The final of the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held on Thursday. On this day, Sylhet lost the toss and batted first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Batting earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim and Nazmul Hossain Shantor lost 7 wickets and scored 175 runs. Chasing the target, Comilla secured the title with 4 balls in hand. John Charles played a stormy inning of 79 runs from 52 balls in the team’s victory. But this Caribbean batsman was supposed to return to the dressing room in 8 runs. Caught by Johnson Charles at midwicket in a slog sweep. It was an easy catch, but Rubel Hossain could not keep it even after two attempts.

Charles played the match-winning innings with 8 runs. Sylhet would have had a chance if he had been returned to the dressing room at that time! Not only that! Comilla needed 52 runs to win in the last 4 overs. Sylhet was in the match at that time too. But in the 17th over, Johnson Charles and Moin Ali collected 23 runs by hitting Rubel Hossain for three sixes and a boundary. Sylhet was knocked out of the match as Rubel spent 23 runs in that over. They could not return to the game after that. That’s why Mashrafis lost.

This year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has seen the dominance of domestic cricketers. Nazmul Hossain Shanto is the tournament’s best player among the domestic and foreign star cricketers. Not only that, he got this award as a Bangladeshi with the highest run average. This left-handed opener of Sylhet Strikers turned the bat with the bat from start to finish. Fifty has often played in the quiet finals laid at the beginning of the match. But the unlucky team eventually lost the trophy battle to Comilla Victorians.

Shanto scored 516 runs in 15 matches at an average of 39.69. Shanto crossed 500 runs for the first time as a Bangladeshi. Fifty scored 4. Highest unbeaten 89 runs. Strike rate 116.74. 4 hit 57 and six 12. Only Riley Russo holds the record ahead of Shanta. Russo scored 558 runs in 13 innings in 14 matches for Rangpur Riders in the 2018 season. The Protea cricketer scored 495 runs for Khulna Tigers in the previous season.

Mushfiqur Rahim had the highest runs among Bangladeshi cricketers before Shanta. In 2019, Mushfiq scored 491 runs in 14 innings for Khulna Tigers. Shant received 10 lakhs as the tournament winner. “The team played very well,” he said while accepting the award. But today was not our day. We played very well throughout the tournament. I try to score runs in every game and luckily I have done well in this tournament.’

Coming to the eighth season, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) saw something different. In all categories of bat-ball, the domestic cricketers dominate the foreign stars. In bowling as well as in batting, the desi rule. At the top is Tanveer Islam of champion Comilla Victorians.

Comilla Victorians won the trophy for the fourth time after defeating Sylhet Strikers. Through this, the curtain came down on the eighth season of the BPL, which has been going on for almost two months. For the readers of RisingBD, this report is about the top 5 cricketers with the ball in this season of BPL.

This spinner of Comilla Victorians has taken 17 wickets in a left-arm spin. Tanveer has made a great contribution to becoming the champion. In the final too, Inform Touhid Hriday returned the second over, for zero runs. He gave 6.36 runs per over. The best performer at 4 wickets for 33 runs. Tanveer won a prize of Tk 5 lakh for being the highest wicket-taker.

Hasan Mahmud has consistently bowled great among the domestic pacers. He also took 17 wickets in 14 matches. Gave 7.98 runs per over. The best performance was 3 wickets for 12 runs. His team Rangpur lost in the second qualifier. Hasan also received Tk 5 lakh jointly with Tanveer.

Nasir Hossain
Nasir Hossain returned to form in this year’s BPL. He is third with 366 runs with the bat and 16 wickets with the ball. Although Dhaka Dominators did not win, Nasir spread the light. This all-rounder led Dhaka at 6.81 runs per over. The best performance was 4 wickets for 20 runs. His team did not make the playoffs.

Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai has contributed a lot to Rangpur Riders in reaching the playoffs. He has taken 15 matches in 11 matches with 7.17 runs per over. Rangpur could not play him in two playoff matches despite such a great performance. Best performance 3was wickets for 17 runs. Azmatullah had to sit in the dugout replacing Dwayne Bravo. He is the only foreigner among the top five bowlers. The position is fourth.

Rubel Hossain
Sylhet strikers could not win the trophy despatching the final. Sylhet supporters can blame Rubel for this. He gave 23 runs in the 17th over with the ball after missing the catch at the start. Where Comilla needed 52 runs in 4 overs! Comilla took out the match easily in this one over. However, Rubel played great throughout the tournament. He took 14 wickets with 8.52 runs in just 8 matches performing 4 wickets for 37 runs.

The curtain has come down on the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Comilla Victorians became champions for the fourth time after defeating Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets in the final of the season on Thursday (February 16). Due to the busy schedule, there was a shortage of foreign stars in this season from the beginning. However, the performance of the local players has caught the eye.
Domestic players have surpassed foreign stars in performance in this year’s BPL. As the teams are more or less dependent on indigenous players, they have got enough opportunities. As a result, they were able to match themselves. The proof of which is found in the list of highest run scorers and wicket takers.

The top names in the list of best-run scorers and best wicket-takers of this season are the country’s cricketers. The top 10 is also dominated by desi people. Besides Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Roni Talukder, Tauhid Hriday, Hasan Mahmud, Tanveer Islam and Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed is in the XI.Cricket website ESPN Cricinfo has released the best XI based on performance in this year’s tournament. Most of the places in their best XI are supposed to come from the champions, runners-up, and the remaining two teams eliminated from the playoffs.

Apart from these four teams, only Taskin Ahmed of Dhaka Dominators got a place from the following three teams. Runners-up Sylhet Strikers and Rangpur Riders, who were eliminated in the second qualifier, got the maximum number of 3 places in the XI. Two are from champions Comilla Victorians and Fortune Barisal who were eliminated in the first qualifier. The other one is from Dhaka Dominators. The big surprise is that the captain of Dhaka Dominators, Nasir Hossain, who performed well with the bat, did not get a place in the XI. Among the foreigners in this event, Pakistani stars were the brightest. So most of the foreigners in the XI are Pakistanis.

Comilla Victorians have played 12 matches so far in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023, winning 9 and losing 3. With 18 points, they take the 2nd in the points table. Sylhet Strikers has played 12 matches so far, winning 9 and losing 3. With 18 points, SS is placed in the top spot.

In their earlier encounter in the ongoing tournament, Comilla Victorians defeated Sylhet Strikers by 4 wickets. Batting first in the match, Sylhet posted a total of 125 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Comilla Victorians could reach the target and win the match.

Comilla Victorians defeated Sylhet Strikers in their previous game of the BPL 2023. In the match, Sylhet batted first and scored 125 runs losing all wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto slammed 38 runs while Mushfiqur Rahim had 29 runs for the Sylhet Strikers team.

For Comilla Victorians, the chase was quite easy. With Sunil Narine’s 39 and Mosaddek Hossain’s 27*, COV reached the target in the 16.4th over itself with 6 wickets in their kitty. Tanvir Islam was awarded man of the match for picking 2 wickets. The Comilla Victorians team won by 4 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) in this match.

Sylhet Strikers defeated Rangpur Riders in their previous game of the BPL 2023. In the match, Sylhet batted first and scored 182 runs losing 7 wickets. In reply, Rangpur Riders failed to reach the score and lost the match. Rony Talukdar slammed 66 runs while Nurul Hasan had 33 runs for the Rangpur team. Hasan Mahmud and Dasun Shanaka 2 wickets for Rangpur in this match.

For Sylhet Strikers, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mashrafe Mortaza hit 40 and 28 respectively. Tanzim Hasan Sakib was awarded man of the match for picking 2 wickets. Also, Luke Wood picked 3 wickets for Sylhet. Sylhet Strikers won by 19 runs in this match.

The women’s IPL auction is over. Many cricketers have become millionaires overnight. Even a few years ago, there was not so much talk about women’s cricket in India.

But Monday was a historic day. For the first time in India, the women’s T20 league was auctioned. A total of 20 cricketers became millionaires in that auction.

Although the amount of money from the boys is very low, it is not like throwing away women cricketers. The first 10 cricketers become millionaires in terms of money

Smriti Mandhana (Bengaluru, 3.40 crore): Due to injury, he could not play against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. But the demand for his aggressive, mercurial batting in this format is dire. There was also a storm with memories at the auction table. Bengaluru has the last laugh after the fight between Bengaluru and Mumbai.

Ashley Gardner (Gujarat, Rs 3.20 crore): The Australian cricketer is known to be a mark on the international stage. The strike rate in T20is is 133. Naturally, Gujarat fought till the end to take him.

Nat Sciver (Mumbai, 3.20 crore): The England cricketer has played more than 100 matches in international T20. Both the ball and the bat have good hands. He was picked up by Mumbai.

Deepti Sharma (Lucknow, Rs 2.60 crore): She will be able to play for her home state Uttar Pradesh. A regular member of India’s T20 squad. He is also in the World Cup.

Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi, 2.20 crore): He won the match against Pakistan in the World Cup. Jemima also scored big ‘runs’ in the IPL. In the end, Delhi fought him and bought him for more than two crores.

Beth Mooney (Gujarat, Rs 2 crore): This is also from Australia. You can play well at number three. One of the most consistent cricketers in the T20 format. He has the ability to win matches alone.

Shafali Verma (Delhi, Rs 2 crore): Opens for India. He has a reputation for playing. Recently, he led the team to victory in the Under-19 World Cup. There is a possibility of an opening in the WPL as well.

Pooja Vastrakar (Mumbai, Rs 1.90 crore): Can do both ball and bat. The demand for all-rounders in the shortest format is so high. His role in the Indian team is also important. As a result, Mumbai did not delay spending money.

Richa Ghosh (Bengaluru, Rs 1.90 crore): A West Bengal cricketer, he played brilliantly against Pakistan and won the team. Along with Jemimah, his five boundaries coming down the next one helped the team win. He also recently won the Under-19 World Cup.

Sophie Ecclestone (UP Warriors, Rs 1.80 crore): Has a reputation as an all-rounder. An important member of the England team is now desperate to show his skills in the WPL as well.

With the bat, he is the name of the team’s dependence. Be it the national team or the domestic league team. There is little question about him in this place. Although he was criticized for being dismissed while playing a scoop shot in between, it is a very small thing in front of Mushfiqur Rahim’s contribution. But in one place, Mushfiqur has been criticized throughout his career – wicketkeeping. At the end of the ninth edition of the current BPL, Mushfiqur again came to the discussion by keeping badly.

The incident took place in the first qualifier match between Sylhet Strikers and Comilla Victorians. Sylhet scored only 125 runs and saved the match. But Mushfiqur missed two catches and an easy stumping and knocked Sylhet out of that fight. Even if Mushfiqur had not made these mistakes, Sylhet might not have won, but in the eyes of the fans, Mushfiq is the ‘villain’ in this match! Mushfiqur first dropped the catch of Sunil Narine, who stormed with the bat, although bowler Rubel Hossain was also responsible for it.

After that, Comilla’s two match winners Mosaddek Hossain Saikat and Andre Russell got life courtesy Of Mushfiqur. He missed a simple stumping from Mosaddek Hossain Saikat off George Linder. Mosaddek is batting on 6 runs. Then when Andre Russell scored 1 run, Mushfiqur surprised everyone by dropping Loppa’s catch! Russell and Mosaddek later left the field after winning Comilla. However, after the match, Sylhet coach Rajin Saleh did not blame Mushfiqur. He sees it as a natural mistake.

It is well known that keeping is very dear to Mushfiqur. He has also tried hard to retain the keeping gloves on the national team. Although he had to hand over the gloves to Sohan or Liton at one time. You don’t have to say that he didn’t do it from his heart. Cricket analysts and spectators say that the national team will get his services for a long time if Mushfiqur takes the ghost of keeping from his head and focuses more on batting. Apart from this, a superstar like Mushfiqur will be criticized for keeping at the end of his career – this is also not acceptable.

Comilla Victorians, the current champions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), have reached the final this time too. Today is the fight in the fire to determine who is Comilla’s partner in that final on February 16. Sylhet Strikers and Rangpur Riders, who finished the league stage from the top of the points table, will face each other in the second qualifier at 6:30 pm.

Rangpur, which eliminated Fortune Barisal from the Eliminator, is not getting their Afghan cricketers in this match. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Azmatullah Omarzaira have left for Dubai ahead of the series against the United Arab Emirates. However, English cricketer Sam Billings is scheduled to join Dwayne Bravo and Nicholas Pooran last night to make up for the team’s loss of strength.

Meanwhile, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who lost to Comilla in the first qualifier, lost to Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim for the PSL before the Sylhet playoffs. Although its impact will be against Comilla, the team will want to go to the final with the help of local cricketers today.