BPL 2015: Teams, squads, schedule and fixtures

BPL 2015: Teams, squads, schedule and fixtures: The 3rd edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) started off in an excellent fashion, as Rangpur Riders successfully chased down the target of 188 set by the Chittagong Vikings. What better way to start off a tournament which has been under the clouds of match fixing just after the second edition. And due to financial issues in the country, the 2014 edition had to be cancelled.

With some meticulous planning and execution, the tournament kicked off in a spectacular fashion this year. With the likes of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and Jacqueline Fernandez in the mix, the opening ceremony, which was worth $450,000, and was a great success and officially kicked off the proceedings of the BPL 3 on 20^th November.

The tournament will continue till December 15^th, the date on which the finals will be played. Before looking at the schedule for the tournament, here’s a look at some of the facts about the tournament.

Franchises

Dhaka Dynamites, Chittagong Vikings, Barisal Bulls, Rangpur Riders, Sylhet Superstars and Comilla Victorians

Player Auction

The player auction for the third edition of the tournament was held on 22^nd October Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka.

There were 6 categories within which the players were classified, which are:

1. Icon Players:

Each icon players were sold to the 6 franchises @ $70,000 each. The players were Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad and Nasir Hossain.

2. Franchise deals:

The players were privately contacted by the franchises and the deals were made within a fixed price. Chris Gayle, who fell under this category, was signed by Barisal Bulls for $300,000.

3. Category players:

The other 4 category players were named as Category 1, 2, C, and D. The prices were $70,000, $50,000, $40,000, $30,000 respectively.

Squads –

Rangpur Riders Squad:

Wahab Riaz, Jahurul Islam, Sachithra Senanayake, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Soumya Sarkar, Arafat Sunny, Mithun Ali, Muktar Ali, Saqlain Sajib, Murad Khan, Abu Jayed

Comilla Victorians Squad:

Andre Russell, Nuwan Kulasekara, Mashrafe Mortaza, Dhiman Ghosh, Imrul Kayes , Shuvagata Hom, Litton Das, Darren Stevens, Mahmudul Hasan, Naeem Islam jnr, Ariful Haque, Abu Hider,Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Sunzamul Islam

Dhaka Dynamites Squad:

Abul Hasan, Mosharraf Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Farhad Reza, Sohail Khan, Mustafizur Rahman, Nabil Samad, Shykat Ali, Mosaddek Hossain 

Sylhet Super Stars Squad:

Shahid Afridi, Ajantha Mendis, Rubel Hossain, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Brad Hogg, Sohail Tanvir, Ravi Bopara, Junaid Siddique, Chris Jordan, Josh Cobb, Mohammad Shahid, Nazmul Hossain Milon, Nurul Hasan

 Chittagong Vikings Squad:

Saeed Ajmal, Robin Peterson, Jeevan Mendis, Naeem Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Enamul Haque jnr, Elias Sunny, Anamul Haque, Ziaur Rahman, Shafiul Islam, Nafees Iqbal, Asif Ahmed

BPL 2015 schedule:

22 November, BDT 18:15 –

Dhaka Dynamites vs Comilla Victorians, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

23 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Chittagong Vikings, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

23 November 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Rangpur Riders vs Barisal Bulls, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

24 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Chittagong Vikings vs Comilla Victorians, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

24 November 2015, BDT 18:45

Sylhet Super Stars vs Barisal Bulls, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

25 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Rangpur Riders vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

25 November 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Comilla Victorians vs Barisal Bulls, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

26 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Rangpur Riders, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

26 November 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Chittagong Vikings vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

27 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

27 November 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

30 November 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Barisal Bulls vs Chittagong Vikings, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

30 November 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Super Stars, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

1 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Chittagong Vikings vs Rangpur Riders, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

1 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Barisal Bulls vs Dhaka Dynamites, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

2 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Comilla Victorians vs Dhaka Dynamites, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

2 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Chittagong Vikings, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

3 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Rangpur Riders vs Barisal Bulls, MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong

6 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Barisal Bulls, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

6 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Rangpur Riders vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

7 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Comilla Victorians vs Barisal Bulls, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

7 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Rangpur Riders, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

8 December 2015,  BDT 14:00 –

Dhaka Dynamites vs Chittagong Vikings, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

8 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

9 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Sylhet Super Stars vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

9 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Barisal Bulls vs Chittagong Vikings, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

10 December 2015, BDT 14:00 –

Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Super Stars, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

10 December 2015, BDT 18:45 –

Barisal Bulls vs Dhaka Dynamites, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Playoffs:

Qualifier 1

Team A1 vs Team A3, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

12 December 2015, BDT 18:45

Eliminator

Team A2 vs Team A4, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

12 December 2015, BDT 18:45

Qualifier 2

Loser of Semi-Final1 vs Winner of Eliminator, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

13 December 2015, BDT 18:45

Final

A1 vs A2, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

15 December 2015, BDT 18:45