The Bangladesh Premier League 2019–20, also known as BPL Season 7 or Bangabandhu BPL Presented by AKASH DTH and Powered by TVS (for sponsorship reasons), was the seventh season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Comilla Victorians were the defending champions. The season was originally scheduled to start on 6 December 2019 and end on 11 January 2020, with the opening ceremony to be held on 3 December 2019. However, the tournament was delayed by five days and started on 11 December 2019 and ended on 17 January 2020, with the opening ceremony held on 8 December 2019.
Chittagong Vikings were announced as not taking part in this edition of the tournament after their ownership was sold, and were replaced by two new teams. A total of eight teams were originally scheduled to participate in this edition of the tournament, with contracts of pre-signed cricketers being cancelled until the players' draft. However, the idea was cancelled, with the number of teams being reverted to seven, and Chittagong Vikings being renamed to Chattogram Challengers and reinstated after the change of format by the BCB.
In the final match, Rajshahi Royals defeated Khulna Tigers by 21 runs to win their first ever BPL title. Rajshahi Royals captain Andre Russell won both Player of the match and Player of the Tournament awards for his all-round performances. Rilee Rossouw was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 495 runs while the leading wicket-taker was tied with four players with 20 wickets.
Most 2019–20 BPL matches were played in front of small crowds, with only a few thousand spectators at most games.
Changes of rules On 11 September 2019, BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon informed the media about certain changes in the rules for the ongoing season during a press briefing. Due to having some conflict of interests between BPL Governing Council and all other franchises, the BCB decided to run this edition of the BPL themselves without taking any franchises. The Board wanted to mark the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu in 2020 and to pay homage to him, the tournament was named "Bangabandhu BPL" after him. The responsibility to manage the team was on the BCB. The players’ transportation and accommodation were managed by the board. On 13 November 2019, the sponsorship and names of Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet teams were confirmed. The Comilla and Rangpur teams were sponsored by BCB themselves.
Draft and squads
The players' draft was scheduled to be held on 12 November 2019. However, the tournament was delayed by five days and the draft was held on 17 November 2019. Out of 7 teams, 5 teams are sponsored by private corporate firms while 2 teams are sponsored by BCB itself.
On 16 November 2019, BPL Governing Council unveiled the logo for this season and the names of the participating 7 teams. The squads were confirmed during the draft.
Chattogram Challengers Cumilla Warriors Dhaka Platoon Khulna Tigers Rajshahi Royals Rangpur Rangers Sylhet Thunder Mahmudullah (c) Imrul Kayes Nurul Hasan Rayad Emrit Nasir Hossain Rubel Hossain Chris Gayle Enamul Haque Muktar Ali Pinak Ghosh Avishka Fernando Nasum Ahmed Junaid Siddique Ryan Burl Imad Wasim Jubair Hossain Muhammad Musa Chadwick Walton Mehedi Hasan Rana Liam Plunkett Ziaur Rahman Asela Gunaratne Kesrick Williams Lendl Simmons Soumya Sarkar (c) Dawid Malan Dasun Shanaka Al-Amin Hossain Sabbir Rahman Yasir Ali Kusal Perera Mujeeb Ur Rahman Sunzamul Islam Abu Hider Mahidul Islam Ankon Sumon Khan Fardeen Hasan Ony Ifran Hossain Bhanuka Rajapaksa Stiaan van Zyl Upul Tharanga David Wiese Robiul Islam Robi Mashrafe Mortaza (c) Tamim Iqbal Anamul Haque Hasan Mahmud Mahedi Hasan Thisara Perera Ariful Haque Mominul Haque Shuvagata Hom Asif Ali Raqibul Hasan Jaker Ali Luis Reece Shadab Khan Mohammad Shahid Salauddin Sakil Ahmed Shehzad Faheem Ashraf Wahab Riaz Shahid Afridi Laurie Evans Mushfiqur Rahim (c) Shafiul Islam Najmul Hossain Shanto Aminul Islam Rilee Rossouw Robert Frylinck Shamsur Rahman Saif Hassan Mehedi Hasan Shohidul Islam Mohammad Amir Najibullah Zadran Tanvir Islam Aliss Islam Rahmanullah Gurbaz Hashim Amla Alauddin Babu Aamer Yamin Andre Russell (c) Shoaib Malik Litton Das Afif Hossain Abu Jayed Farhad Reza Ravi Bopara Hazratullah Zazai Taijul Islam Alok Kapali Kamrul Islam Rabbi Irfan Sukkur Mohammad Nawaz Mohammad Irfan Minhajul Abedin Afridi Nahidul Islam Shane Watson (c) Tom Abell Mohammad Nabi Mustafizur Rahman Mohammad Naim Arafat Sunny Jahurul Islam Taskin Ahmed Zakir Hasan Fazle Mahmud Nadif Chowdhury Rishad Hossain Lewis Gregory Cameron Delport Sanjit Saha Junaid Khan Mohammad Shahzad Al-Amin Mukidul Islam Shadman Islam Shai Hope Andre Fletcher (c) Mosaddek Hossain Mohammad Mithun Nazmul Islam Sohag Gazi Sherfane Rutherford Shafiqullah Rony Talukdar Nayeem Hasan Delwar Hossain Monir Hossain Johnson Charles Naveen-ul-Haq Rubel Mia Jeevan Mendis Ebadot Hossain Mohammad Sami Krishmar Santokie Abdul Mazid Nazmul Hossain Milon Sheldon Cottrell
Venues ChittagongDhakaSylhetZohur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumSher-e-Bangla National Cricket StadiumSylhet International Cricket StadiumCapacity: 20,000Capacity: 26,000Capacity: 18,500 Matches: 12 Matches: 28 (incl. Playoffs) Matches: 6
Results Points table
advanced to the Qualifier 1 advanced to the Eliminator
League progression
League matches Playoffs Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Q1/E Q2 F Chattogram Challengers Cumilla Warriors Dhaka Platoon Khulna Tigers Rajshahi Royals Rangpur Rangers Sylhet Thunder
League stage
A total of 42 matches were played in the league stage, with 24 matches played in Dhaka, 6 matches in Sylhet and 12 in Chittagong.
Phase 1 (Dhaka)
Phase 2 (Chittagong)
Phase 3 (Dhaka)
Phase 4 (Sylhet)
Phase 5 (Dhaka)
Playoffs
Eliminator
Qualifiers Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics
+Most runsPlayer Team Matches Runs Rilee Rossouw Khulna Tigers 14 495 Mushfiqur Rahim Khulna Tigers 14 491 Litton Das Rajshahi Royals 15 455 Shoaib MalikRajshahi Royals 15 455 Dawid Malan Cumilla Warriors 11 444 Source: Cricinfo.com
+Most wicketsPlayer Team Matches Wickets Mustafizur Rahman Rangpur Rangers 12 20 Mohammad Amir Khulna Tigers 13 20 Rubel Hossain Chattogram Challengers 13 20 Robert Frylinck Khulna Tigers 14 20 Shohidul Islam Khulna Tigers 13 19 Source: Cricinfo.com
+Highest team totals Team Total Opponent Ground Result Chattogram Challengers 238/4 Cumilla Warriors Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Won Sylhet Thunders 232/5 Khulna Tigers Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Won Cumilla Warriors 222/7 Chattogram Challengers Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Lost Source: Cricinfo.com
See also Mujib 100 T20 Cup Bangladesh 2020
Notes
References
External links
Series home at ESPNCricinfo