Right from the beginning of the BPL season 4, there were speculations about how the two new franchises Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings would perform, especially with a new set-up and group of players. Just more than a month into the contest, the smoke has been cleared and both the new franchises have made it…
The Titans have defended smallish totals right from the word go, and much of those runs had been results of a team performance, with contributions from nearly all batsmen in the line-up. But of course there are outliers; players who have made a difference with the bat. First and foremost comes Mahmudullah Riyad, the skipper…
The core setup of the Khulna Titans lay on a sound platform with Stuart Law as head coach and Habibul Bashar as the Technical advisor. The think tank made no mistake in formulating a squad that was combative and competitive, with the hunger to perform and stand tall in crunch moments to transform close calls…
Match Summary: Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field. Khulna Titans 127/7, 20 overs, Pooran 29, Wessels 28, Nabi 3/22 Chittagong Vikings 123/9, 20 overs, Nabi 39*, Shafiul 4/28, Mahmudullah 3/24 Result: Khulna Titans won by 4 runs Man of the Match: Mahmudullah (KT) Mahmudullah had bowled a spectacular final over to…
Match Summary: Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field Khulna Titans 44/10, 10.4 overs, Shuvagata 12, Afridi 4/12, Arafat Sunny 3/0 Rangpur Riders 45/1, 8 overs, Mithun 15*, Soumya 15*, Junaid 1/14 Result: Rangpur Riders win by 9 wickets Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi (RR) Not a day to remember for…
Date: 10 November 2016 Time: 7:00 pm Venue: Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Prelude: Both sides made winning starts to the tournament from their respective matches on Day 2 of the BPL Season 4. While the Titans came out victorious in a final ball thriller against Rajshahi Kings, Rangpur Riders demolished an established Chittagong Vikings side under lights in…
Match Summary: Khulna Titans won the toss and elected to bat Khulna Titans 133/8, 20 overs, Riki Wessels 32, Mahmudullah 32, Abul Hasan Raju 5/28 Rajshahi Kings 130/10, 20 overs, Mominul Haque 64, Junaid Khan 4/23, Mahmudullah 3/6 Result: Khulna Titans win by 3 runs. Man of the Match: Mahmudullah It was a sunny afternoon…
Date: 9 November 2016 Venue: Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Start Time: 2:00 pm Two new franchises lock horns at the Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium: Khulna Titans and a re-branded Rajshahi Kings. It will be the first match for both teams in this season’s BPL, giving both teams an opportunity to open their points account…
On the 6th of November, amid showers and inclement weather, the BPL organizing committee announced shifting of the tournament fixtures to alter dates after all four scheduled matches were washed out in the first two days. After agreement with the 7 franchises, the new fixtures were announced, and BPL season 4 is scheduled to kick-start…
Date: 6 November 2016 Venue: Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Start Time: 7:15 pm After all 7 teams received a point each from the washout of the first 2 days of the BPL season 4, the tournament has an an even start in terms of points gained for all teams, but without any cricket being played.…
