The Bangladesh Premier League 2016, also known as BPL Season 4 and AKS BPL 2016 (for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and featured seven teams.[1] The season originally began on 4 November 2016 and ended on 9 December 2016.[2] However, after the first four matches of the tournament were abandoned due to rain and with more rain forecast, the league opted to restart on 8 November and to replay all of the opening six matches.[2][3][4]
Dates | 8 November 2016 – 9 December 2016 |
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Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Bangladesh |
Champions | Dhaka Dynamites (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Rajshahi Kings |
Participants | 7 |
Matches | 46 |
Player of the series | Mahmudullah (Khulna Titans) |
Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (Chittagong Vikings) (476) |
Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (Dhaka Dynamites) (21) |
Official website | BPL |
Two new teams, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings played in the competition with new ownership after the original franchises were not allowed to enter the 2015 competition, while the Sylhet Super Stars franchise was excluded from the competition.[1][5] The BCB originally claimed that Sylhet had breached franchisee agreements or not paid bank guarantees, but on 21 September clarified that the franchise had been excluded for "disciplinary reasons".[5] Comilla Victorians were the defending champions[6] but were eliminated in the group stage. In the championship game, Dhaka Dynamites defeated Rajshahi Kings to win their third title.[7]
Player draft
editThe 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September.[1][8] Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season.[9] A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.[10]
Player transfers
editPrior to the 2016 draft, a number of high-profile players moved teams. These included transfers between competing teams and due to the suspension of the Sylhet Super Stars and the introduction of two new teams, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings. Transfers included the move of Barisal Bulls captain Mahmudullah Riyad to the Khulna Titans, Chris Gayle from the Barisal Bulls to the Chittagong Vikings, the signing of Shahid Afridi as team captain of Rangpur Riders from the Sylhet Super Stars and Shakib Al Hasan as team captain of Dhaka Dynamites from Rangpur Riders.[11]
Venues
editA total of 46 matches, including the final, will be held at two venues in Chittagong and Dhaka. The Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong hosted eleven (11) matches in the middle block of games, with the majority of matches (35), including all playoff matches and the final being held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. 25,000 people attended the final.
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Chittagong | Dhaka |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
Points table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Dhaka Dynamites (C) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.912 |
2 | Khulna Titans (3) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −0.215 |
3 | Chittagong Vikings (4) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.233 |
4 | Rajshahi Kings (R) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.208 |
5 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −0.106 |
6 | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.345 |
7 | Barisal Bulls | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | −0.688 |
- The top four teams will qualify for playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
League stage
editA total of 46 matches was played in the tournament. During the round-robin group stage each team played 12 matches, two against each other team taking part in the tournament. In total 42 matches was played in the group stage, with the top four teams progressing to the playoff stage of the tournament which will feature three playoff matches and the final which was played on 9 December at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Group stage matches was played in three blocks. The first and third blocks took place in Dhaka with the middle block of 10 matches taking place in Chittagong. Two matches was played on each day of the group stage part of the tournament. The first four matches of the tournament were washed out after heavy rain[2] and the two matches scheduled to take place on 6 November were postponed.[3] The tournament was restarted on 8 November with the first six fixtures to be rescheduled at a later date.[3] The matches from the opening day of fixtures was replayed with the points table reset.[4]
Rain-affected fixtures
editThe following six matches were all affected by rain, with only the first one technically starting with a toss taking place. All of the results were removed from the points table and rescheduled for later in the tournament.[4]
4 November 2016
14:30 |
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- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to heavy rain.
- The match was replayed on 30 November 2016.[4]
4 November 2016
19:30 (D/N) |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to heavy rain.
- The match was replayed on 10 November 2016.[4]
Phase 1
editChittagong Vikings
161/3 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
132/8 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Zakir Hasan (Chittagong Vikings); Nahidul Islam and Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Comilla Victorians) all made their T20 debuts.
Barisal Bulls
148/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
149/2 (16 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
- Mahedi Hasan (Barisal Bulls) made his T20 debut.
Khulna Titans
133/8 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
130 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdul Mazid (Khulna Titans) and Mehedi Hasan (Rajshahi Kings) both made their T20 debuts.
Chittagong Vikings
124 (19.4 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
125/1 (15 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
44 (10.4 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
45/1 (8 overs) |
Comilla Victorians
129/8 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
130/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
138/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
139/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
127/7 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
123/9 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
- Hasanuzzaman (Khulna Titans) made his T20 debut.
Dhaka Dynamites
170/6 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
92/9 (19.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls
192/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
188/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
144/9 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
131/9 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Saifuddin (Comilla Victorians) made his T20 debut.
Chittagong Vikings
163/3 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
167/3 (19.4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
- This was a replay of the match from 5 November 2016.[4]
Dhaka Dynamites
194/5 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
161/9 (20 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
- This was a replay of the match from 5 November 2016.[4]
Phase 2
editDhaka Dynamites
148/9 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
129/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
175/6 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
163 (19.4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
190/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
171/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians
122/5 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
126/1 (17 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
157/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
148 (19.1 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians
152/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
120 (19 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
151/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
129 (19.3 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
- This was a replay of the match from 6 November 2016.[4]
Dhaka Dynamites
182/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
184/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians
183/3 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
186/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahidul Islam (Chittagong Vikings) and Habibur Rahman (Comilla Victorians) both made their T20 debuts.
Khulna Titans
125/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
129/3 (19 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
185/5 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
107 (18.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Enamul (Barisal Bulls) made his T20 debut.
Phase 3
editRajshahi Kings
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
150/5 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls
119/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
120/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
170/4 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
138/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajshahi Kings
154/8 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
145/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Bulls
132/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
135/6 (19.2 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
124/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
128/1 (16 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajshahi Kings
128/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
79 (17.4 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was a replay of the match from 6 November 2016.[4]
Barisal Bulls
142/8 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
145/2 (19 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Titans
131/8 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings
135/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites
188/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
146/8 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
- As a result of this match, Dhaka Dynamites qualified
Rajshahi Kings
124/7 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
125/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was a reply of the match from 4 November 2016.[4]
Barisal Bulls
161/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
144/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Titans
141/6 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians
142/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings
134/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites
135/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
154/5 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls
125 (18.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings
111/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
112/4 (13.5 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Afif Hossain (Rajshahi Kings) made his T20 debut.
Comilla Victorians
170/6 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
162/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites
158/7 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
159/4 (18 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
editSemifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
6 December 2016 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 9 December 2016 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
1 | Dhaka Dynamites | 140/8 (20 overs) | 1 | Dhaka Dynamites | 159/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Khulna Titans | 86 (16.2 overs) | 7 December 2016 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Rajshahi Kings | 103 (17.4 overs) | |||||||
2 | Khulna Titans | 125/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
6 December 2016 — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 4 | Rajshahi Kings | 129/3 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Chittagong Vikings | 142/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Rajshahi Kings | 143/7 (18.3 overs) | |||||||||||
Eliminator
editChittagong Vikings
142/8 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
143/7 (18.3 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Rajshahi Kings advanced to Qualifier 2 and Chittagong Vikings are eliminated
Qualifier 1
editDhaka Dynamites
140/8 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Titans
86 (16.2 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhaka Dynamites advanced to Final and Khulna Titans goes to Qualifier 2
Qualifier 2
editKhulna Titans
125/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
129/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajshahi Kings advanced to the Final and Khulna Titans were eliminated
Final
editDhaka Dynamites
159/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajshahi Kings
103 (17.4 overs) |
- Rajshahi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Dhaka Dynamites won the championship and Rajshahi Kings became runners-up
Statistics
editMost runs
editPlayer | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||||||||||||
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Tamim Iqbal | Chittagong Vikings | 13 | 13 | 476 | 43.27 | 115.81 | 75 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mahmudullah | Khulna Titans | 14 | 14 | 396 | 33.00 | 118.20 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Sabbir Rahman | Rajshahi Kings | 15 | 15 | 377 | 26.92 | 117.81 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17 | |||||||||||||
Mohammad Shahzad | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 350 | 38.88 | 110.06 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mushfiqur Rahim | Barisal Bulls | 12 | 12 | 341 | 37.88 | 134.78 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 5 December 2016 |
Most wickets
editPlayer | Team | Mat | Inns | Over | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI | |||||||||||
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Dwayne Bravo | Dhaka Dynamites | 13 | 13 | 44.2 | 0 | 335 | 21 | 3/10 | 15.95 | 7.55 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
Junaid Khan | Khulna Titans | 14 | 14 | 52.4 | 0 | 321 | 20 | 4/23 | 16.05 | 6.09 | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
Mohammad Nabi | Chittagong Vikings | 13 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 285 | 19 | 4/24 | 15.00 | 6.47 | 13.8 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
Shafiul Islam | Khulna Titans | 13 | 12 | 42.3 | 0 | 331 | 18 | 4/17 | 18.38 | 7.78 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
Shahid Afridi | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 254 | 17 | 4/12 | 14.94 | 6.35 | 14.1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 5 December 2016 |
Highest team totals
editThe following table lists the three highest team scores during this season.
Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Dhaka Dynamites | 194/5 (20 overs) | Comilla Victorians | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barisal Bulls | 192/4 (20 overs) | Rajshahi Kings | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chittagong Vikings | 190/5 (20 overs) | Rajshahi Kings | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 5 December 2016 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "BPL players' draft on September 30". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Rain mars both matches on opening day". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rain forces Bangladesh Premier League restart". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "BPL franchises agree to rematches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b Isam M (2016) Rajshahi, Khulna return to BPL with new owners, CricInfo, 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Nabi four-for delivers big win for Chittagong Vikings". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Dhaka clinch Bangladesh Premier League title with 56-run win". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Franchises shape up squad in BPL players' draft". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Big fish Gayle scooped up by Chittagong". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Eighty-five players picked in BPL 2016-17 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Gayle to play for Chittagong Vikings in BPL 2016-17". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Shahid Afridi and Arafat Sunny dismantle Khulna". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.