Mohammad Naim, Mehedi Hasan Rana in Andre Russell-led BPL team of the season

Khulna, Rajshahi, Chattogram and Dhaka reached the BPL's playoffs as the league phase drew to a close

Tamim Iqbal and Wahab Riaz, meanwhile, were among the top performers this past week at the BPL

The likes of Pollard, Rashid and de Villiers aren't part of the new season, but there's plenty of local talent to get excited by

The West Indies batsman, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, is expected to join the Chattogram Challengers on January 4

ESPNcricinfo XI: one uncapped batsman in a big-hitting line-up, a sprinkling of quality allrounders, and an impressive pace attack

Chasing 166, Chittagong Vikings lost the opportunity to push for a place in the first qualifier and were bowled out for 136

Andre Russell and Shakib Al Hasan kept Dhaka Dynamites in the game before losing steam at the close

Wickets with the new ball and a squeeze in the middle overs helped Comilla Victorians restrict Chittagong Vikings to 116 and go top of the table with seven-wicket win

The pacer picked up 3 for 28 to restrict Vikings to 191 for 8 after the opener's fifty had steered Kings to 198 for 5