Bangladesh Premier League

BPL 2013 news

BPL still behind in players' payments

Apr 5, 2013: Bangladesh's players' body has claimed that local players from only two out of seven BPL franchises have been paid 50% of their fees for the 2013 tournament

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

On-field improvement, but off-field issues remain

Feb 20, 2013: Despite its many controversies, the BPL served as a meaningful event for Bangladesh players because they were exposed to a higher standard of cricket

Bangladesh Premier League 2013

The BPL XI

Feb 20, 2013: ESPNcricinfo selects the BPL's best eleven, keeping in mind the tournament's stipulation of having only five overseas players in a team

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Mashrafe praises young talent

Feb 20, 2013: Mashrafe Mortaza, captain of Dhaka Gladiators, said that the strength of individual players pushed his team to a second BPL trophy, in spite of the pressure of expectations weighing heavily on them

Dhaka Gladiators v Chittagong Kings, BPL final, Mirpur

Dhaka's different match-winners

Feb 19, 2013: Mosharraf Hossain expressed his happiness at having performed well for Dhaka Gladiators, after his three crucial wickets helped them clinch the BPL title for the second time

Dhaka Gladiators v Chittagong Kings, BPL final, Mirpur

Favourites Dhaka win second BPL title

Feb 19, 2013: Mosharraf Hossain, Anamul Haque and Alfonso Thomas helped Dhaka Gladiators to a second consecutive BPL title with a 43-run win over Chittagong Kings

Dhaka Gladiators v Chittagong Kings, BPL final, Mirpur

Dhaka Gladiators vie for second title

Feb 18, 2013: Dhaka Gladiators will play with a Chris Gayle-sized hole in their line-up for the final when they take on Chittagong Kings in Mirpur

Chittagong Kings v Sylhet Royals, BPL, semi-final, Mirpur

Ten Doeschate takes Chittagong to final

Feb 18, 2013: A late flurry of boundaries from Ryan ten Doeschate and Ariful Haque took Chittagong Kings to the BPL final for the first time

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Rajshahi's luck, and Gayle's sizzling ton

Feb 18, 2013: Chris Gayle's stunning century and Duronto Rajshahi's good fortune feature among the highlights of the fourth week of the Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Chittagong Kings v Sylhet Royals, BPL, semi-final

Semi-final postponed after washout

Feb 17, 2013: Heavy rain in Mirpur from Sunday afternoon forced the semi-final of the BPL between Chittagong Kings and Sylhet Royals to be shifted to Monday

Chittagong Kings v Sylhet Royals, BPL, semi-final

The battle for the final

Feb 16, 2013: Sylhet Royals and Chittagong Kings will battle it out in the semi-final to decide the finalist who will play against Dhaka Gladiatiors

Chittagong Kings v Duronto Rajshahi, BPL, Mirpur

Taskin keeps Kings' final hopes alive

Feb 16, 2013: Taskin Ahmed's four wickets spurred Chittagong Kings to a victory that led them into the second semifinal against Sylhet Royals on Sunday

Dhaka Gladiators v Sylhet Royals, BPL, Mirpur

'This century can kick off my form' - Gayle

Feb 15, 2013: Chris Gayle has said calmness helped him tide through the difficult spot his team were in, to produce a blitzkrieg that saw Dhaka Gladiators through to the final of the BPL

Dhaka Gladiators v Sylhet Royals, BPL, Mirpur

Blazing Gayle fires Dhaka into final

Feb 15, 2013: Chris Gayle powered to his tenth Twenty20 hundred and set up Dhaka Gladiators' narrow win against Sylhet Royals, which earned then a place in the final

Chittagong Kings v Duronto Rajshahi, BPL, Mirpur

Chittagong, Rajshahi in knockout

Feb 15, 2013: Preview of the first semi-final between Chittagong Kings and Duronto Rajshahi in Mirpur

Dhaka Gladiators v Chittagong Kings, BPL, Mirpur

Dhaka finish second after easy win

Feb 14, 2013: Two attacking knocks and a collapse secured Dhaka Gladiators' 29-run victory over Chittagong Kings in Mirpur

Barisal Burners v Rangpur Riders, BPL, Mirpur

Rangpur Riders crash out of BPL

Feb 14, 2013: Barisal Burners, by defeating Rangpur Riders by 26 runs, helped Duronto Rajshahi claim a place in the final four of the BPL

Dhaka Gladiators v Sylhet Royals, BPL 2012-13, Mirpur

Sylhet aim to topple favourites Dhaka

Feb 14, 2013: The preview of the Race to the Final of the Bangladesh Premier League between Dhaka Gladiators and Sylhet Royals in Mirpur

Barisal Burners v Sylhet Royals, BPL 2012-13, Mirpur

Sylhet scrape through to tight win

Feb 13, 2013: Barisal Burners fought hard to keep themselves alive in their contest against Sylhet Royals, but crashed out of the BPL with a one-wicket loss

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Associate players prove their worth

Feb 13, 2013: They do not feature prominently in most Twenty20 leagues but Associate players have made an impact in the BPL