The 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Barisal Bulls and the Comilla Victorians on 15 December 2015 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as the Victorians defeated the Bulls by three wickets.[1][2]
| Event | 2015 Bangladesh Premier League | ||||||
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| Date | 15 December 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka | ||||||
| Player of the match |  Alok Kapali (Comilla Victorians) | ||||||
| Umpires |  Ranmore Martinesz Ahsan Raza | ||||||
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The Victorians, captained by Mashrafe Mortaza, topped the group stage table, whereas the Bulls, led by Mahmudullah, stood at the third position. Victorians beat Rangpur Riders in the Qualifier 1 and went to final. Bulls defeated Dhaka Dynamites and Rangpur Riders respectively in Eliminator and Qualifier 2 of semi-finals and went to final. The match telecasted on Channel 9.
The total attendance of the match was 25500.(Reference from BCB). Winning the toss, Victorians' captain Mashrafe Mortaza elected to field first. The Bulls scored 156 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 4 wickets. Batting at number five, Mahmudullah top scored for the Bulls with 48 runs. Victorians' bowler Darren Stevens took one wickets with 6.33 economy rate. The Bulls scored 23 in the opening partnership. However, due to contributions from the middle order, it reached the winning total in the last ball and earned the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League title. Kapali, who was the best performer for the Victorians with bat, was named the man of the match.[3]
Route to final
editComilla was ranked first on the league table, though Barisal was ranked third in the group stage, as per NRR.[4] Both team won seven, and lost three matches. Comilla won the qualifier 1 match and grabbed the final.[5] Barisal won the eliminator and qualifier 2 one after one, booking their place in the final.[5]
Group stage
editPlay-off
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 15 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Comilla Victorians | 163/7 | 1 | Comilla Victorians | 157/7 | ||||||||
| 2 |  Rangpur Riders | 91/10 | 13 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 156/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 160/9 | |||||||||||
| 12 December — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 163/5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Barisal Bulls | 135/5 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  Dhaka Dynamites | 117/8 | |||||||||||
Semifinal
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- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
- Comilla Victorians advance to final and Rangpur Riders will compete in qualifier 2.
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- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field
- Barisal Bulls qualify for the qualifier 2 and Dhaka Dynamites eliminate from the tournament.
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- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
- Barisal Bulls advance to final.
References
edit- ^ "Alok lightens Comilla". Kaler Kantho. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Really Victorians". Daily Prothom Alo. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Night for Comilla in Mirpur". Daily Prothom Alo. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Premier League, 2015-16 / Points table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Barisal go to final at Rangpur's expense". The Daily Star. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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