2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League
The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015 (for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.[1]
 2015 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barisal Bulls |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Ashar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians) |
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) (349) |
| Most wickets | Kevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) (22) |
| Official website | BPL |
The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets.[2] Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.
Players' draft
The draft was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process.[3]
Opening Ceremony
The third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores.[4][5]
Venues
A total of 34 matches including the championship game was held in two venues. The first and third leg of the tournament was played at Dhaka while the second leg was held at the port city Chittagong. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted 26 matches while Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium hosted the eight group stage matches.
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| Chittagong | Dhaka |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Teams and standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.788 |
| 2 | Barisal Bulls (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.063 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders (3) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.693 |
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites (4) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.010 |
| 5 | Sylhet Super Stars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.710 |
| 6 | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.828 |
Source: [6]
- Top 4 teams qualifies for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
Squads
| Barisal Bulls | Chittagong Vikings | Comilla Victorians | Dhaka Dynamites | Rangpur Riders | Sylhet Super Stars |
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League progression
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | P1 | P2 | F | ||
| Barisal Bulls | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | W | W | L | ||
| Chittagong Vikings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Comilla Victorians | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | W | W | |||
| Dhaka Dynamites | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | L | ||||
| Rangpur Riders | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | L | L | |||
| Sylhet Super Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 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 (knockout) to see the match summary.
Matches
Phase 1
Chittagong Vikings 187/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 188/8 (20 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 51 (32) Saqlain Sajib 3/26 |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites 112/4 (19.2) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 110/8 (20) |
Nasir Jamshed 44(44) Abu Hider 2/17 (4 Overs) |
Mashrafe Mortaza* 25 Abul Hasan 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Super Stars 179/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Vikings 180/5 (20 overs) |
Dilshan Munaweera 64(36) Shafiul Islam 3/25 (4 Overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 69(46) Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls 155/9 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 142/10 (20 Overs) |
Mithun Ali 55 (32) Kevon Cooper 5/15 (4 Overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings 176/4 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians 177/3 (20 Overs) |
Ziaur Rahman 39 (16) Ashar Zaidi 2/29 (4 Overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls 108/10 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 107/9 (20 Overs) |
Nadif Chowdhury 24 (28) Nazmul Islam 3/18 (4 Overs) |
Dilshan Munaweera 36 (31) Al-Amin Hossain 5/36 (4 Overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders 176/6(20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 107/10 (19.4 Overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Bulls 89/10 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 90/2 (18 Overs) |
Kevon Cooper 22(21) Nuwan Kulasekara 3/8 (4 Overs) |
Mahmudul Hasan 31(43) Kevon Cooper 1/7 (3 Overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders 109/9 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 103/10 (19.2 Overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 33(37) Mohammad Shahid 4/12 (4 Overs |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Vikings 92/10 (18.4 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 96/4 (17.1 Overs) |
Naeem Islam 29 (38) Mustafizur Rahman 3/14 (3.4 Overs) |
Shadman Islam 45(47) Naeem Islam 3/7 (3 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders 82/10 (20 Overs) |
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Comilla Victorians 84/1 (11.5 overs) |
Marlon Samuels 42 (24) Arafat Sunny 1/13 (3 Overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Dynamites 166/6 (20 Overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 132/10 (19.5 Overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 75(56) Muhammad Shahid 2/27 (4 Overs) |
Nurul Hasan 35(22) Mosharraf Hossain 3/15 (4 Overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Phase 2
Barisal Bulls 211 /3 (20 Overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings 137/10 (20 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians 164/5 (20 Overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 168/5 (19.4 Overs) |
Ashar Zaidi 53(36) Ravi Bopara 4/18 (4 Overs) |
Ravi Bopara 50(38) Abu Hider 4/28 (3.4 Overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings 111/8 (20 Overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 113/1 (17 Overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Dynamites 158/5 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 159/1 (18.4 overs) |
Kumar Sangakkara 60 (47) Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians 141/7 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 131/6 (20 overs) |
Ashar Zaidi 45(29) Yasir Shah2/26 (4 overs) |
Nasir Hossain 32(30) Abu Hider 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars 139/9 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Vikings 140/0 (16.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders 104/9 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75) |
Jahurul Islam 24 (32) Al-Amin Hossain 3/30 (4 overs) |
Mahmudullah Riyad 23(18) Arafat Sunny 2/11 (2 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings 136/5 (20 overs) |
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Comilla Victorians 142/5 (19.4 overs) |
Umar Akmal 49(34) Ashar Zaidi 1/18 (4 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 3
Barisal Bulls 58/10 (16 Overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 62/1 (11.2 Overs) |
- Sylhet Superstars won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders 135/7 (20 Overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 136/4 (18.2 Overs) |
Jahurul Islam 35(26) Mustafizur Rahman 1/5 (3 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians 105/6 (20 Overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 106/3 (17.3 Overs) |
Mahmudullah Riyad 26(27) Ashar Zaidi 2/12 (4 overs) |
Ahmed Shehzad 76(63) Al-Amin Hossain 1/11 (3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars 59/10 (11.5 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 60/2 (9.5 overs) |
Sohail Tanvir 20(17) Arafat Sunny 4/14 (4 overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 29 (24) Mohammad Shahid 2/18 |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings 121/8 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 76/10 (16.4 overs) |
Umar Akmal 14(22) Mosharraf Hossain 4/16 |
- Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians 132/10 (19.5 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 153/6 (20 overs) |
Jahurul Islam 62(50) Abu Hider 2/28 |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Super Stars 162/4 (19.5 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 157/5 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Vikings 137/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 141/2 (20 overs) |
Tillakaratne Dilshan 28(27) Kevon Cooper 2/24 |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians 150/4 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Super Stars 79/10 (13.5 overs) |
Josh Cobb 21(18) Shuvagata Hom 3/8 (3 overs) |
- Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Bulls 136/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 137/8 (19.4 overs) |
Mosaddek Hossain 30*(31) Nikhil Dutta 3/18 (4 overs) |
Rayad Emrit 54*(28) Mosharraf Hossain 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 15 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Comilla Victorians | 163/7 | 1 | Comilla Victorians | 157/7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 91/10 | 13 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 156/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 160/9 | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 163/5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Barisal Bulls | 135/5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 117/8 | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Comilla Victorians 163/7 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 91/10 (17 overs) |
Lendl Simmons 25 (20) Ashar Zaidi 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
- Comilla Victorians advance to final and Rangpur Riders will compete in qualifier 2.
Eliminator
Barisal Bulls 135/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Dynamites 117/8 (20 overs) |
Mosaddek Hossain 26 (27) Al-Amin Hossain 3/15 (4 overs) |
- Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field
- Barisal Bulls qualify for the qualifier 2 and Dhaka Dynamites eliminate from the tournament.
Qualifier 2
Rangpur Riders 160/9 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 163/5 (19.3 overs) |
Lendl Simmons 73 (57) Kevon Cooper 4/39 (4 overs) |
Sabbir Rahman 79 (49) Arafat Sunny 1/18 (3 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
- Barisal Bulls advance to final.
Final
Comilla Victorians 157/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Bulls 156/4 (20 overs) |
Mahmudullah 48 (36) Darren Stevens 1/19 (3 overs) |
- Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field
- Comilla Victorians won the 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | ||||||
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| Kumar Sangakkara | Dhaka Dynamites | 10 | 10 | 349 | 75 | ||||||
| Imrul Kayes | Comilla Victorians | 10 | 10 | 312 | 67 | ||||||
| Tamim Iqbal | Chittagong Vikings | 9 | 9 | 298 | 69 | ||||||
| Mahmudullah Riyad | Barisal Bulls | 13 | 12 | 279 | 51 | ||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 10 | 260 | 67 | ||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 26 December 2015 | |||||||||||
Most wickets
| ! Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | |||||
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| Kevon Cooper | Barisal Bulls | 9 | 9 | 22 | 5/15 | |||||
| Abu Hider | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4/19 | |||||
| Thisara Perera | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5/26 | |||||
| Shakib Al Hasan | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 18 | 4/16 | |||||
| Ashar Zaidi | Comilla Victorians | 11 | 11 | 17 | 4/11 | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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| Barisal Bulls | 211/3 (20 overs) | Chittagong Vikings | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 187/7 (20 overs) | Rangpur Riders | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 180/5 (20 overs) | Sylhet Super Stars | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
References
- "BPL 2015 to start from November 22". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- NDTVSports (15 December 2015). "Bangladesh Premier League: Comilla Victorians Crowned 2015 Champions After Tense Last-Ball Win". NDTVSports.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- Isam, Mohammad. "Nineteen overseas players picked in BPL draft". ESPN Cricinfo. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "BPL's 3rd edition inaugurated thru colorful opening ceremony". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- "BPL opening ceremony today". Daily Sun. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- "Points Table - Bangladesh Premier League - ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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