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US-Bangla Airlines inks deal with Chattogram Challengers in BPL
US-Bangla Airlines, one of the private airlines of the country, has signed a travel partnership agreement with Chattogram Challengers for the eighth edition of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
The signing ceremony was held on Saturday at the corporate office of Chattogram Challengers.US-Bangla Group CEO Lt. Gen Md. Mainul Islam (Retd) and Chattogram Challengers Chief Operating Officer Mr. Syed Easir Alam signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.
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Md. Kamrul Islam, General Manager, Public Relations, US-Bangla Airlines and Mr. John S Munshi and others senior officials of Chattogram Challengers were also present.US-Bangla Airlines has entered into an agreement with Chattogram Challengers in the current Premier League in the interest of the development of cricket in Bangladesh and in the hope of popularizing the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League.
BPL sans DRS, possibly Afghanistan series too
There will be no technology available for the Decision Review System or DRS in this year’s edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a member of the event's governing council revealed Friday.
Due to the Covid-19 situation around the globe, the teams who run DRS will not be available to travel to Bangladesh for BPL, according to Ismail Haider Mallick, the member secretary of the current BPL governing council.
DRS is used in every major event organized by the International Cricket Council. Every major T20 league also uses this technology to further eliminate the element of human error in umpiring decisions.
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“The technicians are not willing to travel to Bangladesh due to the Covid-19 situation,” Ismail told the media. “They are the only teams to operate DRS, and they are busy working somewhere else. We are also not sure whether DRS will be available for the home series against Afghanistan.”
Besides DRS, this year’s BPL may also not feature any international umpires, while the coverage too may have to do without any foreign faces. Though Ismail has said they are trying to bring umpires from Sri Lanka or India, he was unsure about their availability.
In that case, the onus will be on local umpires and commentators to fill those roles, which they can - but there are no local teams to run DRS. In recent years the use of the technology has become so integral to the game that it is hard to imagine any top-level cricket in this day and age without DRS.
Not only does it diminish the weight of the domestic franchise league by reintroducing the greater chance of human error, it also robs the game of the dramatic intervals that especially close DRS decisions have added to cricket.
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This year’s BPL is all set to begin on January 21 in Dhaka. A total of six teams will compete in this year's event, which is rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL for a second successive year, to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Matches will be played in three different venues across Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.
BPL 2022 Live Streaming: Where to Watch the Most Anticipated Domestic Cricket Matches?
After a long gap from March 2021, the opening ceremony of the 8th season of BPL (Bangladesh Premier League) is going to happen on January 21, 2022. This competition between the domestic cricket franchises will continue till February 18, 2022. Streaming channels are ready to cheer the fans with cricket fever at home. Let's find out where to keep an eye for BPL 2022 live streaming.
BPL 2022 Live Streaming Channels
GTV (Gazi TV), Maasranga, and T Sports (Titas Sports) will live telecast the BPL 2022 organized by BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board). Smartphone users can also enjoy each match from the channels app.
Furthermore, People can watch the contest between the local cricket stars on BTV (Bangladesh Television), a regular broadcaster of Bangladesh Cricket.
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What is more? The BPL festival is also accompanied by Rabbithole, a popular sports OTT platform in the country. This time, as always, the opportunity will be open for users of both Android and iPhone.
BPL 2022 Tournament
BCB, excluding Rangpur Rangers and Rajshahi Royals, finalized the six teams on December 12, 2021. They are- Dhaka Stars, Chittagong Challengers, Comilla Victorians, Fortune Barisal, Khulna Tigers, and Sylhet Sunrisers.
The format of the entire tournament will be Double-Robin-Round and Playoffs. Under the rules, six teams will play two matches with each other. The team that wins the least in these 30 matches will automatically be eliminated. One of the remaining five teams will be eliminated in an eliminator match. The other four teams will then face each other in two qualifier matches and the final will be held with the winner of these matches.
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BPL 2022 fixture
Chittagong Challengers vs Fortune Barisal - January 21 at 2 pm and February 1 at 6:30 pm
Khulna Tigers vs Dhaka Stars - January 21 at 7 pm and February 9 at 1:30 pm
Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sunrisers - January 22 at 1:30 pm and February 9 at 6:30 pm
Chittagong Challengers vs Dhaka Stars - January 22 at 6:30 pm and February 8 at 1:30 pm
Fortune Barisal vs Dhaka Stars - January 24 at 1:30 pm and February 11 at 7 pm
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Chittagong Challengers vs Khulna Tigers - January 24 at 7:30 pm and January 26 at 2 pm
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Dhaka Stars - January 25 at 1:30 pm and January 26 at 7 pm
Comilla Victorians vs Fortune Barisal - January 25 at 6:30 pm and February 8 at 1:30 pm
Khulna Tigers vs Fortune Barisal - January 29 at 1:30 pm and January 31 at 7:30 pm
Chittagong Challengers vs Sylhet Sunrisers - January 29 at 6:30 pm and February 12 at 1:30 pm
Chittagong Challengers vs Comilla Victorians - January 31 at 1:30 pm and February 3 at 6:30 pm
Comilla Victorians vs Dhaka Stars - February 1 at 1:30 pm and February 4 at 7 pm
Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Sunrisers - February 3 at 3:30 pm and February 8 at 6:30 pm
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Fortune Barisal - February 4 at 2 pm and February 7 at 6:30 pm
Khulna Tigers vs Comilla Victorians - February 11 at 2 pm and February 12 at 6:30 pm
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Eliminator match - February 14 at 1:30 pm
Qualifier-1 match - February 14 at 6:30 pm
Qualifier-2 match - February 16 at 6:30 pm
Final - February 18 at 7 pm
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In a nutshell
For two long years, thousands of expectations have been accumulated among cricket lovers including the players for BPL 2022. Now it's time to rejoice once again in the great performances of the favorite stars in the live streaming of BPL 2022.
BPL Football to begin on February 3
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2021-22, the most prestigious football competition of the country, will kick off on February 3 with the participation of top 12 clubs.
The decision was taken at the first meeting of the BFF Professional League Management Committee (PLMC) held at BFF conference room on Monday afternoon with committee chairman and BFF senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy, MP in the chair.
However, the BPL venues will be finalized at the next meeting.
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The Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football 2021-22, the 2nd-tier football league of the country, will begin on February 20 at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Kamalapur here.
The decision came from a sub-committee meeting of the Bangladesh Championship League on Monday at the same venue with PLMC chairman Abdus Salam Murshedy, MP in the chair.
The first window of BCL inter-club players transfer formalities will be held on January 15 to February 15 between 12 noon to 5 pm at the BFF office in every working day.
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The 12 teams are NoFel SC, Fortis FC, Kawran Bazar Pragoti Sangha, Agrani Bank SC, Dhaka Wanderes Club, Fakirerpool Youngmen’s Club, Farashganj SC, Uttara FC, Wari Club, Azampur FC (Uttara), Gopalganj SC and BFF Elite Football Academy.
Soon after completion of BCL football 2021-22, a U-18 Football Tournament will be held with the participation of the BCL teams.
Bangladesh Premier League: A Look Back at the Past Winners
The Bangladesh Cricket Board was motivated to launch an annual franchise T20 Cricket League after seeing the success of the IPL. The BCB hosted the first edition of the competition in 2012, which included six franchises. The event was an instant success due to the popularity of the format. BPL has been the most-watched domestic tournament since then. Seven BPL tournaments have been held to date. However, BCB was unable to organize some seasons because of covid-19 and other factors. Let’s take a look at the past winners of the Bangladesh Premier League.
BPL: List of Winners
Dhaka's franchise won the inaugural edition of the Bangladesh Premier League in 2012. Since then, Dhaka have won three BPL championships. Cumilla have won the competition twice, and Rangpur and Rajshahi have each won once.
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Winners of each season of the BPL T20 cricket league
Season
Winner
Result
Runner-up
2012
Dhaka Gladiators
8 wickets victory for Dhaka
Barisal Burners
2013
Dhaka Gladiators
43 runs victory for Dhaka
Chittagong Kings
2015
Comilla Victorians
3 wickets victory for Comilla
Barisal Bulls
2016
Dhaka Dynamites
56 runs victory for Dhaka
Rajshahi Kings
2017
Rangpur Riders
57 runs victory for Rangpur
Dhaka Dynamites
2019
Comilla Victorians
17 runs victory for Comilla
Dhaka Dynamites
2020
Rajshahi Royals
21 runs victory for Rajshahi
Khulna Tigers
source: www.espncricinfo.com
BPL 1 (Champion: Dhaka Gladiators)
Dhaka Gladiators won the 2012 BPL after defeating Barisal Burners by 8 wickets in the final. Dhaka qualified for the semifinals after finishing third in the group round with ten points. They won five games and lost an equal amount of games in the league stage. Dhaka advanced to the final after defeating Khulna by 9 runs in the semifinals. On the other hand, Barisal Burners defeated Duronto Rajshahi by 8 wickets in the semifinals to advance to the championship match. In the final, Barisal batted first and scored 140/7 in their allocated 20 overs. Dhaka comfortably chased down the target with 4.2 overs to spare, losing only two wickets. Khulna’s Shakib Al Hasan won the player of the tournament.
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BPL 2 (Champion: Dhaka Gladiators)
Dhaka Gladiators won the 2013 BPL after beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final. Dhaka qualified for the playoffs by finishing first in the group stage with 18 points. Dhaka proceeded to the final after beating Sylhet by 4 runs in the first qualifier. They faced Chittagong Kings in the final, who defeated Sylhet Royals by 3 wickets in the second qualifier. Dhaka batted first in the final and scored 172/9 in their allotted 20 overs. In the chase, Chittagong were dismissed for 129 runs in 16.5 overs. Shakib Al Hasan of Dhaka was named player of the tournament.
BPL 3 (Champion: Comilla Victorians)
Comilla Victorians won the 2015 BPL after defeating Barisal Bulls by 3 wickets in the final. Comilla earned a spot in the playoffs by finishing first in the group stage. Comilla advanced to the final after defeating Rangpur by 72 runs in the first qualifier. They met Barisal Bulls In the final, who beat Rangpur Riders by 5 wickets in the second qualifier. In the final, Barisal batted first and scored 156/4 in their allocated 20 overs. Comilla reached the target in exactly 20 overs, losing 7 wickets. Comilla's Ashar Zaidi was awarded player of the tournament.
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BPL 4 (Champion: Dhaka Dynamites)
Dhaka Dynamites won the BPL 2016 after defeating Rajshahi Kings by 56 runs in the final. Dhaka qualified for the final by defeating Khulna by 54 runs in the first qualifier. In the second qualifier, Rajshahi Kings defeated Khulna Titans by 7 wickets to advance to the final. Dhaka batted first in the final and scored 159/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Rajshahi were all-out for 103 in the replay, and Dhaka won the championship match. Mahmudullah Riyad of Khulna was named Player of the Series.
BPL 5 (Champion: Rangpur Riders)
Rangpur Riders won the BPL for the first time in 2017 after defeating Dhaka Dynamites in the final by 57 runs. Rangpur advanced to the final after winning the playoffs against Khulna and Comilla respectively. On the other hand, Dhaka beat Comilla by 95 runs to reach the final. Rangpur batted first in the final and made 206/1 in their allocated 20 overs. In reply, Dhaka scored 149/9 in 20 overs and lost the match. Rangpur Riders' Chris Gayle was awarded Player of the Series.
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BPL 6 (Champion: Comilla Victorians)
Comilla Victorians earned their second BPL title in 2019 after overcoming Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs in the final. In the first qualifier, Comilla defeated Rangpur by 8 wickets to go to the final. Dhaka advanced to the final by defeating Rangpur by 5 wickets in the second qualifier. In the final, Comilla batted first and scored 199/3 in their allocated 20 overs. Dhaka lost the title match after scoring 182/9 in 20 overs. The Player of the Series was Dhaka's Shakib Al Hasan.
BPL 7 (Champion: Rajshahi Royals)
The reigning champions Rajshahi won their first-ever BPL title in 2020 by defeating Khulna Tigers by 21 runs in the final. Rajshahi defeated Chattogram in the second qualifier to advance to the final. On the other hand, Khulna progressed to the final after defeating Rajshahi in the first qualifier, although they were defeated by them in the championship match. Rajshahi won their first title after scoring 170/4 and restricting Khulna to 149/8 in the BPL7 final. The Player of the Series award went to Rajshahi Royals' captain Andre Russell.
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Bottom Line
According to statistics, Dhaka's franchise is the most successful in the Bangladesh Premier League. They are also one of the league's most consistent teams. However, Dhaka haven't won the tournament in the past three seasons, therefore they will try to win the competition in the next BPL 2021. Besides, Chattogram, Barisal, Khulna, and Sylhet have yet to win the competition. They will also be hoping to win the competition in the upcoming BPL season.
BPL Football: Dhaka Abahani crush Uttar Baridhara 8-0 in biggest win
Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd recorded the biggest victory in the ongoing 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football' 2020-21 crushing Uttar Baridhara Club by 8-0 goals at the Banglabandhu National Stadium (BNS) here on Thursday.
The previous biggest wins in the ongoing league was 6-0 achieved by three teams. Dhaka Abahani against Rahmatganj MFS, Badhindhara Kings against Uttar Baridhara Club and Sheikh Jamal DC over Arambagh KS.
In the day's one-sided match, Haitian striker Kervens Belfort made a hattrick scoring four goals for Dhaka Abahani in the 34th (P), 68th, 74th and 90th minutes.
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With the day's feat, Belfort advanced to the 4th slot in the league's scorers list netting 17 goals.
Local midfielder Jewel Rana struck twice in the 64th and 66th minutes while Brazilian medio Raphael Augusto and Nigerian forward Sunday Chizoba netted two more goals in the 4th (P) and 41st minutes respectively.
Despite the day's well merited victory, the sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani went down in the runners up race as they are in the 3rd slot in the league table securing 46 points from 23 matches.
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Three times-champions Sheikh Jamal DC just inches away from the league runners-up position securing 49 points from 23 matches while Bashundhara Kings smartly clinched the league title earlier with four matches to spare and now they raises their tally to 58 points from 21 encounters.
Five more BPL matches will be on Friday at three venues.
BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal DC inches away from runners up beating Rahmatganj MFS 1-0
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club just inches away from league runners up beating Rahmatganj MFS by 1-0 goal in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football' 2020-21 at the Banglabandhu National Stadium (BNS) here on Tuesday.
Mohammad Nurul Absar scored the match-winner in the 27th minute of the match.
With the day's victory, Sheikh Jamal DC almost assured the league runners up position securing 49 points from 23 matches while Rahmatganj MFS are in the 9th slot with 22 points from 23 encounters.
In the day's a other match, Dhaka Mohammedan SC defeated Muktijoddha Sangshad KC by 2-0 goals at the Army Stadium in Banani.
Mohammedan took lead in the 30th minute by a gifted goal when Minhajul of Muktijoddha sent the ball to his own net .
Mohammed Atikuzzaman doubled Mohammedan margin scoring one more goal in the 33rd minute.
Despite the day's feat, Mohammedan SC remained at the 4th slot in the league table collecting 43 points from 23 matches while Freedom fighter team Muktijoddha are in the 10th slot with 19 points from 23 encounters.
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In the day's other match, Saif SC managed a 2-0 victory over Bangladesh Police FC at BNS.
Faisal Ahmed Fahim and Kenneth Ikechukwu scored one goal each for Saif SC, one in each half.
Saif SC are in the 5th place securing 41 points from 22 outings while Police FC are in the 8th slot with 25 points from 23 encounters.
The day's other league match between my two relegated teams, Arambagh KS beat Brothers Union by 1-0 goal scored by Islomjan in the 32nd minute.
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Arambagh KS bagged eight points and Brothers Union Club seven points, playing 23 matches each.
BPL Football:Sheikh Russel KC crush Uttar Baridhara Club 5-1
Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra earned a massive 5-1 goals victory over Uttar Baridhara Club in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 in the day's lone match at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here on Monday.
Despite the day's well merited victory, Sheikh Russel KC remained at 7th slot in the league table securing 33 points from 22 matches while Uttar Baridhara went down to 11th place with their previous credit of 19 points from 23 outings.
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Nigerian midfielder Obi Moneke struck twice in the 24th and 57th minutes, Kyrgyz medio Baktyir Duyshobekov also scored twice in the 33rd and 45+2 minutes while Rumon Hossain netted the remaining goal for Sheikh Russel KC in the 35th minute.
Sumon Reza netted the consolation goal for Uttar Baridhara Club in the 80th minute from a penalty.
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BPL: With title race over, Saif SC shock Dhaka Abahani
Saif Sporting Club forced six times champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to concede 2-3 goals defeat in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here on Friday.
Saif SC dominated the first half by 2-0 goals.
After the day 's shocking defeat, Dhaka Abahani Ltd went down in the runners-up race with 40 points from 21 matches while Saif SC advanced to 6th slot securing 35 points from 20 encounters.
Three times champions Sheikh Jamal DC are in the 2nd place toppling six times champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd securing 42 points from 20.
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Star studded Bashundhara Kings, which smartly clinched league title with four matches to spare last Monday ,further sounded their margin securing 58 points from 21 matches.
In the day's match, Nigerian booter Kenneth Ikechukwu put Saif SC ahead in the 43rd minute while another Nigerian John Okoli doubled the margin in the stoppage time of the first half (45+2 minute).(2-0).
Haitian forward Kervens Belfort and local striker Jewel Rana scored two quick goals for the sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani in the span of only one minute in the 77th and 78th minutes to level the margin (2-2).
Finally, Nigerian booter Kenneth Ikechukwu scored the match-winner for Saif SC netting his 2nd goal in the 81st minute (3-1).
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In the day's another league match, Bangladesh Police FC outplayed Muktijoddha Sangshad KC by 3-1 goals at the same venue Friday evening, featuring a hattrick by Ivory Coast forward Christian Kouakou .
After a barren first half, Christian Kouakou made a hattrick scoring all the three goals for the Police FC in the 61st, 75th and 85th minutes (3-0).
Another Ivory Coast forward Ballo Famoussa netted the consolation goal for the freedom fighters team Muktijoddha in the 90th minute from a penalty. (3-1).
After the match, Police FC are in the 8th slot collecting 22 points from 20 matches while Muktijoddha SKC at the 11th place with 15 points from 20 encounters.
BPL Football: Ctg Abahani advance to 4th place outplaying Police FC 4-1
Chittagong Abahani Ltd advanced to 4th place in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 outplaying Bangladesh Police FC by 4-1 goals at the Banglabandhu National Stadium Tuesday evening.
They clearly dominated the first half by 3-0 goals.
With the day's feat, the sky-blue team from port city of Chattogram, Abahani Ltd moved up to 4th slot toppling Dhaka Mohammedan collecting 37 points from 20 encounters while Police FC remained at 8th slot with 19 points from 19 matches.
Star studded Bashundhara Kings smartly clinched title of the ongoing league with four matches to spare securing 55 points from 20 matches after beating three times champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-0 goals last Monday.
Six times champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd are in the 2nd slot bagging 40 points from 20 matches, followed by three times champions Sheikh Jamal DC with 39 points from 19 outings.
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In the day's match, Brazilian forward Nixon Brizolara scored first for Abahani in the very 2nd minute from a penalty (1-0), Ivory Coast medio Didier Brossou doubled the Abahani margin in the 10th minute (2-0) while local booter Rakib Hosssin scored the 3rd goal in the 45th minute (3-0).
Mohammad Swadhin pulled the Police margin one back scoring a consolation goal in the 79th minute (3-1) while Nigerian midfielder Matthew Chinedu sealed the fate of the match netting the 4th goal for Abahani in the first minute of the stoppage time (4-1).
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