2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League Explained

Bangladesh Premier League 2022
Fromdate:21 January
Todate:18 February 2022
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Double round-robin and playoffs
Host:Bangladesh
Champions:Comilla Victorians
Runner Up:Fortune Barishal
Count:3
Participants:6
Matches:34
Player Of The Series:Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal)
Most Runs:Will Jacks (Chattogram Challengers) (414)
Most Wickets:Mustafizur Rahman (Comilla Victorians) (19)
Website:BPL
Previous Year:2019–20
Previous Tournament:2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League
Next Year:2022–23
Next Tournament:2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League

The Bangladesh Premier League 2022, also known as BPL Season 8 or Bangabandhu BPL 2022 presented by BBS Cables and powered by Walton (for sponsorship reasons), was the eighth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh, organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[1] The season was scheduled to start from March 2021.[2] However, the tournament was postponed and rescheduled to be held from 21 January to 18 February 2022.[3] [4]

A franchise from Barisal was announced as taking part since Barisal Bulls played in 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] Comilla Victorians returned after the hiatus of one season.[6] On 12 December 2021, all six teams were announced, with the exclusion of Rangpur Rangers and the defending champion Rajshahi Royals.[7]

In the final match, Comilla Victorians defeated Fortune Barishal by 1 run to win their third BPL title. Comilla Victorians' bowling Alrounder Sunil Narine won Player of the match for his all-round performances and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan won Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performances.[8] Will Jacks was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 414 runs while Mustafizur Rahman was the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets.

Changes of rules

After confirming all franchises, BCB changed the rule of playing condition as:

Draft and squads

The players' draft was held on 27 December 2021.[11] [12]

Sri Lanka Cricket did not provide a no-objection certificate to some of its players due to FTP commitments.[13]

Venues

ChittagongDhakaSylhet
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumSher-e-Bangla National Cricket StadiumSylhet International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 26,000Capacity: 18,500
Matches: 8Matches: 20 (incl. fs)Matches: 6

Teams and standings

Points Table

League progression

League stage

Phase 1 (Dhaka)

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Phase 2 (Chittagong)

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Phase 3 (Dhaka)

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Phase 4 (Sylhet)

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Phase 5 (Dhaka)

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Playoffs

Qualifiers

Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2

Final

See main article: 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League Final.

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Runs
Will Jacks11 11 41441.40 155.05 92* 0 4 43 19
Andre Fletcher11 11 41058.57 138.98 101* 1 3 33 21
Tamim Iqbal9 9 40758.14 132.57 111* 1 4 48 13
Colin IngramSylhet Sunrisers9 9 33341.62 137.60 90 0 3 36 12
11 11 29536.87 134.09 101 1 1 28 9
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022

Most wickets

Player Team
Mustafizur Rahman11 11 38.4 0 256 195/27 13.47 6.62 12.2 0 1
Dwayne Bravo10 10 38.4 0 301 183/30 16.72 7.78 12.8 0 0
Shakib Al Hasan11 11 43.3 0 233 163/23 14.56 5.35 16.3 0 0
Tanvir Islam12 12 43.3 1 333 162/19 20.81 7.65 16.3 0 0
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury8 8 24.3 0 224 154/12 14.93 9.14 9.8 1 0
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022

Highest team totals

Team Total Opponent Ground Result
202/5
199/4
190/7
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated on 18 February 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BCB pushes 2020-21 BPL to next year; wants to hold DPL 2019-20 this year . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 December 2020.
  2. Web site: BPL 8 to be Held in March 2021! . Daily Cricket . 23 December 2020.
  3. News: Bangladesh Premier League to be held in January-February 2022. ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2021. 24 December 2021.
  4. News: BPL starts on January 21. 22 December 2021 . Daily Cricket . en.
  5. News: বিপিএলে বরিশালের হয়ে খেলবেন সাকিব, কোচ সুজন. 9 December 2021. Bengali. Bdcrictime.com. 10 December 2021. Dhaka.
  6. News: Faf du Plessis-Moeen Ali set to feature in forthcoming BPL. 11 December 2021. Cricfrenzy. 12 December 2021. Dhaka.
  7. News: BPL 2022 franchises finalised, not team from Rajshahi or Rangpur. 12 December 2021. Bdcrictime.com. 12 December 2021. Dhaka.
  8. News: All-round Narine leads Comilla to title as Barishal collapse with finish line in sight . 19 February 2022 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  9. News: Staff . C. A. . BPL 2022 To Have Six Franchises, Only Three Overseas Players Allowed . 14 December 2021.
  10. News: Azam . Atif . BPL 2022 to kick off on January 21 . 22 December 2021 . Cricbuzz . en.
  11. Web site: Aadhya . 2021-12-27 . BPL 2021-22 All Team List, Draft Players, All You Need To Know . 2023-01-07 . SportsUnfold.
  12. Web site: Cockett . Grga . 2021-12-27 . BPL 2021-22 All Team List, Draft Players, All You Need To Know . 2023-01-07 . Sportswallah . en-US.
  13. News: SLC to not provide NOC for BPL 2022 . 9 January 2022 . Cricbuzz . en.