The 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket played between Khulna Tigers Rajshahi Royals on 17 January 2020[1] at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League, a special edition of professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh.[2] Rajshahi Royals won the match by 21 runs as they won their first-ever BPL title.[3]
| Event | 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League | ||||||
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| Rajshahi Royals won by 21 runs | |||||||
| Date | 17 January 2020 | ||||||
| Venue | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||
| Player of the match |  Andre Russell (Rajshahi Royals) | ||||||
| Umpires |  David Millns Gazi Sohel | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,725 | ||||||
← 2019 2022 → | |||||||
Route to final
editLeague stage
edit| League matches | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Khulna Tigers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Rajshahi Royals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Won | Lost | No Result |
- Note: The points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points to see the summary for the match.
Playoffs
edit| 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) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
editDhaka Platoon
144/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
147/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifiers
edit- Qualifier 1
Khulna Tigers
158/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajshahi Royals
131 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Amir (Khulna Tigers) bowled the best bowling figures in the BPL (6/17).[4]
- Qualifier 2
Chattogram Challengers
164/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajshahi Royals
165/8 (19.2 overs) |
- Rajshahi Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editMatch Officials
edit- On-field Umpires:
David Millns and 
Mahfuzur Rahman - TV Umpire: Morshed Ali Khan
- Reserve Umpire: Moniruzzaman
- Match Referee: Raqibul Hasan
Background
editIn the Eliminator Chattogram Challengers defeated Dhaka Platoon by 7 wickets, and reached to Qualifier 2. As a result of this match BPL going to witness a new champion under a new captain.[5]
In the Qualifier 1 top-ranked Khulna Tigers, batting first could only manage a sub-per 158 runs courtesy of Nazmul Hossain Shanto's 78*, in reply Rajshahi Royals, lost five wickets in powerplay and kept losing wickets in the regular interval on the other hand Shoaib Malik who scored 80 runs could not find any support from other ends, while Tiger's Mohammad Amir picking up 6-for, recorded the best bowling figures in BPL history (6/17). In the end, the Royals fell short of 27 runs before being all out in the last ball of their innings and Khulna sealed their spot in the BPL final for the first time.[6]
In the Qualifier 2, Chattogram Challengers, the winner of Eliminator, being asked to bat first by Rajshahi Royals, the loser of the Qualifier 1, could manage a per-total of 164 losing 9 wickets with the help of Chris Gayle's quickfire 60 off 24 balls and two 30+ contributions by Mahmudullah and Asela Gunaratne while no other batsman could manage double-digit runs. In reply, the Royals were again in trouble losing 3 wickets in powerplay and kept losing wickets in regular intervals. At the end of the 15th over they could manage only 89 runs while they still need 76 runs in the last 5 overs. But Andre Russell held his nerves and scored a quickfire 54* runs off 22 balls to bring the win for his team by 2 wickets with 4 balls to spare and Rajshahi sealed their berth in the Final for the second time.[7][8] [9]
Report
editRajshahi Royals innings
editThe Khulna Tigers won the toss and sent the Rajshahi Royals to bat first. Opener Afif Hossain got out cheaply but Liton Das along with Irfan Sukkur made a 50+ partnership with the latter scoring 52 off 35 balls. though two quick wickets of Shoaib Malik and Sukkur did not bother much to the Royals. In the end, Mohammad Nawaz's quickfire 41 off 20 and skipper Andre Russell's 27 off 16 balls gave the Royals a respectable total of 170/4.[10]
Khulna Tigers innings
editIn reply, Najmul Hossain Shanto got out on the second ball of the innings. Both the openers were dismissed cheaply. Shamsur Rahman and Rilee Rossouw tried to recover from the situation with a 74-run partnership for the third wicket - the former scored 52 off 43 balls. After the fall of Rossouw, the Tigers kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. Tigers skipper Mushfiqur Rahim could only manage 21 off 15 balls before being bowled. Their tail-enders also failed. The Tigers could manage 149 runs losing 8 wickets in their 20 overs resulting in Rajshahi Royals winning by 21 runs.[11]
Summary
editAndre Russell, skipper of Rajshahi Royals received the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance as he scored 27 off 16 balls and chipped in with 2 wickets for 32 runs in his 4 overs. "DreRuss" (Russell) also received the Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performances as he gathered 225 runs in 12 innings with an average of 56.25 and picked up 14 wickets in 12 innings as well as leading his side for their maiden BPL title.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "BPL 2019-20: Mohammad Amir takes 6/17 as Khulna Tigers seal finals berth". www.sportskeeda.com. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "BPL 2019-20: Final, Khulna Tigers vs Rajshahi Royals". CricTracker. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2021-22 BPL matches time, date, and venue". livecricketmatchtoday. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Khulna sail into final on Amir's masterclass". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "মাশরাফিদের বিদায়ে নতুন চ্যাম্পিয়ন পাচ্ছে বিপিএল". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Shanto's fifty, Amir's six-for puts Khulna Tigers in BPL final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Andre Russell magic puts Rajshahi Royals in BPL final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "রাসেলের ঝড়ে ফাইনালে রাজশাহী". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "2021-22 BPL matches time, date, and venue". livecricketmatchtoday. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "নওয়াজ-রাসেলে জমল ফাইনাল". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Isam, Mohammad. "Mohammad Nawaz and Andre Russell fire Rajshahi Royals to BPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "বিপিএলের রাজা রাজশাহী". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Andre Russell's Rajashi Royals clinch maiden BPL trophy". The Indian Express. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "'This tournament is more fun': Andre Russell prefers BPL over BBL". Hindustan Times. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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