Seven teams will feature in this year's BPL © AFP
A glimpse into the key numbers from the previous three editions of the tournament:
Summary of first three seasons of BPL
| 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dhaka | Dhaka | Comilla |
| Captain | Mashrafe Mortaza | Mashrafe Mortaza | Mashrafe Mortaza |
| Runners Up | Barisal | Chittagong | Barisal |
| Most runs | Ahmed Shehzad (486) | Mushfiqur Rahim (440) | Kumar Sangakkara (349) |
| Most wickets | Elias Sunny (17) | Alfonso Thomas (20) | Kevon Cooper (22) |
| Most sixes | Chris Gayle (26) | Elton Chigumbura (19) | Chris Gayle (12) |
| Man of the tournament | Shakib Al Hasan | Shakib Al Hasan | Ashar Zaidi |
Defending champions Comilla have the highest winning percentage - 75%. They first played in the 2015/16 season and emerged champions with nine wins out of 12 games in the tournament. Khulna team has the worst record, with a win rate of 39%. They lost nine out of the 12 matches in 2012/13 season which is the most for a team in a season in BPL. The team from Chittagong has lost the most matches (20), finishing second from last in 2011/12, last in 2015/16 and finishing runner up in 2012/13.
Result summary
| Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Best finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | 37 | 20 | 17 | 54.05% | Runner up |
| Chittagong | 35 | 15 | 20 | 42.85% | Runner up |
| Comilla | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75.00% | Champions |
| Dhaka | 37 | 22 | 15 | 59.46% | Champions |
| Rangpur | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50.00% | 3rd place |
| Sylhet | 34 | 14 | 20 | 41.17% | 3rd place |
| Rajshahi | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50.00% | 3rd place |
| Khulna | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39.13% | 4th place |
- Records include all matches played under the name of a franchise, even where the franchise has been suspended and re-created as a new team
There have been seven 200-plus totals in the tournament so far, with Dhaka scoring four of them. Five of the seven totals have come in the 2012/13 season and two in the 2011/12 season. The match between Barisal and Rajshahi is the only one which had two totals more than 200 in the same game. 58 by Barisal against Sylhet in Mirpur last year is the lowest total in BPL.
Highest team totals
| Team | Score | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | 217/4 | Rangpur | Dhaka | 5-Feb-13 |
| Rajshahi | 213/6 | Barisal | Chittagong | 28-Jan-13 |
| Barisal | 209/7 | Rajshahi | Chittagong | 28-Jan-13 |
| Dhaka | 208/5 | Barisal | Dhaka | 14-Feb-12 |
| Chittagong | 206/4 | Rajshahi | Dhaka | 10-Feb-12 |
Lowest team totals
| Score | Team | Vs | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | 58 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 6-Dec-15 |
| Sylhet | 59 | Rangpur | Dhaka | 7-Dec-15 |
| Khulna | 67 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 7-Feb-13 |
| Sylhet | 74 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 8-Feb-13 |
| Chittagong | 76 | Dhaka | Dhaka | 8-Dec-15 |
Biggest wins by runs
| Winner | Margin | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittagong | 119 runs | 194 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 8-Feb-13 |
| Chittagong | 89 runs | 157 | Khulna | Dhaka | 7-Feb-13 |
| Dhaka | 88 runs | 218 | Rangpur | Dhaka | 5-Feb-13 |
| Comilla | 72 runs | 164 | Rangpur | Dhaka | 12-Dec-15 |
| Comilla | 71 runs | 151 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 10-Dec-15 |
Wins without losing a wicket
| Winner | Margin | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal | 10 wickets | 166 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 10-Feb-12 |
| Chittagong | 10 wickets | 140 | Sylhet | Chittagong | 2-Dec-15 |
Biggest wins by balls remaining
| Winner | Margin | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur | 60 | 61 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 7-Dec-15 |
| Sylhet | 59 | 52 | Barisal | Dhaka | 6-Dec-15 |
| Comilla | 83 | 49 | Rangpur | Dhaka | 27-Nov-15 |
| Chittagong | 126 | 44 | Barisal | Dhaka | 16-Feb-12 |
| Dhaka | 115 | 44 | Barisal | Dhaka | 9-Feb-13 |
Thrice a team has won the match of the last ball, twice by Rangpur against Chittagong and one by Comilla against Barisal, which was the final of the 2015/16 season.
Narrowest wins by runs
Winner | Margin | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittagong | 1 run | 181 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 23-Nov-15 |
| Barisal | 1 run | 109 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 24-Nov-15 |
| Khulna | 2 runs | 172 | Sylhet | Chittagong | 18-Feb-12 |
| Rajshahi | 2 runs | 100 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 19-Jan-13 |
| Rajshahi | 4 runs | 214 | Barisal | Chittagong | 28-Jan-13 |
| Dhaka | 4 runs | 198 | Sylhet | Dhaka | 15-Feb-13 |
Narrowest wins by wickets
Winner | Margin | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylhet | 1 wicket | 145 | Barisal | Dhaka | 13-Feb-13 |
| Rangpur | 2 wickets | 188 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 22-Nov-15 |
| Barisal | 2 wickets | 137 | Dhaka | Dhaka | 10-Dec-15 |
Narrowest wins by balls remaining
| Winner | Balls remaining | Target | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur | 0 | 161 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 9-Feb-13 |
| Rangpur | 0 | 188 | Chittagong | Dhaka | 22-Nov-15 |
| Comilla | 0 | 157 | Barisal | Dhaka | 15-Dec-15 |
| Sylhet | 1 | 158 | Dhaka | Dhaka | 9-Dec-15 |
Just like many other T20 leagues across the world, Chris Gayles bat has dominated in the BPL too. He has scored three hundreds in just 10 games. Five of the eight centuries in the tournament has been scored by West Indies, Dwayne Smith and Ewin Lewis scoring one each in addition to the three by Gayle. Four players average on the north of 40 (minimum 10 innings) Gayle (77.28), Imran Nazir (43.33), Ahmed Shehzad (43.12) and Brad Hodge (42.00). The highest average for a local player is 36.13 by Mushfiqur Rahim.
Most runs in the tournament
| Player | Inngs | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s/50s | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 31 | 831 | 36.13 | 126.10 | 0/5 | 86 |
| Brad Hodge | 22 | 756 | 42.00 | 133.80 | 0/7 | 70* |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 34 | 745 | 29.80 | 140.30 | 0/3 | 86* |
| Mahmudullah | 33 | 692 | 24.71 | 108.80 | 0/3 | 56* |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 19 | 690 | 43.12 | 139.11 | 1/5 | 113* |
Highest individual scores
| Player | Runs | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | 116 | Barisal | Dhaka | Dhaka | 14-Feb-12 |
| Chris Gayle | 114 | Dhaka | Sylhet | Dhaka | 15-Feb-13 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 113* | Barisal | Rajshahi | Dhaka | 28-Feb-12 |
| Dwayne Smith | 103* | Khulna | Sylhet | Dhaka | 27-Feb-12 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 103* | Dhaka | Khulna | Dhaka | 11-Feb-13 |
Highest partnerships
| Partners | Runs | Wicket No. | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Vincent/ Shahriar Nafees | 197* | 1st | Khulna | Rajshahi | Khulna | 24-Jan-13 |
| Ahmed Shehzad/ Chris Gayle | 167* | 1st | Barisal | Sylhet | Dhaka | 10-Feb-12 |
| Shamsur Rahman/ Imrul Kayes | 145 | 2nd | Rangpur | Sylhet | Dhaka | 7-Feb-13 |
| Tamim Iqbal/ T Dilshan | 140* | 1st | Chittagong | Sylhet | Chittagong | 2-Dec-15 |
| S Chanderpaul/ Paul Stirling | 134 | 1st | Sylhet | Khulna | Dhaka | 12-Feb-13 |
Kevon Cooper is the leading wicket taker in BPL with 49 scalps with three four wicket hauls. He remains in the only pacer among the six bowlers with 30-plus wickets. Among the bowlers who have bowled at least 250 balls, Coopers average of 12.89 and economy rate of 6.05 is the best which makes him an invaluable asset. One wicket behind Cooper is Shakib Al Hasan, to go along with 745 runs earning him Player of the Series awards in both the first two editions.
Most wickets in the tournament
| Player | Wickets | Avg | Eco rate | 4+ wkts | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Cooper | 49 | 12.89 | 6.05 | 2 | 5/15 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 48 | 17.72 | 6.56 | 1 | 4/16 |
| Mosharaff Hossain | 36 | 15.86 | 6.30 | 2 | 4/9 |
| Arafat Sunny | 32 | 21.21 | 6.47 | 1 | 4/14 |
| Enamul Haque jnr | 31 | 17.93 | 6.40 | 0 | 3/14 |
ive-fers in the tournament
| Player | Figures | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Sami | 5/6 | Rajshahi | Dhaka | Dhaka | 27-Feb-12 |
| KK Cooper | 5/15 | Barisal | Rangpur | Dhaka | 23-Nov-15 |
| NLTC Perera | 5/26 | Rangour | Comilla | Dhaka | 12-Dec-15 |
| Al-Amin Hossain | 5/36 | Barisal | Sylhet | Dhaka | 24-Nov-15 |
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