dhaka Chittagong Kings 2015 Comilla Victorians 3 wickets victory for Comilla Barisal Bulls 2016 Dhaka Dynamites 56 runs victory for Dhaka Rajshahi Kings 2017 Rangpur Riders 57 runs victory for Rangpur Dhaka Dynamites 2019 Comilla Victorians 17 runs victory for Comilla Dhaka Dynamites 2020 Rajshahi Royals 21 runs victory for Rajshahi Khulna Tigers   source: www.espncricinfo.com BPL 1 (Champion: Dhaka Gladiators) Dhaka Gladiators won the 2012 BPL after defeating Barisal Burners by 8 wickets in the final. Dhaka qualified for the semifinals after finishing third in the group round with ten points. They won five games and lost an equal amount of games in the league stage. Dhaka advanced to the final after defeating Khulna by 9 runs in the semifinals. On the other hand, Barisal Burners defeated Duronto Rajshahi by 8 wickets in the semifinals to advance to the championship match. In the final, Barisal batted first and scored 140/7 in their allocated 20 overs. Dhaka comfortably chased down the target with 4.2 overs to spare, losing only two wickets. Khulna’s Shakib Al Hasan won the player of the tournament.  Read Five Defining Moments of Bangladesh’s Historic Test Victory Over New Zealand BPL 2 (Champion: Dhaka Gladiators) Dhaka Gladiators won the 2013 BPL after beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final. Dhaka qualified for the playoffs by finishing first in the group stage with 18 points. Dhaka proceeded to the final after beating Sylhet by 4 runs in the first qualifier. They faced Chittagong Kings in the final, who defeated Sylhet Royals by 3 wickets in the second qualifier. Dhaka batted first in the final and scored 172/9 in their allotted 20 overs. In the chase, Chittagong were dismissed for 129 runs in 16.5 overs. Shakib Al Hasan of Dhaka was named player of the tournament.  BPL 3 (Champion: Comilla Victorians) Comilla Victorians won the 2015 BPL after defeating Barisal Bulls by 3 wickets in the final. Comilla earned a spot in the playoffs by finishing first in the group stage. Comilla advanced to the final after defeating Rangpur by 72 runs in the first qualifier. They met Barisal Bulls In the final, who beat Rangpur Riders by 5 wickets in the second qualifier. In the final, Barisal batted first and scored 156/4 in their allocated 20 overs. Comilla reached the target in exactly 20 overs, losing 7 wickets. Comilla's Ashar Zaidi was awarded player of the tournament.  Read BPL 2022: The Favourites, Outsiders and Underdogs BPL 4 (Champion: Dhaka Dynamites) Dhaka Dynamites won the BPL 2016 after defeating Rajshahi Kings by 56 runs in the final. Dhaka qualified for the final by defeating Khulna by 54 runs in the first qualifier. In the second qualifier, Rajshahi Kings defeated Khulna Titans by 7 wickets to advance to the final. Dhaka batted first in the final and scored 159/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Rajshahi were all-out for 103 in the replay, and Dhaka won the championship match. Mahmudullah Riyad of Khulna was named Player of the Series.  BPL 5 (Champion: Rangpur Riders) Rangpur Riders won the BPL for the first time in 2017 after defeating Dhaka Dynamites in the final by 57 runs. Rangpur advanced to the final after winning the playoffs against Khulna and Comilla respectively. On the other hand, Dhaka beat Comilla by 95 runs to reach the final. Rangpur batted first in the final and made 206/1 in their allocated 20 overs. In reply, Dhaka scored 149/9 in 20 overs and lost the match. Rangpur Riders' Chris Gayle was awarded Player of the Series.  Read BPL 2022: Five Promising Young Players to Watch BPL 6 (Champion: Comilla Victorians) Comilla Victorians earned their second BPL title in 2019 after overcoming Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs in the final. In the first qualifier, Comilla defeated Rangpur by 8 wickets to go to the final. Dhaka advanced to the final by defeating Rangpur by 5 wickets in the second qualifier. In the final, Comilla batted first and scored 199/3 in their allocated 20 overs. Dhaka lost the title match after scoring 182/9 in 20 overs. The Player of the Series was Dhaka's Shakib Al Hasan.  BPL 7 (Champion: Rajshahi Royals) The reigning champions Rajshahi won their first-ever BPL title in 2020 by defeating Khulna Tigers by 21 runs in the final. Rajshahi defeated Chattogram in the second qualifier to advance to the final. On the other hand, Khulna progressed to the final after defeating Rajshahi in the first qualifier, although they were defeated by them in the championship match. Rajshahi won their first title after scoring 170/4 and restricting Khulna to 149/8 in the BPL7 final. The Player of the Series award went to Rajshahi Royals' captain Andre Russell.  Read ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022: SWOT Analysis of Bangladesh Team Bottom Line According to statistics, Dhaka's franchise is the most successful in the Bangladesh Premier League. They are also one of the league's most consistent teams. However, Dhaka haven't won the tournament in the past three seasons, therefore they will try to win the competition in the next BPL 2021. Besides, Chattogram, Barisal, Khulna, and Sylhet have yet to win the competition. They will also be hoping to win the competition in the upcoming BPL season.   

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury on Thursday announced that the next season of Bangladesh Premier League T20 will begin on January 20. This session will also be branded as Bangabandhu BPL, the board earlier confirmed it. “As per the latest development, the new season of BPL will begin on January 20, and end on February 20,” Nizamuddin told the media on Thursday. He also confirmed that the Bangladesh national team will fly for New Zealand on December 9 to play the two-match Test series against the Blackcaps. Read: Shakib joins national team ahead of Dhaka Test Bangladesh will have to maintain a three or four-day in-room quarantine after reaching New Zealand. Earlier, New Zealand Cricket had said Bangladesh will have to maintain a two-week in-room quarantine. “The quarantine is relaxed for us,” Nizamuddin added. “We now got some opportunities. We can now play two two-day practise matches ahead of the first Test which will surely help us to prepare well.”