2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League

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2015 Bangladesh Premier League
2015 BPL Logo
Dates22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)Bangladesh
ChampionsComilla Victorians (1st title)
Runners-upBarisal Bulls
Participants6
Matches34
Player of the seriesAshar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians)
Most runsKumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) (349)
Most wicketsKevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) (22)
Official websiteBPL
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The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015 (for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.[1]

The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets.[2] Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.

Players' draft[edit]

Main article: 2015 Bangladesh Premier League player auction

The draft was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process.[3]

Opening Ceremony[edit]

The third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores.[4][5]

Venues[edit]

A total of 34 matches including the championship game was held in two venues. The first and third leg of the tournament was played at Dhaka while the second leg was held at the port city Chittagong. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted 26 matches while Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium hosted the eight group stage matches.

Bangladesh Bangladesh
Chittagong Dhaka
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 25,000
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

Teams and standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Comilla Victorians (C) 10 7 3 0 14 0.788
2 Barisal Bulls (R) 10 7 3 0 14 0.063
3 Rangpur Riders (3) 10 7 3 0 14 0.693
4 Dhaka Dynamites (4) 10 4 6 0 8 −0.010
5 Sylhet Super Stars 10 3 7 0 6 −0.710
6 Chittagong Vikings 10 2 8 0 4 −0.828
Source: [6]
  • Top 4 teams qualifies for the playoffs
  •   advanced to the Qualifier
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Squads[edit]

See also: 2015 Bangladesh Premier League squads
Barisal Bulls Chittagong Vikings Comilla Victorians Dhaka Dynamites Rangpur Riders Sylhet Super Stars

League progression[edit]

Group matches Knockout
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 P1 P2 F
Barisal Bulls 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 W W L
Chittagong Vikings 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Comilla Victorians 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 10 12 14 W W
Dhaka Dynamites 2 2 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 L
Rangpur Riders 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 L L
Sylhet Super Stars 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6
Win Loss No result
Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary.

Matches[edit]

Phase 1[edit]

22 November
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
187/7 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
188/8 (20 overs)
Rangpur won by 2 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Misbah-ul-Haq
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
22 November
18:15
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
112/4 (19.2)
v
Nasir Jamshed 44(44)
Abu Hider 2/17 (4 Overs)
Mashrafe Mortaza* 25
Abul Hasan 3/29 (4 overs)
Dhaka won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Abul Hassan
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
23 November
14:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
180/5 (20 overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 64(36)
Shafiul Islam 3/25 (4 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 69(46)
Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs)
Chittagong won by 1 run
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban)and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shafiul Islam
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
23 November
18:15
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
155/9 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
142/10 (20 Overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 51 (43)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/23 (4 Overs)
Mithun Ali 55 (32)
Kevon Cooper 5/15 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 13 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Kevon Cooper
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
24 November
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
177/3 (20 Overs)
Ziaur Rahman 39 (16)
Ashar Zaidi 2/29 (4 Overs)
Marlon Samuels 69 (52)
Mohammad Amir 2/27 (3.5 Overs)
Comilla won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Mashrafe Mortaza
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
24 November
18:15
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
108/10 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
107/9 (20 Overs)
Nadif Chowdhury 24 (28)
Nazmul Islam 3/18 (4 Overs)
Dilshan Munaweera 36 (31)
Al-Amin Hossain 5/36 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 1 Run
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
176/6(20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
107/10 (19.4 Overs)
Lendl Simmons 51(39)
Yasir Shah 2/24 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 29(28)
Shakib Al Hasan 4/16 (4 Overs)
Rangpur won by 69 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
25 November
18:45
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
89/10 (18.3 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
90/2 (18 Overs)
Kevon Cooper 22(21)
Nuwan Kulasekara 3/8 (4 Overs)
Mahmudul Hasan 31(43)
Kevon Cooper 1/7 (3 Overs)
Comilla won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Nuwan Kulasekara
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to bat.
26 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
109/9 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
103/10 (19.2 Overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 33(37)
Mohammad Shahid 4/12 (4 Overs
Mominul Haque 29(23)
Shakib Al Hasan 3/31 (4 Overs)
Rangpur won by 6 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
26 November
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
92/10 (18.4 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
96/4 (17.1 Overs)
Naeem Islam 29 (38)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/14 (3.4 Overs)
Shadman Islam 45(47)
Naeem Islam 3/7 (3 Overs)
Dhaka won by 6 Wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Shadman Islam
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
27 November
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
82/10 (20 Overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
84/1 (11.5 overs)
Mithun Ali 28(42)
Nuwan Kulasekara 4/12 (4 Overs)
Marlon Samuels 42 (24)
Arafat Sunny 1/13 (3 Overs)
Comilla won by 9 Wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Marlon Samuels
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
27 November
18:45
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
166/6 (20 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
132/10 (19.5 Overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 75(56)
Muhammad Shahid 2/27 (4 Overs)
Nurul Hasan 35(22)
Mosharraf Hossain 3/15 (4 Overs)
Dhaka won by 34 Runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.

Phase 2[edit]

30 November
14:00
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
211 /3 (20 Overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
137/10 (20 Overs)
Chris Gayle 122(65)*
Mohammad Amir 2/40 (4 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 60(40)
Mohammad Sami 5/28 (4 Overs)
Barisal won by 33 Runs
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
30 November
18:45
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
164/5 (20 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
168/5 (19.4 Overs)
Ashar Zaidi 53(36)
Ravi Bopara 4/18 (4 Overs)
Ravi Bopara 50(38)
Abu Hider 4/28 (3.4 Overs)
Sylhet won by 4 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Ravi Bopara
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
1 December
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
111/8 (20 Overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
113/1 (17 Overs)
Tamim Iqbal 36(43)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/16 (4 Overs)
Soumya Sarkar 58(56)
Shafiul Islam 1/22 (2 Overs)
Rangpur won by 9 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
1 December
18:45
Scorecard
Dhaka Dynamites
158/5 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
159/1 (18.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 60 (47)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/23 (4 overs)
Evin Lewis 101* (65)
Abul Hasan 1/22 (2 overs)
Barisal won by 9 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Evin Lewis
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
2 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
131/6 (20 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 45(29)
Yasir Shah2/26 (4 overs)
Nasir Hossain 32(30)
Abu Hider 2/30 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 10 runs.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
2 December
18:45
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
139/9 (20 overs)
v
Chittagong Vikings
140/0 (16.1 overs)
Shahid Afridi 62(41)
Shafiul Islam 2/37 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 67*(46)
Ravi Bopara 0/10 (2 overs)
Chittagong Vikings won by 10 wickets.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
3 December
14:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
104/9 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75)
Jahurul Islam 24 (32)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/30 (4 overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 23(18)
Arafat Sunny 2/11 (2 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
3 December
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
136/5 (20 overs)
v
Comilla Victorians
142/5 (19.4 overs)
Umar Akmal 49(34)
Ashar Zaidi 1/18 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 37(41)
Mohammad Amir 2/22 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 5 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

Phase 3[edit]

6 December
14:00
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
58/10 (16 Overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
62/1 (11.2 Overs)
Mohammad Sami 16(23)
Ravi Bopara 3/12 (4 overs)
Junaid Siddique 34(37)
Mohammad Sami 1/9 (3 overs)
Sylhet Super Stars won by 9 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Junaid Siddique
  • Sylhet Superstars won the toss and elected to field.
6 December
18:45
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
135/7 (20 Overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
136/4 (18.2 Overs)
Nasir Hossain 30(28)
Shakib Al Hasan 1/16 (4 overs)
Jahurul Islam 35(26)
Mustafizur Rahman 1/5 (3 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Enamul Haque (BAN)
Player of the match: Jahurul Islam
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to bat.
7 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
105/6 (20 Overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
106/3 (17.3 Overs)
Mahmudullah Riyad 26(27)
Ashar Zaidi 2/12 (4 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 76(63)
Al-Amin Hossain 1/11 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 7 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
7 December
18:15
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
59/10 (11.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
60/2 (9.5 overs)
Sohail Tanvir 20(17)
Arafat Sunny 4/14 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Anisur Rahman (BAN) and Gazi Sohel (BAN)
Player of the match: Shakib Al Hasan
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
8 December
14:00
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
121/8 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
76/10 (16.4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 38(36)
Mohammad Amir 3/18 (4 overs)
Dhaka Dynamites won by 45 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Mosharraf Hossain
  • Chittagong Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
8 December
18:45
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
132/10 (19.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
153/6 (20 overs)
Imrul Kayes 38(24)
Thisara Perera 3/18 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 4 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (BAN) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Jahurul Islam
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
9 December
14:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Super Stars
162/4 (19.5 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
157/5 (20 overs)
Ravi Bopara 55(40)
Farhad Reza 2/42 (3.5 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 48(35)
Abdur Razzak 2/9 (2 overs)
Sylhet Super Stars won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (BAN) and Masudur Rahman (BAN)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
9 December
18:45
Scorecard
Chittagong Vikings
137/7 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
141/2 (20 overs)
Chris Gayle 92(47)
Taskin Ahmed 1/23 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Gazi Sohel (BAN)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.
10 December
14:00
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
150/4 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Super Stars
79/10 (13.5 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 42(31)
Shahid Afridi 1/20 (4 overs)
Josh Cobb 21(18)
Shuvagata Hom 3/8 (3 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 71 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK) and Enamul Haque (Ban)
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad
  • Sylhet Super Stars won the toss and elected to field.
10 December
18:45
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
136/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
137/8 (19.4 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 30*(31)
Nikhil Dutta 3/18 (4 overs)
Rayad Emrit 54*(28)
Mosharraf Hossain 3/29 (4 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 2 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Rayad Emrit
  • Barisal Bulls won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs[edit]

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka15 December — SBNCS, Dhaka
1Comilla Victorians163/71Comilla Victorians157/7
2Rangpur Riders91/1013 December — SBNCS, Dhaka3Barisal Bulls156/4
2Rangpur Riders160/9
12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka3Barisal Bulls163/5
3Barisal Bulls135/5
4Dhaka Dynamites117/8

Qualifier 1[edit]

12 December
15:30
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
163/7 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
91/10 (17 overs)
Imrul Kayes 67 (48)
Thisara Perera 5/26 (4 overs)
Lendl Simmons 25 (20)
Ashar Zaidi 4/11 (4 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 72 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Ashar Zaidi (Comilla)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
  • Comilla Victorians advance to final and Rangpur Riders will compete in qualifier 2.

Eliminator[edit]

12 December
18:30
Scorecard
Barisal Bulls
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Dynamites
117/8 (20 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 41 (39)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/21 (4 overs)
Mosaddek Hossain 26 (27)
Al-Amin Hossain 3/15 (4 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 18 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain (Barisal)
  • Dhaka Dynamites won the toss and elected to field
  • Barisal Bulls qualify for the qualifier 2 and Dhaka Dynamites eliminate from the tournament.

Qualifier 2[edit]

13 December
18:30
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
160/9 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
163/5 (19.3 overs)
Lendl Simmons 73 (57)
Kevon Cooper 4/39 (4 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 79 (49)
Arafat Sunny 1/18 (3 overs)
Barisal Bulls won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Sabbir Rahman (Barisal)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
  • Barisal Bulls advance to final.

Final[edit]

Main article: 2015 Bangladesh Premier League Final
15 December
15:30
Scorecard
Comilla Victorians
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Bulls
156/4 (20 overs)
Imrul Kayes 53 (37)
Mahmudullah 2/23 (4 overs)
Mahmudullah 48 (36)
Darren Stevens 1/19 (3 overs)
Comilla Victorians won by 3 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Alok Kapali (Comilla)
  • Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field
  • Comilla Victorians won the 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League.

Statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player Team Mat Inns Runs HS
Kumar Sangakkara Dhaka Dynamites 10 10 349 75
Imrul Kayes Comilla Victorians 10 10 312 67
Tamim Iqbal Chittagong Vikings 9 9 298 69
Mahmudullah Riyad Barisal Bulls 13 12 279 51
Tillakaratne Dilshan Chittagong Vikings 10 10 260 67
Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 26 December 2015

Most wickets[edit]

! Player Team Mat Inns Wkts BBI
Kevon Cooper Barisal Bulls 9 9 22 5/15
Abu Hider Comilla Victorians 12 12 21 4/19
Thisara Perera Rangpur Riders 12 12 18 5/26
Shakib Al Hasan Rangpur Riders 11 11 18 4/16
Ashar Zaidi Comilla Victorians 11 11 17 4/11
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 December 2015

Highest team totals[edit]

The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.

Team Total Opponent Ground
Barisal Bulls 211/3 (20 overs) Chittagong Vikings Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Chittagong Vikings 187/7 (20 overs) Rangpur Riders Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Chittagong Vikings 180/5 (20 overs) Sylhet Super Stars Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium

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External links[edit]

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