List of Bangladesh Premier League captains

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). As of 19 February 2022, 50 players have captained their team in at least one match.[1]

Notable captains

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Mashrafe Mortaza, the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team,[2] has played the most matches as a captain, having led all 86 matches in which he has played. While Mosharraf Hossain, Shoaib Malik and Tom Abell are tied for the best win–loss percentage in the BPL as a captain, each with 100%, all have only captained for at most three matches. Of those who have captained for at least 10 matches, Imrul Kayes has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with a win–loss percentage of 71.42% from 28 matches. Mortaza leads in number of matches won as a captain with 54 wins. Of those who have captained at least 10 matches, Mosaddek Hossain has the worst win–loss percentage of 15.38% from 13 matches. Mahmudullah has lost the most matches with 42 losses.

Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Alok Kapali, Mortaza, Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kayes, Malik, Mohammad Nabi, Mehidy Hasan, Naeem Islam and Mosaddek are the only players who have captained two or more teams. Rahim has captained different teams every season and is the only captain to have led seven teams in BPL which are Duronto Rajshahi, Sylhet Royals, Sylhet Super Stars, Barisal Bulls, Rajshahi Kings, Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Tigers.[1] Peter Trego has captained his team for the most matches without registering a win; he led his team in five matches which resulted in five losses.

Of the 50 players who have played at least one match as a captain, 22 of them are from Bangladesh. Of the 28 others, five each are from England and Sri Lanka, four each are from Australia, Pakistan and West Indies, three from New Zealand and one each from Afghanistan, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1]

Key
Symbol Meaning
First Year of their first BPL match as a captain
Last Year of their latest BPL match as a captain
Match(es) Number of matches as a captain
Team(s) Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match
Won Number of games won
Lost Number of games lost
Tied Number of games tied
NR Number of games with no result
Win% Percentage of games won as captain[a]

List

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The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BPL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by sorted by their last name.[b][c]

Bangladesh Premier League captains[3]
Player Nationality[d] First Last Match(es) Team(s) Won Lost Tied NR Win%
Mashrafe Mortaza   Bangladesh 2012 2023 100 64 36 0 0 64.00
Mahmudullah   Bangladesh 2012 2022 88 42 42 1 0 50.00
Shakib Al Hasan   Bangladesh 2012 2023 88 54 32 0 0 61.36
Mushfiqur Rahim   Bangladesh 2012 2023 86 42 42 1 0 48.83
Imrul Kayes   Bangladesh 2012 2023 42 31 11 0 0 73.80
Tamim Iqbal   Bangladesh 2013 2017 34 14 20 0 0 41.17
Nasir Hossain   Bangladesh 2013 2023 26 7 18 0 0 26.92
Daren Sammy   Saint Lucia 2016 2017 23 Rajshahi Kings 11 12 0 0 47.82
Brad Hodge   Australia 2012 2013 18 Barisal Burners 9 9 0 0 50.00
Mehidy Hasan   Bangladesh 2019 2023 18 8 10 0 0 44.44
Naeem Islam   Bangladesh 2016 2022 14 7 7 0 0 50.00
Shahriar Nafees   Bangladesh 2012 2013 14 4 10 0 0 28.57
Mosaddek Hossain   Bangladesh 2020 2022 13 2 11 0 0 15.38
Nurul Hasan   Bangladesh 2019 2023 13 9 4 0 0 69.23
Andre Russell   Jamaica 2019 2020 13 Rajshahi Royals 8 5 0 0 61.53
Abdur Razzak   Bangladesh 2013 2013 11 Rangpur Riders 5 6 0 0 45.45
Shuvagata Hom   Bangladesh 2023 2023 11 Chattogram Challengers 3 8 0 0 27.27
Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka 2015 2015 10 Dhaka Dynamites 4 6 0 0 40.00
Alok Kapali   Bangladesh 2012 2019 9 5 4 0 0 55.55
Mohammad Nabi   Afghanistan 2017 2020 8 3 5 0 0 37.50
Yasir Ali   Bangladesh 2023 2023 8 Khulna Tigers 2 6 0 0 25.00
Luke Ronchi   New Zealand 2017 2017 7 Chittagong Vikings 2 5 0 0 28.57
David Warner   Australia 2019 2019 7 Sylhet Sixers 2 5 0 0 28.57
Shane Watson   Australia 2019 2020 7 Rangpur Rangers 4 3 0 0 57.14
Misbah- ul-Haq   Pakistan 2015 2017 6 1 5 0 0 16.66
Dasun Shanaka   Sri Lanka 2019 2019 6 Cumilla Warriors 2 4 0 0 33.33
Brendan Taylor   Zimbabwe 2013 2013 6 Chittagong Kings 5 1 0 0 83.33
Shoaib Malik   Pakistan 2017 2023 5 3 2 0 0 60.00
Peter Trego   England 2012 2012 5 Sylhet Royals 0 5 0 0 0.00
Afif Hossain   Bangladesh 2022 2022 4 Chattogram Challengers 3 1 0 0 75.00
Ravi Bopara   England 2022 2022 4 Sylhet Sunrisers 0 4 0 0 0.00
Andre Fletcher   Grenada 2020 2020 4 Sylhet Thunder 0 3 1 0 12.50
Shai Hope   Barbados 2023 2023 4 Khulna Tigers 1 3 0 0 25.00
Jahurul Islam   Bangladesh 2013 2013 4 Duronto Rajshahi 1 3 0 0 25.00
Chamara Kapugedera   Sri Lanka 2013 2013 4 Duronto Rajshahi 3 1 0 0 75.00
Dawid Malan   England 2019 2020 4 Cumilla Warriors 2 2 0 0 50.00
Mohammad Ashraful   Bangladesh 2012 2013 4 Dhaka Gladiators 1 3 0 0 25.00
Shahid Afridi   Pakistan 2015 2015 4 Sylhet Super Stars 2 2 0 0 50.00
Rayad Emrit   Trinidad and Tobago 2019 2019 2 Chattogram Challengers 1 1 0 0 50.00
Muktar Ali   Bangladesh 2013 2013 2 Duronto Rajshahi 0 2 0 0 0.00
Steve Smith   Australia 2019 2019 2 Comilla Victorians 1 1 0 0 50.00
Soumya Sarkar   Bangladesh 2020 2020 2 Cumilla Warriors 0 1 1 0 25.00
Lou Vincent   New Zealand 2013 2013 2 Khulna Royal Bengals 1 1 0 0 50.00
Tom Abell   England 2019 2019 1 Rangpur Rangers 1 0 0 0 100.00
Arafat Sunny   Bangladesh 2016 2016 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Liam Dawson   England 2016 2016 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Tillakaratne Dilshan   Sri Lanka 2015 2015 1 Chittagong Vikings 0 1 0 0 0.00
Faf du Plessis   South Africa 2022 2022 1 Comilla Victorians 0 1 0 0 0.00
Enamul Haque   Bangladesh 2013 2013 1 Chittagong Kings 0 1 0 0 0.00
Brendon McCullum   New Zealand 2017 2017 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Mosharraf Hossain   Bangladesh 2013 2013 1 Dhaka Gladiators 1 0 0 0 100.00
Jehan Mubarak   Sri Lanka 2013 2013 1 Khulna Royal Bengals 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sohail Tanvir   Pakistan 2019 2019 1 Sylhet Sixers 0 1 0 0 0.00
Suhrawadi Shuvo   Bangladesh 2012 2012 1 Sylhet Royals 0 1 0 0 0.00
Ziaur Rahman   Bangladesh 2023 2023 1 Chattogram Challengers 0 1 0 0 0.00

Notes

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  1. ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  2. ^ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the   icon in the column title.
  3. ^ These statistics are correct as of the 2022 season.
  4. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Premier League/Records/Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Mashrafe named ODI captain, Mushfiqur stays Test captain". Archived from the original on 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team / Captains". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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