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 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]
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.
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]
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]
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.
Bangladesh | |
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Chittagong | Dhaka |
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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 |
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Group matches | Knockout | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Chittagong Vikings
187/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
188/8 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites
112/4 (19.2) |
v
|
Comilla Victorians
110/8 (20) |
Sylhet Super Stars
179/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Vikings
180/5 (20 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 69(46)
Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs) |
Barisal Bulls
155/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
142/10 (20 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings
176/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Comilla Victorians
177/3 (20 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls
108/10 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
107/9 (20 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders
176/6(20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
107/10 (19.4 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls
89/10 (18.3 overs) |
v
|
Comilla Victorians
90/2 (18 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders
109/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
103/10 (19.2 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings
92/10 (18.4 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
96/4 (17.1 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders
82/10 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Comilla Victorians
84/1 (11.5 overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites
166/6 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
132/10 (19.5 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls
211 /3 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Vikings
137/10 (20 Overs) |
Comilla Victorians
164/5 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
168/5 (19.4 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings
111/8 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
113/1 (17 Overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites
158/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
159/1 (18.4 overs) |
Comilla Victorians
141/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
131/6 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars
139/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Vikings
140/0 (16.1 overs) |
Rangpur Riders
104/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75) |
Chittagong Vikings
136/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Comilla Victorians
142/5 (19.4 overs) |
Barisal Bulls
58/10 (16 Overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
62/1 (11.2 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders
135/7 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (18.2 Overs) |
Comilla Victorians
105/6 (20 Overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
106/3 (17.3 Overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars
59/10 (11.5 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
60/2 (9.5 overs) |
Chittagong Vikings
121/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
76/10 (16.4 overs) |
Comilla Victorians
132/10 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
153/6 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars
162/4 (19.5 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
157/5 (20 overs) |
Chittagong Vikings
137/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
141/2 (20 overs) |
Comilla Victorians
150/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Super Stars
79/10 (13.5 overs) |
Barisal Bulls
136/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
137/8 (19.4 overs) |
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 | |||||||||||
Comilla Victorians
163/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rangpur Riders
91/10 (17 overs) |
Barisal Bulls
135/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Dynamites
117/8 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Riders
160/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
163/5 (19.3 overs) |
Comilla Victorians
157/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barisal Bulls
156/4 (20 overs) |
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 |
! 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 |
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 |