Rangpur Riders engaged their fans with a cryptic Facebook post that read, “We are here with another surprise after signing the world’s No. 1 all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the fight for victory! Dear Rangpur Riders fans, guess who is going to be the new rider by matching the information given in the picture, and share your opinion in the comments.”

In addition to the big signing of Babar Azam, the Rangpur Riders have also secured the services of Pakistan pacer Ihsanullah and Bangladesh’s cricket sensation Shakib Al Hasan, significantly bolstering their lineup. Key players like Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, and Hasan Mahmud have been retained.

The team has further fortified its ranks by signing foreign cricketers Wanindu Hasaranga and Nicolas Pooran, making them a formidable force in the upcoming BPL season.

26-year-old left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam has become the highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded ninth BPL. This young man of Comilla Victorians took 17 wickets. He also took 16 wickets in the last edition. Tanvir recently joined the spin camp of Rangana Herath, the spin consultant of the Bangladesh national cricket team. Herath remembered seeing this young man there.

“I am very happy to see Tanvir,” Herath told reporters at Sher-e-Bangla In Mirpur today. He got the most wickets in the BPL. He did well in previous tournaments as well. From this point of view, it is good for the whole team to have such a spinner. Because if anything happens to Taijul-Nasum, even Shakib, there will be more cricketers behind them. I am very happy that Tanvir has joined this practice. ’

It is clear in Herath’s words that Tanvir is coming forward to give a new challenge to Taijul-Nasum. Herath also said about the expectations of the upcoming England series, “We go out to win against any team. That’s the ultimate goal. But before winning, the process has to be kept right, practiced, plan properly. They have to be done as soon as possible. ’

The final of the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) was held on Thursday. On this day, Sylhet lost the toss and batted first at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Batting earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim and Nazmul Hossain Shantor lost 7 wickets and scored 175 runs. Chasing the target, Comilla secured the title with 4 balls in hand. John Charles played a stormy inning of 79 runs from 52 balls in the team’s victory. But this Caribbean batsman was supposed to return to the dressing room in 8 runs. Caught by Johnson Charles at midwicket in a slog sweep. It was an easy catch, but Rubel Hossain could not keep it even after two attempts.

Charles played the match-winning innings with 8 runs. Sylhet would have had a chance if he had been returned to the dressing room at that time! Not only that! Comilla needed 52 runs to win in the last 4 overs. Sylhet was in the match at that time too. But in the 17th over, Johnson Charles and Moin Ali collected 23 runs by hitting Rubel Hossain for three sixes and a boundary. Sylhet was knocked out of the match as Rubel spent 23 runs in that over. They could not return to the game after that. That’s why Mashrafis lost.

This year’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has seen the dominance of domestic cricketers. Nazmul Hossain Shanto is the tournament’s best player among the domestic and foreign star cricketers. Not only that, he got this award as a Bangladeshi with the highest run average. This left-handed opener of Sylhet Strikers turned the bat with the bat from start to finish. Fifty has often played in the quiet finals laid at the beginning of the match. But the unlucky team eventually lost the trophy battle to Comilla Victorians.

Shanto scored 516 runs in 15 matches at an average of 39.69. Shanto crossed 500 runs for the first time as a Bangladeshi. Fifty scored 4. Highest unbeaten 89 runs. Strike rate 116.74. 4 hit 57 and six 12. Only Riley Russo holds the record ahead of Shanta. Russo scored 558 runs in 13 innings in 14 matches for Rangpur Riders in the 2018 season. The Protea cricketer scored 495 runs for Khulna Tigers in the previous season.

Mushfiqur Rahim had the highest runs among Bangladeshi cricketers before Shanta. In 2019, Mushfiq scored 491 runs in 14 innings for Khulna Tigers. Shant received 10 lakhs as the tournament winner. “The team played very well,” he said while accepting the award. But today was not our day. We played very well throughout the tournament. I try to score runs in every game and luckily I have done well in this tournament.’

Coming to the eighth season, Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) saw something different. In all categories of bat-ball, the domestic cricketers dominate the foreign stars. In bowling as well as in batting, the desi rule. At the top is Tanveer Islam of champion Comilla Victorians.

Comilla Victorians won the trophy for the fourth time after defeating Sylhet Strikers. Through this, the curtain came down on the eighth season of the BPL, which has been going on for almost two months. For the readers of RisingBD, this report is about the top 5 cricketers with the ball in this season of BPL.

This spinner of Comilla Victorians has taken 17 wickets in a left-arm spin. Tanveer has made a great contribution to becoming the champion. In the final too, Inform Touhid Hriday returned the second over, for zero runs. He gave 6.36 runs per over. The best performer at 4 wickets for 33 runs. Tanveer won a prize of Tk 5 lakh for being the highest wicket-taker.

Hasan Mahmud has consistently bowled great among the domestic pacers. He also took 17 wickets in 14 matches. Gave 7.98 runs per over. The best performance was 3 wickets for 12 runs. His team Rangpur lost in the second qualifier. Hasan also received Tk 5 lakh jointly with Tanveer.

Nasir Hossain
Nasir Hossain returned to form in this year’s BPL. He is third with 366 runs with the bat and 16 wickets with the ball. Although Dhaka Dominators did not win, Nasir spread the light. This all-rounder led Dhaka at 6.81 runs per over. The best performance was 4 wickets for 20 runs. His team did not make the playoffs.

Azmatullah Omarzai
Azmatullah Omarzai has contributed a lot to Rangpur Riders in reaching the playoffs. He has taken 15 matches in 11 matches with 7.17 runs per over. Rangpur could not play him in two playoff matches despite such a great performance. Best performance 3was wickets for 17 runs. Azmatullah had to sit in the dugout replacing Dwayne Bravo. He is the only foreigner among the top five bowlers. The position is fourth.

Rubel Hossain
Sylhet strikers could not win the trophy despatching the final. Sylhet supporters can blame Rubel for this. He gave 23 runs in the 17th over with the ball after missing the catch at the start. Where Comilla needed 52 runs in 4 overs! Comilla took out the match easily in this one over. However, Rubel played great throughout the tournament. He took 14 wickets with 8.52 runs in just 8 matches performing 4 wickets for 37 runs.

The curtain has come down on the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Comilla Victorians became champions for the fourth time after defeating Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets in the final of the season on Thursday (February 16). Due to the busy schedule, there was a shortage of foreign stars in this season from the beginning. However, the performance of the local players has caught the eye.
Domestic players have surpassed foreign stars in performance in this year’s BPL. As the teams are more or less dependent on indigenous players, they have got enough opportunities. As a result, they were able to match themselves. The proof of which is found in the list of highest run scorers and wicket takers.

The top names in the list of best-run scorers and best wicket-takers of this season are the country’s cricketers. The top 10 is also dominated by desi people. Besides Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Roni Talukder, Tauhid Hriday, Hasan Mahmud, Tanveer Islam and Shakib Al Hasan, Taskin Ahmed is in the XI.Cricket website ESPN Cricinfo has released the best XI based on performance in this year’s tournament. Most of the places in their best XI are supposed to come from the champions, runners-up, and the remaining two teams eliminated from the playoffs.

Apart from these four teams, only Taskin Ahmed of Dhaka Dominators got a place from the following three teams. Runners-up Sylhet Strikers and Rangpur Riders, who were eliminated in the second qualifier, got the maximum number of 3 places in the XI. Two are from champions Comilla Victorians and Fortune Barisal who were eliminated in the first qualifier. The other one is from Dhaka Dominators. The big surprise is that the captain of Dhaka Dominators, Nasir Hossain, who performed well with the bat, did not get a place in the XI. Among the foreigners in this event, Pakistani stars were the brightest. So most of the foreigners in the XI are Pakistanis.

Mohammad Salauddin said, “The team batting first must score at least 180 runs. But that depends on the bowling attack. And even if the target is more runs, we will try to win. We have not allowed any team to score more than 130 runs against us before. But it doesn’t happen every day. Regarding the final, Comilla’s coach also said, ‘We have the confidence to win the match. But I will keep an eye on it so that I don’t become too confident. On this side, Comilla’s strength is coach Mohammad Salahuddin. Where foreign players like Sunil Narine, Johnson Charles, Moeen Ali, or Andre Russell are ready to shine. And Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Mosaddek, or Mustafizra can shine as domestic players.

On the other hand, captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has become popular as Sylhet’s ‘Magicman’. In the beginning, no one thought about Sylhet, this team will go to the final. But the franchise has done it under Mashrafe’s leadership. The team has been dominated by indigenous players since the beginning. Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Touhid Hriday, Zakir Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Rubel-Tanjim Shakib can be Sylhet’s known hope. Experienced Ryan Berl or Thisara Perera can do well.