“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

After quite a bit of dawdling, the BCB president remarked yesterday that they are communicating with the franchises so that players receive their payments.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed hoped that players will get their money from the franchises in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.

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Ankon's power-hitting on Tuesday in the Bangladesh Premier League proved to be the difference for Khulna Tigers against Chittagong Kings in Mirpur.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) almost witnessed its first time out dismissal today in the match between Khulna Tigers and Chittagong Kings.

Pace sensation Nahid Rana took four wickets to lead Rangpur Riders to a 34-run win over Sylhet Strikers in the Bangladesh Premier League in Mirpur on Tuesday.

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Mahidul Islam Ankon smashed the fastest half-century by a Bangladesh player in Bangladesh Premier League history to set up a 37-run win for the Khulna Titans against the Chittagong Kings in Mirpur on Tuesday. 

Shamim Hossain’s brave innings went in vain as Chittagong Kings suffered a 37-run defeat against Khulna Tigers in their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)  encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) almost witnessed its first ever time out incident today when Khulna Tigers captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz appealed for the dismissal against Chittagong Kings’ batter Tom O’Connell but later retracted the appeal at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.

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Fans were treated to high-scoring matches, while off-field drama surrounding ticketing issues added intrigue to the tournament’s opening day.

Mahedi Hasan continued his upward trajectory from the West Indies T20I series with a four-fer in the BPL against Dhaka Capitals to guide Rangpur Riders to a 40-run win in the second fixture of the BPL’s opening day at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.