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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

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

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

Chittagong Kings v Duronto Rajshahi, BPL, Mirpur

Chittagong Kings secure place in final four

Feb 13, 2013: Chittagong Kings confirmed their place in the last four after a 33-run win over Duronto Rajshahi

Barisal Burners v Dhaka Gladiators, BPL 2012-13, Dhaka

Bowlers and Hodge lead Barisal to win

Feb 12, 2013: Barisal Burners remained in the hunt for a final four finish after they secured an upset over Dhaka Gladiators

Khulna Royal Bengals v Sylhet Royals, BPL 2012-13, Mirpur

Khulna razed by all-round Sylhet

Feb 12, 2013: An opening stand of 134 runs between Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Paul Stirling helped Sylhet Royals crush Khulna Royal Bengals by 61 runs in Mirpur

Bangladesh Premier League news

Indian bookie accosted at Mirpur stadium

Feb 12, 2013: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has barred an Indian national from entering any stadiums in the country after he admitted to being a bookie