| Bangladesh Premier League 2023 | |
| Fromdate: | 6 January |
| Todate: | 16 February 2023 |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Champions: | Comilla Victorians |
| Count: | 4 |
| Participants: | 9 |
| Matches: | 46 |
| Player Of The Series: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) |
| Most Runs: | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) (516) |
| Most Wickets: | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders) (17 Wickets each) |
| Previous Year: | 2021–22 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League |
| Next Year: | 2023–24 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Bangladesh Premier League |
The Bangladesh Premier League 2023, also known as BPL Season 9 or Ispahani BPL 2023 Powered by Minister Group (for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). In July 2022, after the International Cricket Council accommodated the month of January and February for this league in its Future Tours Programme, the BCB announced the schedule of the BPL for the next three seasons.[1] Accordingly, the ninth season was scheduled to be held from 5 January to 16 February in 2023.[2] BCB also decided to increase the number of teams to 7 and to sell the franchise rights for 3 years from this season.[3]
BCB announced the list of franchise owners in September 2022, with five of the previous six franchises retaining ownership and the return of Rangpur Riders after two seasons.[4] On 24 December 2022, 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.[5]
In the final, Comilla Victorians defeated Sylhet Strikers by 7 wickets to win their second successive and overall fourth title.[6]
See main article: 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League players' draft. Before the draft Fortune Barishal signed up 10 players through direct recruitment, the most by any team. Unmukt Chand, former Indian cricketer also registered for the draft, being the only Indian so far to have registered in BPL's players' draft.[7] Before the draft, each team was allowed to recruit directly only one domestic player and unlimited number of foreign players.[8] [9]
The players' draft was held on 23 November 2022.[10]
Each team are allowed to pick up a minimum of 12 players from the draft, at least ten local players and two foreign players. But there is no maximum limit of picking up foreign players from the draft.
| Chittagong | Dhaka | Sylhet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 18,500 | |
| Matches:12 | Matches:26 | Matches:8 | |
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| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 15 | 516 | 89* | ||
| Rony Talukdar | Rangpur Riders | 13 | 425 | 67 | |
| Towhid Hridoy | Sylhet Strikers | 13 | 403 | 85* | |
| Litton Das | Comilla Victorians | 13 | 379 | 70 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Fortune Barishal | 13 | 375 | 89* |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanvir Islam | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 17 | 4/33 | |
| Hasan Mahmud | Rangpur Riders | 14 | 17 | 3/12 | |
| Nasir Hossain | Dhaka Dominators | 12 | 16 | 4/20 | |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 15 | 3/17 | |
| Rubel Hossain | Sylhet Strikers | 8 | 14 | 4/37 |
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune Barishal | 238/4 | Rangpur Riders | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won | |
| Comilla Victorians | 213/3 | Khulna Tigers | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won | |
| Khulna Tigers | 210/2 | Comilla Victorians | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | Comilla Victorians won | |
| Fortune Barishal | 202/7 | Chattogram Challengers | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Fortune Barishal won | |
| Sylhet Strikers | 201/8 | Dhaka Dominators | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet Strikers won |
The following prizes were given after the final match.[11]
| Category | Amount | Winner | Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | – | |||
| Runner-up | – | |||
| Player of the tournament | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs | 516 runs; 1 wicket | |
| Highest run-scorer | Najmul Hossain Shanto (Sylhet Strikers) | 516 runs | ||
| Most wickets | Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians) Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders) | 17 wickets | ||
| Best fielder | Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Strikers) | 11 catches, 1 stumping | ||
| Player of the final | Johnson Charles (Comilla Victorians) | 79 runs (52 balls) |