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The Bangladesh Premier League 2025 is set to make a return, and it will be the eleventh season of Bangladesh’s top-professional T20 league. It is organised by Bangladesh Premier League (BCB), and the forthcoming season of the tournament is scheduled to begin on December 30, and come to an end on February 7, 2025. With less than ten days remaining for the league, players and coaches are gearing up to battle it out for the ultimate title of the coveted league.
It is to be noted that the tournament was launched in 2012, and in a short period of time, the BPL has quickly become one of the most popular T20 leagues in the world. It will see a total of seven teams fighting for the ultimate glory.
BPL 2025 Teams and Squads
Here are the teams and their complete squads that will participate in the tournament.
Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal Khan (Captain), Maushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmadullah Riyad, Tanvir Islam, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, Ebadat Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, Shohidul Islam, Ariful Islam, Mayers Kyle Rico, Dawid, Malan, Mohammad Nabi, Faheem Ashraf, Ali Mohammad, Khan Jahandad, James Fuller, Pathum Nissanka, Nandre Burger
Dhaka Capitals: Litton Kumer Das (Captain), Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Habibur Rahman Sohan, MD Mukidul Islam, Abu Jayed Chowdhury, Sabbir Rahman, Munim Sharier, Mh Asif Hasan Mitul, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Thisara Perera, Johnson Charles, Amir Hamza, Shahnewaz Dahani, Saim Ayub, Amirhamza Hotak, Stephen Eskinazi
Durbar Rajshahi: Taskin Ahmed (Captain), Anamiul Haque Bijoy, Md Jishan Alam, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Sabbir Hosan, Sunzamul Islam, S.M Mehrob Hasan, Akbar Ali, Hasan Morad, Md. Shafiul Islam, Mohor Sheikh Antor, Saad Nasim, Lahiru Samarakoon
Chittagong Kings: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Md. Shoriful Islam, Md. Shamim Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Allis Al Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Naeem Islam, Maruf Mridha, Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Marshall Ayub, Moeen Ali, Usman Khan, Haider Ali, Angelo Mathews, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Binura Fernando, Graham Clark, Thomas O’Connell
Rangpur Riders: Nurul Hasan Sohan (Captain), Shak Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nahid Rana, Mohammad Saif Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Rakibul Hasan Jr., Rejaur Rahman, Irfan Shukkur, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Towfiq Khan Tusher, Alex Hales, Khushdil Shah, Allah Ghazanfar, Steven Ryan Taylor, Saurabh Netravalkar, Akif Javed, Curtis Campher
Khulna Tigers: Mehedi Hasan Miraz (Captain), Afif Hosain, Nasum Ahmed, Naim Sheikh, Hasan Mahmud, Imrul Kayes, Mahidul Ankon, Abu Haider Rony, Ziaur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman, Mahmuddul Hasan Joy, Oshane Thomas, Mohammad Hasnain, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nawaz
Sylhet Strikers: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Md. Zakir Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik, Rony Talukder, Md Al Amin Hossain (Sr.), Arafat Sunny, Ruyel Miah, Ariful Haque, Nihad-uz-Zaman, Nahidul Islam, Paul Stirling, George Munsey, Rahkeem Cornwall, Samiullah Shinwari, Reece Tooley
BPL 2025: Schedule and Venues
The tournament will be hosted across three major cricketing venues in Bangladesh. This list includes:
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka (Capacity: 26,000)
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong (Capacity: 20,000)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
It is to be noted that the league stage of the tournament consists of 42 fixtures. By the end of the league stage, the top 4 teams will to the playoffs, which will be followed by the top 2 teams will compete in Qualifier 1, where the winner moves directly to the final, while the loser gets another chance in Qualifier 2.
The 3rd and 4th teams will face off in the Eliminator, and the winner will play against the Qualifier 1 loser in Qualifier 2. The winner of Qualifier 2 will then meet the Qualifier 1 winner in the final.
