The schedule of the 2023 version of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has been introduced with all of the fixtures and their respective venues.
BPL 2023 will kick begin on January 6 with a conflict between defending champions Comilla Victorians and Chattogram Challengers. A complete of seven groups will play in a double round-robin format with the highest 4 groups qualifying for the knockouts.
Three venues will host all 46 matches (42 group-stage and 4 knockout fixtures) this season. The Shere Bangla Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka will host all 4 knockout matches, together with the ultimate on February 16. Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium and Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram are the opposite two venues.
Final season, Comilla Victorians below the captaincy of Imrul Kayes gained the event with an exciting last-ball win over the Shakib Al Hasan-led Fortune Barishal. The star Caribbean all-rounder Sunil Narine gained the Participant of the Match award within the remaining for smashing 57 runs off 23 balls and taking two helpful wickets of Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo.
Shakib Al Hasan gained the Participant of the Match award for scoring 284 runs and taking 16 wickets. Chattogram Challengers’ batter Will Jacks scored essentially the most runs (414) whereas Comilla Victorians’ pacer Mustafizur Rahman claimed essentially the most variety of scalps – 19 wickets within the final season.
The star Pakistani bowler Shaheen Afridi and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan are among the many notable Pakistani cricketers who will take part in BPL 2023. Sri Lankan stars Dasun Shanaka, Pathum Nissanka, and Dhananjaya de Silva, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi, and Zimbabwe’s all-rounder Sikander Raza are among the many massive abroad names set to play within the upcoming version of the event.
