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| Dates | 6 January – 16 February 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin andplayoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (4th title) |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 46 |
| Player of the series | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) |
| Most runs | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) (516) |
| Most wickets | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders)(17 Wickets each) |
| Official website | bplt20 |
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TheBangladesh Premier League 2023, also known asBPL Season 9 orIspahani BPL 2023 (for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of theBangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professionalTwenty20 cricket league inBangladesh, organized by theBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). In July 2022, after theInternational Cricket Council accommodated the month of January and February for this league in itsFuture Tours Programme, the BCB announced the schedule of the BPL for the next three seasons.[1] Accordingly, the ninth season was scheduled to be held from 5 January to 16 February in 2023.[2] BCB also decided to increase the number of teams to 7 and to sell the franchise rights for 3 years from this season.[3]
BCB announced the list of franchise owners in September 2022, with five of the previous six franchises retaining ownership and the return ofRangpur Riders after two seasons.[4]On 24 December 2022, BCB announced the fixtures for this season with two matches to be played per day in the group stage and having reserve days for all of the knockout matches.[5]
In the final,Comilla Victorians defeatedSylhet Strikers by 7 wickets to win their second successive and overall fourth title.[6]
Before the draftFortune Barishal signed up 10 players through direct recruitment, the most by any team.Unmukt Chand, former Indian cricketer also registered for the draft, being the only Indian so far to have registered in BPL's players' draft.[7] Before the draft, each team was allowed to recruit directly only one domestic player and unlimited number of foreign players.[8][9]
The players' draft was held on 23 November 2022.[10]
Each team are allowed to pick up a minimum of 12 players from the draft, at least ten local players and two foreign players. But there is no maximum limit of picking up foreign players from the draft.
| 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:12 | Matches:26 | Matches:8 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers (RU) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.737 |
| 2 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.723 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.165 |
| 4 | Fortune Barishal | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.542 |
| 5 | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.534 |
| 6 | Dhaka Dominators | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.776 |
| 7 | Chattogram Challengers | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.872 |
Chattogram Challengers 89/9 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 90/2 (12.3 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) andGazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Rejaur Rahman Raja (Sylhet Strikers) |
Rangpur Riders 176/5 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 142 (19.1 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 34 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andMorshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match:Rony Talukdar (Rangpur Riders) |
Khulna Tigers 113/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 117/4 (19.1 overs) |
Dhaka Dominators won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) andGazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Nasir Hossain (Dhaka Dominators) |
Fortune Barishal 194/7 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 196/4 (19 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andMahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers) |
Comilla Victorians 149/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 150/5 (17.4 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers) |
Khulna Tigers 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Chattogram Challengers 179/1 (19.2 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Usman Khan (Chattogram Challengers) |
Rangpur Riders 158/7 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 162/4 (19.2 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:Gazi Sohel (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mehidy Hasan (Fortune Barishal) |
Sylhet Strikers 201/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 139 (19.3 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 62 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Dhaka Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers) |
Fortune Barishal 202/7 (20 overs) | v | Chattogram Challengers 176/4 (20 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 26 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal) |
Khulna Tigers 130 (19.4 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 131/6 (19.3 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Robiul Haque (Rangpur Riders) |
Fortune Barishal 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 165/7 (20 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 12 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal) |
Dhaka Dominators 158/6 (20 overs) | v | Chattogram Challengers 159/2 (17.4 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers won by 8 wickets. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Afif Hossain (Chattogram Challengers) |
Dhaka Dominators 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 134/5 (19.2 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 5 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Imad Wasim (Sylhet Strikers) |
Chattogram Challengers 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 137/4 (17.3 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Litton Das (Comilla Victorians) |
Rangpur Riders 129 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 130/1 (18.2 overs) |
Khulna Tigers won by 9 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Wahab Riaz (Khulna Tigers) |
Sylhet Strikers 133/7 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 134/5 (19 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Litton Das (Comilla Victorians) |
Comilla Victorians 184/4 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 151/4 (20 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 33 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Khushdil Shah (Comilla Victorians) |
Fortune Barishal 238/4 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 171/9 (20 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 67 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal) |
Chattogram Challengers 157/9 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 159/3 (19.2 overs) |
Khulna Tigers won by 7 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Khulna Tigers) |
Fortune Barishal 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 160/4 (20 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 13 runs. Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Iftikhar Ahmed (Fortune Barishal) |
Rangpur Riders 179/6 (20 overs) | v | Chattogram Challengers 124 (16.3 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 55 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Shoaib Malik (Rangpur Riders) |
Comilla Victorians 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 104/9 (20 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 60 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Khushdil Shah (Comilla Victorians) |
Sylhet Strikers 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 171/8 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 2 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) |
Dhaka Dominators 108 (19.4 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 84 (15.3 overs) |
Dhaka Dominators won by 24 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Taskin Ahmed (Dhaka Dominators) |
Sylhet Strikers 92/9 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 93/4 (15.4 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 6 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:Gazi Sohel (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Azmatullah Omarzai (Rangpur Riders) |
Chattogram Challengers 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 171/7 (19.2 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 3 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Anamul Haque (Fortune Barishal) |
Comilla Victorians 165/2 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 161/6 (20 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 4 runs. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) andMahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Mohammed Rizwan (Comilla Victorians) |
Chattogram Challengers 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 177/3 (18 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 7 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) |
Dhaka Dominators 144/5 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 146/5 (19 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Mahedi Hasan (Rangpur Riders) |
Sylhet Strikers 192/4 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 161/9 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 31 runs. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Towhid Hridoy (Sylhet Strikers) |
Fortune Barishal 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 157/5 (18.5 overs) |
Dhaka Dominators won by 5 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Mohammad Mithun (Dhaka Dominators) |
Khulna Tigers 210/2 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 213/3 (18.2 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) |
Fortune Barishal 194/5 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 157/8 (20 overs) |
Fortune Barishal won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal) |
Dhaka Dominators 130/8 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 133/8 (19.3 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 2 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) andGazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Nurul Hasan (Rangpur Riders) |
Chattogram Challengers 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 157/4 (19 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Gazi Sohel (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mohammed Rizwan (Comilla Victorians) |
Sylhet Strikers 170/2 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 176/2 (18 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Rony Talukdar (Rangpur Riders) |
Chattogram Challengers 118/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Dominators 103/9 (20 overs) |
Chattogram Challengers won by 15 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:David Millns (Eng) and Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) Player of the match:Ziaur Rahman (Chattogram Challengers) |
Fortune Barishal 121 (19.1 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 122/5 (18.3 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mukidul Islam (Comilla Victorians) |
Khulna Tigers 113/8 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 114/4 (17.3 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 6 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Imad Wasim (Sylhet Strikers) |
Chattogram Challengers 132/8 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 135/3 (16 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 7 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Haris Rauf (Rangpur Riders) |
Comilla Victorians 177/5 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 107 (17 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 70 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) |
Fortune Barishal 169/8 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 172/4 (19.3 overs) |
Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Khulna Tigers) |
| Qualifier 1 andEliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 February 2022 —Dhaka | 16 February 2022 —Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 125 (17.1 overs) | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 176/3 (19.2 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 130/6 (16.4 overs) | 14 February 2022 —Dhaka | 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 175/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Sylhet Strikers | 182/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 12 February 2022 —Dhaka | 3 | Rangpur Riders | 163/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Rangpur Riders | 172/6 (19.3 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Fortune Barishal | 170/3 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Fortune Barishal 170/3 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 172/6 (19.3 overs) |
Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Ali Arman (Ban) andPrageeth Rambukwella (SL) Player of the match:Shamim Hossain (Rangpur Riders) |
Sylhet Strikers 125 (17.1 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 130/6 (16.4 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) |
Sylhet Strikers 182/7 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 163/8 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Strikers won by 19 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Sylhet Strikers) |
Sylhet Strikers 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 176/3 (19.2 overs) |
Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium,Mirpur Umpires:Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | Sylhet Strikers | 15 | 516 | 89* |
| Rony Talukdar | Rangpur Riders | 13 | 425 | 67 |
| Towhid Hridoy | Sylhet Strikers | 13 | 403 | 85* |
| Litton Das | Comilla Victorians | 13 | 379 | 70 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Fortune Barishal | 13 | 375 | 89* |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanvir Islam | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 17 | 4/33 |
| Hasan Mahmud | Rangpur Riders | 14 | 17 | 3/12 |
| Nasir Hossain | Dhaka Dominators | 12 | 16 | 4/20 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 15 | 3/17 |
| Rubel Hossain | Sylhet Strikers | 8 | 14 | 4/37 |
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Barishal | 238/4 | Rangpur Riders | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won |
| Comilla Victorians | 213/3[a] | Khulna Tigers | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won |
| Khulna Tigers | 210/2[a] | Comilla Victorians | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won |
| Fortune Barishal | 202/7 | Chattogram Challengers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won |
| Sylhet Strikers | 201/8 | Dhaka Dominators | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet Strikers won |
The following prizes were given after the final match.[16]
| Category | Amount | Winner | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | ৳2crore (US$160,000) | Comilla Victorians | – |
| Runner-up | ৳1crore (US$82,000) | Sylhet Strikers | – |
| Player of the tournament | ৳10lakh (US$8,200) | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs; 1 wicket |
| Highest run-scorer | ৳5lakh (US$4,100) | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs |
| Most wickets | ৳5lakh (US$4,100) | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders) | 17 wickets |
| Best fielder | ৳3lakh (US$2,500) | Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Strikers) | 11 catches, 1 stumping |
| Player of the final | ৳5lakh (US$4,100) | Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) | 79 runs (52 balls) |
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