Due to non-seasonal rains, four matches of BPL 2016 were washed off without a ball being bowled © AFP
After a unanimous decision to replay all the abandoned matches, all seven franchises will begin on a clean slate when the fourth edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) restarts from Tuesday (November 8).
The first four matches of BPL 2016 were washed out because of non-seasonal showers, caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, forcing the BPL Governing Council (GC) to reschedule the tournament. The GC was awaiting the franchises' approval to replay the matches that were abandoned on Friday (November 4) and Saturday (November 5), which they have now received.
During the emergency meeting on Saturday, called by the GC to deliberate on the changes to the schedule, Comilla Victorians and Rajshahi Kings, the teams that featured in the tournament opener on Friday, were undecided on replaying their match. However, a green signal from all the franchises has meant that all the matches will be replayed, with minor tweaks to the schedule.
According to ESPNCricinfo Comilla will face off against Rajshahi on November 30 while Rangpur Riders and Khulna Titans, the other teams whose match was washed out on the opening day, will play on November 10. Chittagong Vikings vs Barisal Bulls and Comilla Victorians vs Dhaka Dynamites were the two games washed out on November 5 and those matches will now take place on November 30.
The Barisal Bulls vs Khulna Titans match and Rangpur Riders vs Rajshahi Kings were the two matches that were to be played on November 8. The Bulls vs Titans game has been rescheduled to November 20 and will be played in Chittagong while Rangpur and Rajshahi will take on each other on November 28 in Dhaka.
Comilla, the defending champions, will play the first match against Chittagong on the rescheduled opening day, while Bulls will take on Dynamites in the second match of the day.
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