The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is gearing up for its much-anticipated 11th edition, promising cricket enthusiasts a thrilling season of T20 action. Widely regarded as one of the most exhilarating leagues in the cricketing world, the BPL 2024-25 is set to dazzle fans with explosive performances, star-studded line-ups, and high-stakes competition.
Scheduled to commence on December 30, 2024, and conclude on February 7, 2025, this season will feature seven formidable teams battling it out for the prestigious championship title. The tournament’s format, a double round-robin, ensures each team plays against every other team twice – once at home and once away.
BPL 2024-25: Participating teams
The seven franchises set to compete in this year’s edition are:
- Chittagong Kings
- Dhaka Capitals
- Durbar Rajshahi
- Fortune Barishal
- Khulna Tigers
- Rangpur Riders
- Sylhet Strikers
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BPL 2024-25: Complete squads of all teams
Rangpur Riders: Nurul Hasan, Shanto Hassan, Soumya Sarkar, Irfan Sukkur, Alex Hales, Khurram Shahzad, Shane Taylor, Sediqullah Atal, Nitish Rana, Rony Hasan, Khaled Islam Rabbi, Ali Murtaza Ghazanfar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amir Javed, Rameez Raja, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanvir Khan, Curtis Campher, Abdul Hakim.
Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Dawid Malan, Kyle Mayers, Mohammad Nabi, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Ali, Jahandad Khan, James Fuller, Pathum Nissanka, Nandre Burger, Shaheen Afridi, Ariful Islam, Iqbal Hossain Emmon, Shohidul Islam.
Khulna Tigers: Afif Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Oshane Thomas, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Naim, Hasan Mahmud, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Abu Hider, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby, Mohammad Hasnain, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nawaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Salman Irshad.
Dhaka Capitals: Tanzid Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Litton Das, Habibur Rahman, Mukidul Islam, Abu Jayed, Sabbir Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Asif Hasan, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Thisara Perera, Johnson Charles, Amir Hamza, Shahnawaz Dahani, Stephen Eskinazi, Saim Ayub, Jean-Pierre Kotze, Shubham Ranjane, Nazmul Islam, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Zahoor Khan.
Sylhet Strikers: Zakir Hasan, Jahurul Islam, Rony Talukdar, George Munsey, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Ripon Miah, Nihaduzzaman, Reece Topley, Ariful Haque, Nasir Hossain, Paul Stirling, Rahkeem Cornwall, Sohail Shinwari.
Chittagong Kings: Khaled Tamim, Chittagong Khalid, Aliss Islam, Angelo Mathews, Binura Fernando, Graham Clark, Haider Ali, Khaled Ahmed, Marshall Ayub, Maruf Mridha, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naeem Islam, Parvez Hossain Emon, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Shakib Al Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Tom O’Connell, Usman Khan.
Durbar Rajshahi: Anamul Haque, Yasir Ali, Afif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Zahiduzzaman, Mahmudul Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Murad, Saifuddin Islam, Mohammad Sheikh, Babar Khan, Arif Payel, Jahid Alam, Shakib Hossain, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan, Salman Nasim, Lahiru Samarakoon, Ryan Burl.