The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015 (for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.[1]
 2015 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barisal Bulls |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Ashar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians) |
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) (349) |
| Most wickets | Kevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) (22) |
| Official website | BPL |
The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets.[2] Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.
Players' draft
editThe draft was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process.[3]
Opening Ceremony
editThe third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores.[4][5]
Venues
editA total of 34 matches including the championship game was held in two venues. The first and third leg of the tournament was played at Dhaka while the second leg was held at the port city Chittagong. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted 26 matches while Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium hosted the eight group stage matches.
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| Chittagong | Dhaka |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Teams and standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.788 |
| 2 | Barisal Bulls (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.063 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders (3) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.693 |
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites (4) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.010 |
| 5 | Sylhet Super Stars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.710 |
| 6 | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.828 |
- Top 4 teams qualifies for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
Squads
editLeague progression
editThis section possibly contains original research. (February 2023) |
| Group matches | Knockout | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | P1 | P2 | F | ||
| Barisal Bulls | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | W | W | L | ||
| Chittagong Vikings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Comilla Victorians | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | W | W | |||
| Dhaka Dynamites | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | L | ||||
| Rangpur Riders | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | L | L | |||
| Sylhet Super Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 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 (knockout) to see the match summary.
Matches
editPhase 1
editChittagong Vikings
187/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
188/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
112/4 (19.2) |
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Comilla Victorians
110/8 (20) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Super Stars
179/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
180/5 (20 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 69(46)
Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls
155/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
142/10 (20 Overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
176/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
177/3 (20 Overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls
108/10 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Super Stars
107/9 (20 Overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
176/6(20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
107/10 (19.4 Overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Bulls
89/10 (18.3 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
90/2 (18 Overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
109/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Super Stars
103/10 (19.2 Overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
92/10 (18.4 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
96/4 (17.1 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
82/10 (20 Overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
84/1 (11.5 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
166/6 (20 Overs) |
v
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Sylhet Super Stars
132/10 (19.5 Overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Phase 2
editBarisal Bulls
211 /3 (20 Overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
137/10 (20 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
164/5 (20 Overs) |
v
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Sylhet Super Stars
168/5 (19.4 Overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
111/8 (20 Overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
113/1 (17 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
158/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Barisal Bulls
159/1 (18.4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
141/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
131/6 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars
139/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Chittagong Vikings
140/0 (16.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
104/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Barisal Bulls
75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
136/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
142/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 3
editBarisal Bulls
58/10 (16 Overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars
62/1 (11.2 Overs) |
- Sylhet Superstars won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
135/7 (20 Overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (18.2 Overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians
105/6 (20 Overs) |
v
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Barisal Bulls
106/3 (17.3 Overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars
59/10 (11.5 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
60/2 (9.5 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
121/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
76/10 (16.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
132/10 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Rangpur Riders
153/6 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars
162/4 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Dhaka Dynamites
157/5 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
137/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Barisal Bulls
141/2 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
150/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Super Stars
79/10 (13.5 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls
136/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
137/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 15 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Comilla Victorians | 163/7 | 1 | Comilla Victorians | 157/7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 91/10 | 13 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 156/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 160/9 | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 163/5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Barisal Bulls | 135/5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 117/8 | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
editComilla Victorians
163/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
91/10 (17 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
- Comilla Victorians advance to final and Rangpur Riders will compete in qualifier 2.
Eliminator
editBarisal Bulls
135/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
117/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field
- Barisal Bulls qualify for the qualifier 2 and Dhaka Dynamites eliminate from the tournament.
Qualifier 2
editRangpur Riders
160/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Barisal Bulls
163/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
- Barisal Bulls advance to final.
Final
editComilla Victorians
157/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
156/4 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field
- Comilla Victorians won the 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | Dhaka Dynamites | 10 | 10 | 349 | 75 | ||||||
| Imrul Kayes | Comilla Victorians | 10 | 10 | 312 | 67 | ||||||
| Tamim Iqbal | Chittagong Vikings | 9 | 9 | 298 | 69 | ||||||
| Mahmudullah Riyad | Barisal Bulls | 13 | 12 | 279 | 51 | ||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 10 | 260 | 67 | ||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 26 December 2015 | |||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| ! Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Cooper | Barisal Bulls | 9 | 9 | 22 | 5/15 | |||||
| Abu Hider | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4/19 | |||||
| Thisara Perera | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5/26 | |||||
| Shakib Al Hasan | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 18 | 4/16 | |||||
| Ashar Zaidi | Comilla Victorians | 11 | 11 | 17 | 4/11 | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||
Highest team totals
editThe following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal Bulls | 211/3 (20 overs) | Chittagong Vikings | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 187/7 (20 overs) | Rangpur Riders | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 180/5 (20 overs) | Sylhet Super Stars | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
References
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- ^ NDTVSports (15 December 2015). "Bangladesh Premier League: Comilla Victorians Crowned 2015 Champions After Tense Last-Ball Win". NDTVSports.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Nineteen overseas players picked in BPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "BPL's 3rd edition inaugurated thru colorful opening ceremony". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "BPL opening ceremony today". Daily Sun. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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