The Barisal Bulls were a franchise cricket team based in Barisal, Bangladesh, which played in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They were one of the seven teams that competed in the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. The team was captained by Mushfiqur Rahim. The 2016 season was the team's last season until it was re-established in 2021 with the name Fortune Barishal and with new owners.
Player draft The 2016 BPL draft was held on 30 September. Prior to the draft, the seven clubs signed 38 foreign players to contracts and each existing franchise was able to retain two home-grown players from the 2015 season. A total 301 players participated in the draft, including 133 local and 168 foreign players. 85 players were selected in the draft.
Points table
The top four teams qualified for playoffs advanced to the Qualifier advanced to the Eliminator
Squad NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleNotes BatsmenShamsur Rahman Right-handed Right-arm off break Dilshan Munaweera Right-handed Right-arm off break OverseasShahriar Nafees Left-handed – Dawid Malan Left-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas Josh Cobb Right-handed Right-arm off break OverseasNadif Chowdhury Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox All-roundersJeevan Mendis Left-handed Leg break Mohammad Nawaz Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox Carlos Brathwaite Right-handed Right arm Medium OverseasMahedi Hasan Right-handed Right-arm off break Thisara Perera Left-handed Right-arm medium fast OverseasFazle Mahmud Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wicket-keepersMushfiqur Rahim Right-handed – Dhiman Ghosh Right-handed – BowlersRayad Emrit Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast OverseasRumman Raees Right-handed Left-arm fast OverseasAbu Hider Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Al-Amin Hossain Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Kamrul Islam Rabbi Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Taijul Islam Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Monir Hossain Right-handed Slow left arm off-break
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