The 2025 season was the 11th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings. They were one of the two renamed teams, changing their name from Chattogram Challengers. They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners-up in the 2013 season.
Season summary Chittagong started their season with a 37-run loss against Khulna Tigers. But after that, they came back strongly and finished the league stage being 2nd in the points table. However, they lost the Qualifier 1 to Fortune Barishal by 9 wickets but defeated Khulna Tigers by 2 wickets in the Qualifier 2 and proceeded to the final.
Squad NameNationalityBatting styleBowling styleNotes BattersHaider AliRight-handedOverseas playerZubaid AkbariLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOverseas playerKhawaja NafayRight-handedRight-arm off-breakOverseas playerGraham ClarkRight-handedRight-arm mediumOverseas player Wicket-keepersMohammad MithunRight-handedRight-arm off-breakCaptainUsman KhanRight-handedOverseas playerParvez Hossain EmonLeft-handed–Lahiru MilanthaLeft-handedOverseas player All-roundersShakib Al HasanLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxRahatul FerdousLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxMoeen AliLeft-handedRight-arm off-breakOverseas playerHussain TalatLeft-handedRight-arm fast mediumOverseas playerShamim HossainLeft-handedRight-arm off-breakNaeem IslamRight-handedRight-arm off-breakMarshall AyubRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakAngelo MathewsRight-handedRight-arm fast mediumOverseas playerAli RajaRight-handedRight-arm fast mediumOverseas playerTom O'ConnellRight-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas player Pace BowlersMohammad WasimRight-handedRight-arm fast mediumOverseas playerKhaled AhmedRight-handedRight-arm fast mediumBinura FernandoRight-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas playerIfran HossainRight-handedRight-arm mediumShoriful IslamLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumMaruf MridhaLeft-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Spin BowlersArafat SunnyLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxAliss IslamRight-handedRight-arm off-breakSheikh Parvez JibonRight-handedRight-arm off-breakNabil SamadLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Shaun Tait Assistant coach Enamul Haque Team director Nasir Ahmed Team manager Lablur Rahman Mentor Shahid Afridi Batting coach Mahbubul Alam
League stage Points table
Win-loss table Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Team's results→ Won Tied Lost
Matches Source:
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Music "Jaago Chittagong Kings" is the official theme song of the Chittagong Kings cricket team. The song was produced by DJ AKS. The tune was composed by Sajib Das, with vocals and lyrics by Raju and Enu Syed.
Controversies
There was a payment-related issue with Chittagong Kings, as some player's cheques were bounced back several times. However, their owner acknowledged the issue, stating that he was withholding payment due to lack of self-satisfaction.
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