BPL
A gamble that paid off
It took Mahmudullah Riyad just one over to change the game. He scalped three wickets in over number 20 and defied Rajshahi
9 November 2016
'Beating Mash most pleasing'
“Defeating Comilla [Victorians] is not pleasing, but defeating Mashrafe [Bin Mortaza] is,” Chittagong Vikings captain Tamim Iqbal joked after his side's victory at Mirpur.
8 November 2016
Tamim, Nabi deliver Vikings' winning start
A four-wicket haul from Mohammad Nabi delivers a 29-run victory for Tamim Iqbal's Chittagong Vikings over defending champions Comilla Victorians, led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League
8 November 2016
Shakib sees sunny side of rain break
Brilliant sunshine bathed the city yesterday to signal the return of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) festivities, with the tournament set to kick off in earnest today as per a fresh schedule after rain spoiled the previously scheduled kick-off.
7 November 2016
Rain-marred BPL set for restart
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) yesterday confirmed that all the matches of the Bangladesh Premier League would in fact be replayed by announcing the new itinerary of the competition.
6 November 2016
Revised itinerary released for Bangladesh Premier League 4
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the new itinerary for the fourth edition of Bangladesh Premier League today. The tournament will now commence from November 8, 2016.
6 November 2016
Cricket: Shahid Afridi turned down captaincy offer for Rangpur
Rangpur Rigers, the franchise that boasts the likes of Soumya Sarkar, Rubel Hossain, Shahid Afridi, Gidron Pope, Babr Azam and Mohammad Shahzad in their mix was reported to have offered the captaincy to Boom Boom Afridi, but the Pakistani allrounder expressed his gratitude to the team management and turned down the offer.
6 November 2016
Cricket: Opening game abandoned due to rain
The first match in the Bangladesh Premier League 2016 between champions Comilla Victorians and Rajshahi Kings at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur was abandoned due to incessant rain today.
4 November 2016
Afridi to join Rangpur Riders today
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is set to arrive in Dhaka today to take part in the fourth season of the Bangladesh Premier League, the country's premier T20 competition.
1 November 2016
Action shifts to thrill-a-minute cricket
With the historic England tour done with, focus now shifts to the shortest format of cricket with the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) starting on November 4. Over the next two days The Daily Star Sports will be reviewing the seven participating teams.
1 November 2016
Dawson ready to come for BPL stint
England spinner Liam Dawson is ready to return to Bangladesh this week and play for the Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League despite security advice warning him to stay away from the Twenty20 tournament.
31 October 2016
BPL: Gayle signs up for Chittagong Vikings
West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle signs up to play five matches in the 2016-17 season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Chittagong Vikings.
30 September 2016
Bangladesh cricket: Shakib Al Hasan becomes top icon for BPL
Tigers allrounder Shakib Al Hasan is selected as the top icon in the Bangladesh Premier League by the technical committee of the T20 franchise competition.
27 September 2016
'A historic deal'
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saif Global Sports, a sister concern of Saif Powertec Limited, for the organising rights of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the next five years.
11 June 2016
Tk 5cr in one T20 season for Shakib
This season Shakib will play in four T20 leagues around the world. At present, he is playing for Karachi Kings in Pakistan Super League.
13 February 2016
[WATCH] An evening with Bangla fusion band Chirkutt
If you are a music lover but have not listened to the Bangla band Chirkutt’s music yet, then you do not know what you are missing! The Daily Star recently interviewed all the band members in an evening. They shared their success, experiences and performed songs without any musical instrument.
7 January 2016
Amir 'eligible' for national selection: PCB
The PCB has confirmed that Mohammad Amir is 'eligible' for national selection, having completed his rehabilitation programme after serving a five-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
24 December 2015
What’s the commotion with Gayle omission?
For many of us, the news of Gayle’s absence in the qualifier match on December 13 was overwhelming, as if someone had pulled the carpet from underneath our feet, and busted the bubble of naïve cricket fans with a fearsome artillery barrage.
21 December 2015
Patience pays off for Imrul
Four matches into the Bangladesh Premier League, Imrul Kayes' batting average hovered around a dismal 12. While he failed to get off the mark in the first two games, he posted 13 and 24 in the next two.
16 December 2015
Kapali crowns Comilla champions
Late order heroics from Alok Kapali give Comilla Victorians the title of BPL-2015 champions after they beat Barisal Bulls by three wickets.
15 December 2015