Rangpur Riders' top-order batter Saif Hassan may finally be getting into the T20 groove following a good run of form in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.

Dhaka Capitals head coach Khaled Mahmud on Monday revealed hard-hitting batter Sabbir Rahman hasn’t been named in the team’s playing XI so far due to team combination as well as a disciplinary issue.

A blistering century from Alex Hales and a brisk 49-ball 80 from Saif Hassan powered the Rangpur Riders to a thumping eight-wicket win against Sylhet Strikers in a high-scoring opening match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

Dhaka Capitals’ newest local recruit Mosaddek Hossain on Monday said that he wants to repay the faith shown by the franchise and contribute in the team’s success in the upcoming matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Amid the handful of foreign stars featuring in this year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), former England batter Alex Hales is definitely one to look at.

The Sylhet phase of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) gets underway today at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium with organisers aiming to make it a bigger success both on and off the field than the opening phase in Dhaka.

On the opening day, home side Sylhet Strikers will face table-toppers Rangpur Riders in the first match which will be followed by Durbar Rajshahi taking on Fortune Barishal.

West Indies batter Kyle Mayers said the unbeaten 210 he scored in his debut Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong was the ‘most memorable moment of his international career’.

Although local batters flourished in the high-scoring opening phase of the ongoing 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Dhaka, which concluded on Friday, most batters of the national T20I team struggled to get going, something they would be hoping to change in the upcoming Sylhet phase.

Friday marked the end of the Bangladesh Premier League T20’s opening Dhaka phase where the expectation of high-scoring matches was fulfilled to a large extent.

Usman Khan struck a brilliant 123 off 62 balls to power Chittagong Kings to their first win in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 with a 105-run victory against Durbar Rajshahi in the first match of Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

Riding on Usman’s 123 off 62 balls, Chittagong amassed 219-5 in 20 overs after being sent in to bat first -- registering the highest total of BPL’s 11th edition, having surpassed Khulna Tigers’ 203-4 against Chittagong.

Said Taskin Ahmed, the leader of Bangladesh's pace bowling pack across formats

“I just wanted to time the delivery. I anticipated that the ball would be in my zone which is why I was able to play that shot,” Ankon said.

With this win, Rangpur consolidated their top position with six points while Barishal suffered their first defeat after winning their tournament opener against Durbar Rajshahi by four wickets.

Experienced pacer Taskin Ahmed on Thursday said that he was proud of the fact that his name would always be there in the Bangladesh Premier League’s (BPL) history after he bagged a record-breaking seven-wicket haul during Durbar Rajshahi’s second match of the ongoing BPL against Dhaka Capitals in Mirpur today.

Taskin Ahmed’s heroics with the ball was followed up by determined knocks from captain Anamul Haque and Ryan Burl as Durbar Rajshahi thumped Dhaka Capitals by seven wickets to pick up their first BPL win this season.

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed registered the best-ever bowling figures in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) to help Durbar Rajshahi restrict Dhaka Capitals to 174 for nine in their ongoing game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today.

Before the start of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) game between Dhaka Capitals and Durbar Rajshahi today, some fans vandalised and set fire to the ticket booths adjacent to gate five of Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS).

The Bangladesh Premier League T20 returns today after a day’s break with two matches, the highlight of which is a high-voltage night-game between table-toppers Rangpur Riders and reigning champions Fortune Barishal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The match will get underway at 6:3