Bangladesh Premier League 2023 – BPL Schedule, Tickets, Teams And Squad, Broadcasting 

Franchise leagues have opened a new direction to cricket. What makes them more exciting is that these leagues are not restricted to domestic cricket but allow foreign players to be a part of these leagues and play away from their home grounds. In this way, domestic cricket rises to the glory of success. The Bangladesh Premier League has made a remarkable name among a few. This guide is about Bangladesh Premier League 2023 – BPL Schedule, Tickets, Teams And Squad, and Broadcasting.

Bangladesh Premier League 2023 will start on January 6 and ends on February 16, 2023. Seven teams will play 46 games to win the title. Being absent for two seasons, Rangpur Riders will make a comeback in the Bangladesh Premier League 2023. Each team in the league is allowed to pick up a minimum of 10 local players and two overseas players.

All the preparations have been done, and soon you will witness the live action. Played in the shortest game format of T20, BPL has attracted a lot of audience towards it. This guide will inform you of each detail you are searching for about BPL 2023. 

Bangladesh Premier League 2023 – All You Need to Know

Bangladesh Premier League was founded in 2012 as a franchise cricket league played in the T20 format. BPL included five teams representing five different cities in Bangladesh. With passing years, BCB added two teams to the league. The players are recruited according to the draft model, including international cricketers. The league is conducted to seek the young talents of Bangladesh in cricket. 

BPL is now going on with its 9th edition. BPL authorities have tried to make the best arrangements to make the BPL tournament 2023 a prominent and successful event globally. They are trying to make it perfect from the BPL Opening ceremony to the end. The league has expensive star players from home and abroad. The event will be housefull, including massive viewers and 68 Tv channels broadcasting live tournaments worldwide.

Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 Outline

Dates6 January – 16 February 2023
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament formatDouble round-robin and playoffs
HostBangladesh
Teams7
Matches46 T20s
Official websiteBPL

BPL 2023 Teams and Squads

Bangladesh Premier League started with five teams. Soon BCB decided to add two more teams to the league. BPL 2023 will witness seven teams competing against each other. Below is the BPL 2023 teams’ complete list, including owners, captains, and coaches. 

Team Name City Name Owner of the TeamDebutCurrent Captain of the Team Current Coach
Chattogram ChallengersChittagong, Chittagong DivisionDelta Sports Limited (Akhtar Group)2012Shuvagata HomJulian Wood
Comilla VictoriansComilla, Chittagong DivisionComilla Legends Limited2015Imrul KayesMohammad Salahuddin
Dhaka DominatorsDhaka, Dhaka DivisionRupa Fabrics Limited2012Nasir HossainChaminda Vaas
Fortune BarisalBarisal, Barisal DivisionFortune Barisal Sports Limited2012Shakib Al HasanNazmul Abedin Fahim
Khulna TigersKhulna, Khulna DivisionMindTree Limited2012Yasir AliKhaled Mahmud
Rangpur RidersRangpur, Rangpur DivisionToggi Sports Limited (Bashundhara Group)2013Nurul HasanSohel Islam
Sylhet StrikersSylhet, Sylhet DivisionFuture Sports Bangladesh Limited2012Mashrafe MortazaRajin Saleh

Fortune Barisal: Shakib Al Hasan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Usman Qadir, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kesrick Williams, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-ul-Haq, Kusal Perera, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadat Hossain, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Fazle Rabbi, Haider Ali, Chaturanga de Silva, Saif Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Kazi Onik, Sunzamul Islam, Salman Hossain

Chattogram Challengers: Afif Hossain, Vishwa Fernando, Ashan Priyanjan, Curtis Campher, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Shuvagata Hom, Mehedi Hasan Rana, Irfan Shukkur, Mehedi Maruf, Ziaur Rahman, Maxwell Patrick, Unmukt Chand, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed Rahi, Farhad Reza, Towfiq Khan

Comilla Victorians Team 

Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Abrar Ahamed, Litton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Imrul Kayes, Josh Cobb, Aashiqur Zaman, Brandon King, Jaker Ali Anik, Sean Williams, Chadwick Walton, Shykat Ali, Abu Haider Rony, Nayeem Hasan, Mukidul Islam, Mahidul Islam Ankon

Dhaka Dominators Team

Taskin Ahmed, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Munaweera, Mohammad Mithun, Soumya Sarkar, Shoriful Islam, Arafat Sunny, Nasir Hossain, Al Amin Hossain, Shan Masood, Ahmad Shahzad, Alok Kapali, Monir Hossain Khan, Ariful Haque, Salman Irshad, Muktar Ali, Mizanur Rahman, Delwar Hossain, Usman Ghani

Khulna Tigers Team

 Tamim Iqbal, Avishka Fernando, Wahab Riaz, Naseem Shah, Azam Khan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Nasum Ahmed, Nahidul Islam, Munim Shahriar, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Dasun Shanaka, Paul van Meekeren, Shafiqul Islam, Pritom Kumar, Habibur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan Joy

Rangpur Riders

Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoaib Malik, Pathum Nissanka, Sikandar Raza, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Nawaz, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Naim Sheikh, Rakibul Hasan Jr, Shamim Hossain, Ripon Mondol, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Jones, Rony Talukder, Parvez Hossain Emon, Alauddin Babu

Sylhet Strikers

Mashrafe Mortaza, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Haris, Thisara Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya De Silva, Colin Ackermann, Ryan Burl, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Nabil Samad, Towhid Hridoy, Rubel Hossain, Tom Moores, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Islam Apu, Akbor Ali, Taibur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

BPL 2023 Schedule

BPL will be held from January 6 to February 16, 2023. The BCB and BPL governing bodies have announced the schedule of the BPL 2023. Seven teams will play 46 matches. BCB announced the fixtures for this season, with two matches to be played per day in the group stage and having reserve days for all of the knockout matches.

All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00). All the matches played on weekdays (Saturday to Thursday) start at 13:30 and 18:30, respectively. In contrast, all the matches played on Friday started at 14:00 and 19:00.

Official Schedule and Timetable for BPL 2023. 

DATETIMEMATCHVENUE
06-Jan-232:30 PMChattogram Challengers vs Sylhet StrikersDhaka
06-Jan-237:15 PMRangpur Riders vs Comilla VictoriansDhaka
07-Jan-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Khulna TigersDhaka
07-Jan-237:00 PMFortune Barishal vs Sylhet StrikersDhaka
09-Jan-232:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Sylhet StrikersDhaka
09-Jan-237:00 PMChattogram Challengers vs Khulna TigersDhaka
10-Jan-232:00 PMFortune Barishal vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
10-Jan-237:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Sylhet StrikersDhaka
13-Jan-232:30 PMChattogram Challengers vs Fortune BarishalChattogram
13-Jan-237:15 PMKhulna Tigers vs Rangpur RidersChattogram
14-Jan-232:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Fortune BarishalChattogram
14-Jan-237:00 PMChattogram Challengers vs Dhaka DominatorsChattogram
16-Jan-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Sylhet StrikersChattogram
16-Jan-237:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Chattogram ChallengersChattogram
17-Jan-232:00 PMKhulna Tigers vs Rangpur RidersChattogram
17-Jan-237:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Sylhet StrikersChattogram
19-Jan-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Comilla VictoriansChattogram
19-Jan-237:00 PMFortune Barishal vs Rangpur RidersChattogram
20-Jan-232:30 PMChattogram Challengers vs Khulna TigersChattogram
20-Jan-237:15 PMDhaka Dominators vs Fortune BarishalChattogram
23-Jan-232:00 PMChattogram Challengers vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
23-Jan-237:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Comilla VictoriansDhaka
24-Jan-232:00 PMSylhet Strikers vs Fortune BarishalDhaka
24-Jan-237:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Khulna TigersDhaka
27-Jan-232:30 PMRangpur Riders vs Sylhet StrikersSylhet
27-Jan-237:15 PMFortune Barishal vs Chattogram ChallengersSylhet
28-Jan-232:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Khulna TigersSylhet
28-Jan-237:00 PMChattogram Challengers vs Sylhet StrikersSylhet
30-Jan-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Rangpur RidersSylhet
30-Jan-237:00 PMKhulna Tigers vs Sylhet StrikersSylhet
31-Jan-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Fortune BarishalSylhet
31-Jan-237:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Khulna TigersSylhet
03-Feb-232:30 PMKhulna Tigers vs Fortune BarishalDhaka
03-Feb-237:15 PMDhaka Dominators vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
04-Feb-232:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Chattogram ChallengersDhaka
04-Feb-237:00 PMSylhet Strikers vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
07-Feb-232:00 PMDhaka Dominators vs Chattogram ChallengersDhaka
07-Feb-237:00 PMComilla Victorians vs Fortune BarishalDhaka
08-Feb-232:00 PMSylhet Strikers vs Khulna TigersDhaka
08-Feb-237:00 PMChattogram Challengers vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
10-Feb-232:30 PMComilla Victorians vs Rangpur RidersDhaka
10-Feb-237:15 PMFortune Barishal vs Khulna TigersDhaka
12-Feb-232:00 PMEliminator (3rd Position VS 4th Position)Dhaka
12-Feb-237:00 PM1st Qualifier (1st Position VS 2nd Position)Dhaka
13-Feb-23Reserve Day
14-Feb-237:00 PM2nd Qualifier (Looser of 1st Qualifier VS Winner of Eliminator Match)Dhaka
15-Feb-23Reserve Day
16-Feb-237:00 PMBPL Final Match 2023Dhaka

BPL 2023 Venues

Bangladesh Premier League cricket matches will be conducted at three stadiums in three different cities of Bangladesh. The managing authorities are looking forward to witnessing the stadium loaded with spectators. 

  • Sher e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka, has a seating capacity of 26000 spectators. 
  • Sylhet International Cricket Stadium can accommodate 18,500 audiences. 
  • Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium has an audience capacity of 20,000. 
VenueMatch Hosting PeriodNumber of Hosted Games
Sher E Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, DhakaJan 6-10, Jan 23-24, Feb 3-1626 Matches
Sylhet International Cricket StadiumJanuary 27-318 Matches
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, ChattogramJanuary 13-2012 Matches
OverallJan 6 to Feb 1646 Matches

BPL 2023 Tickets price

Buying BPL Tickets is as exciting as witnessing the match. BCB has revealed ticket prices and all the information regarding how to buy tickets, either from the local venues or booking them online. One person can buy up to 5 tickets. With two games being played each matchday, one ticket will allow fans to watch both games held on that particular day.

The ticket price varies depending on various factors. There are some seats reserved for VIP guests. The highest ticket price is for GrandStand, which is 1500 Bangladeshi Taka and the lowest is for Eastern Stand, which is 200 Bangladeshi Taka. 

Stand Name or CategoryTicket Price in BDTEquivalent Amount in USD
Grand Stand1500 Bangladeshi Taka14.51 US Dollars
VIP Stand1000 Bangladeshi Taka9.67 US Dollars
Club House500 Bangladeshi Taka4.84 US Dollars
North/South Stand300 Bangladeshi Taka2.90 US Dollars
Eastern Stand200 Bangladeshi Taka1.93 US Dollars

Broadcasting Channels

The Bangladesh Premier League 2023 will be aired globally. BCB authorities have granted telecast rights to Tv channels and BPL live-streaming apps. If for any reason, you can’t be present in the stadium to witness the live action, you can catch up on the BPL live event anywhere and anytime through these channels and apps.

Tune in to the BPL 2023 Live Streaming and Broadcasting Channels to catch the live action. You can read in detail about here BPL 2023 Live Streaming and Broadcasting Channels

Region/ AreasYears Channels & Live Streaming
Afghanistan(2023–present)RTA Sports
Bangladesh2023Nagorik TV, Gazi Tv, Maasranga TvDaraz, Toffee
Caribbean(2023–present)SportsMax
India(2023–present)D Sports, Sony Liv, Max, Ten, Eurosport
FanCode
Maldives, Sri Lanka(2023–present)Eurosport
United Arab Emirates(2023–present)Cineblitz
Oman
Qatar
Pakistan2023Tapmad (OTT)
Geo Super HD
PTV National HDPTV Sports HDPTV Flix (OTT)
United Kingdom(2023–present)Sky Sports 
United States(2023–present)Hotstar, ESPN+
Rest of the World202327thsports.com
South Africa2023Super Sports

Frequently Asked Questions 

How Many Teams are there in BPL 2023?

BPL 2023 will soon begin, and seven teams are a part of this grand league. These seven teams include the best star players from the national cricket team, along with international players. The audience is looking forward to catching up on the BPL 2023 live-action. 

Who is the Best Captain in BPL?

BPL has extraordinary team players who have given exceptional performances throughout the tournament. Of those who have captained for at least ten matches, Imrul Kayes has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with 71.42% from 28 matches.

Summary 

As the franchise league, BPL is still evolving, but the tournament is exciting and thrilling to catch on to. Every year new records are made, breaking the previous ones. The audience looks to witness BPL. This guide is complete information on Bangladesh Premier League 2023 – All You Need to Know. This post will teach you about BPL 2023 Teams and Squads, Schedule, Venues, Tickets Prices, and broadcasting channels. 

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