The Bangladesh Premier League 2022, also known as BPL Season 8 or Bangabandhu BPL 2022 presented by BBS Cables and powered by Walton (for sponsorship reasons), was the eighth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[1] The season was scheduled to start from March 2021.[2] However, the tournament was postponed and rescheduled to be held from 21 January to 18 February 2022.[3][4]
 2022 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 21 January – 18 February 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Fortune Barishal |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal) |
| Most runs | Will Jacks (Chattogram Challengers) (414) |
| Most wickets | Mustafizur Rahman (Comilla Victorians) (19) |
| Official website | BPL |
A franchise from Barisal was announced as taking part since Barisal Bulls played in 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] Comilla Victorians returned after the hiatus of one season.[6] On 12 December 2021, all six teams were announced, with the exclusion of Rangpur Rangers and the defending champion Rajshahi Royals.[7]
In the final match, Comilla Victorians defeated Fortune Barishal by 1 run to win their third BPL title. Comilla Victorians' bowling Alrounder Sunil Narine won Player of the match for his all-round performances and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan won Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performances.[8] Will Jacks was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 414 runs while Mustafizur Rahman was the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets.
Changes of rules
editAfter confirming all franchises, BCB changed the rule of playing condition as:
- Each team is allowed to play a maximum of three overseas players in a match.[9]
- Each franchise is allowed to sign one local players from any category as direct signing prior to the players' draft, and a maximum of 3 foreign players can be recruited as direct signing.[10]
- Each franchise is allowed to sign a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 14 local players while a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 can be signed, in the case of foreign players.[10]
Draft and squads
editThe players' draft was held on 27 December 2021.[11][12]
Sri Lanka Cricket did not provide a no-objection certificate to some of its players due to FTP commitments.[13]
Venues
edit| Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet |
|---|---|---|
| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
| Matches: 8 | Matches: 20 (incl. fs) | Matches: 6 |
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Teams and standings
editPoints Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortune Barishal (R) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.244 |
| 2 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.680 |
| 3 | Chattogram Challengers (3) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.109 |
| 4 | Khulna Tigers (4) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.127 |
| 5 | Minister Dhaka | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.003 |
| 6 | Sylhet Sunrisers | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.696 |
Source: Cricinfo.com
- advances to the Qualifier 1
- advances to the Eliminator
League progression
edit| League matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |||
| Chattogram Challengers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | W | L | ||||
| Comilla Victorians | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | L | W | W | |||
| Fortune Barishal | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | W | L | ||||
| Khulna Tigers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | L | |||||
| Minister Dhaka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Sylhet Sunrisers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 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 (Playoffs) to see the match summary.
League stage
editPhase 1 (Dhaka)
editChattogram Challengers
125/8 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
126/6 (18.4 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
186/5 (19 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sunrisers
96 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
97/8 (18.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
161/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Minister Dhaka
131 (19.5 overs) |
- Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field
Fortune Barishal
129/8 (20 overs) |
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Minister Dhaka
130/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal) took his 400th wicket in Twenty20 cricket.[14]
Chattogram Challengers
190/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
165/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
- Andre Fletcher (Khulna Tigers) was replaced by Sikandar Raza during Khulna Tiger's innings, after suffering a concussion.
Minister Dhaka
100 (18.4 overs) |
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Sylhet Sunrisers
101/3 (17 overs) |
- Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
158/7 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
95 (17.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 2 (Chittagong)
editChattogram Challengers
143/8 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
144/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sunrisers
175/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Minister Dhaka
177/1 (17 overs) |
- Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
141/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
124 (19 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
202/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Sunrisers
186/6 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (Chattogram Challengers) took a hat-trick.[15]
Comilla Victorians
183/3 (20 overs) |
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Chattogram Challengers
131 (17.3 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
145 (18.5 overs) |
v
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Khulna Tigers
139/6 (20 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Soumya Sarkar (Khulna Tigers) scored his 3,000th runs in T20 cricket.[16]
Minister Dhaka
181/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
131 (17.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
149 (19.1 overs) |
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Chattogram Challengers
135 (19.4 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
Phase 3 (Dhaka)
editSylhet Sunrisers
142/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
144/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
138/8 (18 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
148/1 (16.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during Chattogram Challengers innings. Comilla Victorians were set a revised target of 144 runs from 18 overs.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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- No toss
- No play was possible due to rain.
Phase 4 (Sylhet)
editFortune Barishal
155/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
123/9 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
182/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Sunrisers
167/6 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Minister Dhaka
145/6 (20 overs) |
- Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal
199/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Sylhet Sunrisers
187/6 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers
129/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Minister Dhaka
131/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Sunrisers
169/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
173/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 5 (Dhaka)
editComilla Victorians
188/6 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
123 (19.3 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka
128/9 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
129/2 (15.3 overs) |
- Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Sunrisers
185/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chattogram Challengers
188/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
182/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
183/1 (18.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 14 February 2022 — Dhaka | 18 February 2022 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fortune Barishal | 143/8 (20 overs | 1 | Fortune Barishal | 150/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 133/7 (20 overs) | 16 February 2022 — Dhaka | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 151/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 149/3 (12.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 14 February 2022 — Dhaka | 3 | Chattogram Challengers | 148 (19.1 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Chattogram Challengers | 189/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Khulna Tigers | 182/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
editChattogram Challengers
189/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
182/5 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifiers
edit- Qualifier 1
Fortune Barishal
143/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
133/7 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Qualifier 2
Chattogram Challengers
148 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Comilla Victorians
149/3 (12.5 overs) |
- Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sunil Narine (Comilla Victorians) scored the fastest fifty in BPL (13 balls).[17]
Final
editComilla Victorians
151/9 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
150/8 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will Jacks
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Chattogram Challengers | 11 | 11 | 414 | 41.40 | 155.05 | 92* | 0 | 4 | 43 | 19 |
 Andre Fletcher
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Khulna Tigers | 11 | 11 | 410 | 58.57 | 138.98 | 101* | 1 | 3 | 33 | 21 |
 Tamim Iqbal
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Minister Dhaka | 9 | 9 | 407 | 58.14 | 132.57 | 111* | 1 | 4 | 48 | 13 |
 Colin Ingram
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Sylhet Sunrisers | 9 | 9 | 333 | 41.62 | 137.60 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 12 |
| Faf du Plessis
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Comilla Victorians | 11 | 11 | 295 | 36.87 | 134.09 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022 | |||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Over | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafizur Rahman
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Comilla Victorians | 11 | 11 | 38.4 | 0 | 256 | 19 | 5/27 | 13.47 | 6.62 | 12.2 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Bravo
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Fortune Barishal | 10 | 10 | 38.4 | 0 | 301 | 18 | 3/30 | 16.72 | 7.78 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan
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Fortune Barishal | 11 | 11 | 43.3 | 0 | 233 | 16 | 3/23 | 14.56 | 5.35 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanvir Islam
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Comilla Victorians | 12 | 12 | 43.3 | 1 | 333 | 16 | 2/19 | 20.81 | 7.65 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mrittunjoy Chowdhury
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Chattogram Challengers | 8 | 8 | 24.3 | 0 | 224 | 15 | 4/12 | 14.93 | 9.14 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022 | |||||||||||||
Highest team totals
edit| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattogram Challengers | 202/5 | Sylhet Sunrisers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Won |
| Fortune Barishal | 199/4 | Sylhet Sunrisers | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Won |
| Chattogram Challengers | 190/7 | Khulna Tigers | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Won |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022 | ||||
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