The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is gearing up for its much-awaited 11th edition, promising cricket fans a thrilling season of T20 action. Touted as one of the most exciting leagues in the world of cricket, BPL 2024-25 is set to enthrall fans with explosive performances, star-studded squads and high-stakes competition.
Scheduled to start on December 30, 2024 and end on February 7, 2025, this season will feature seven strong teams fighting for the prestigious championship title. The format of the tournament, a two-round system, ensures that each team plays each team twice – once at home and once away.
BPL 2024-25: Participating Teams
The seven franchises competing in this year’s edition are:
- Chittagong Kings
- Capitals of Dacca
- Durbar Rajshahi
- Fortune Barishal
- Tigers of Khulna
- Rangpur Riders
- Sylhet Strikers
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BPL 2024-25: Full squads of all teams
Rangpur Riders: Nurul Hasan, Shanto Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Irfan Sukkur, Alex Hales, Khurram Shahzad, Shane Taylor, Sediqullah Atal, Nitish Rana, Roni Hasan, Khalid Islam Rabbi, Ali Murtaza Ghazanfar, Saurabh Netrawalkar, Amir Javed, Rameez Raja, Mehidi Hasan Mohammad Saifuddin, Tanveer Khan, Curtis Campher, Abdul Hakim.
Fortune Barishal: Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Tanveer Islam, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Ripon Mondol, Ebadot Hossain, Nayeem Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taijul Islam, David Malan, Kyle Myers, Muhammad Nabi, Fahim Ashraf, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali 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 Rabbi, Mohammad Hasnain, Lewis Gregory, Mohammad Nawaz, Ibrahim Nawaz Zadran, Darvish Rasuli, 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 Perera, Stephen Eskinazi, Saim Ayub, Ja Dakhani -Pierre Kotze, Shubham Ranjane, Nazmul Islam, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Zahoor Khan.
Sylhet Strikers: Zakir Hasan, Jahurul Islam, Roni 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 E , Rahatul Ferdous Javed, Shakib Al Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Sheikh Parvez Jibon, Tom O’Connell, Usman Khan.
Rajshahi Durbar: 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.