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2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League

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2022 Bangladesh Premier League
2021-22 Bangladesh Premier League.jpg
Dates21 January – 18 February 2022
Administrator(s)Bangladesh Cricket Board
BPL Governing Council
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Bangladesh
Participants6
Matches34
Official websiteBPL

The 2022 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as BPL 8 or Bangabandhu BPL T20 2022 will be 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]

Changes of rules

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

  • Each team is allowed to play a maximum of three overseas players in a match.[8]
  • Each franchise is allowed to sign one local players from any category as direct signing prior to the players' draft, and a maximum of 3 foreign players can be recruited as direct signing.[9]
  • Each franchise is allowed to sign a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 14 local players while a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 can be signed, in the case of foreign players.[9]

Draft and squads

Main article: 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League players' draft

The players' draft was held on 27 December 2021.[3]

Chattogram Challengers
Coach: Paul Nixon 		Comilla Victorians
Coach: Mohammad Salahuddin 		Dhaka Fortune Barishal
Coach: Khaled Mahmud 		Khulna Tigers
Coach: Lance Klusener 		Sylhet Sunrisers
Coach: Mervyn Dillon

Venues

Bangladesh
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
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
Matches: Matches: (incl. Playoffs) Matches:


References

  1. ^ "BCB pushes 2020-21 BPL to next year; wants to hold DPL 2019-20 this year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "BPL 8 to be Held in March 2021!". Daily Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh Premier League to be held in January-February 2022". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "BPL starts on January 21". Daily Cricket. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ "বিপিএলে বরিশালের হয়ে খেলবেন সাকিব, কোচ সুজন". Bdcrictime.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Faf du Plessis-Moeen Ali set to feature in forthcoming BPL". Cricfrenzy. Dhaka. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ "BPL 2022 franchises finalised, not team from Rajshahi or Rangpur". Bdcrictime.com. Dhaka. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  8. ^ Staff, C. A. "BPL 2022 To Have Six Franchises, Only Three Overseas Players Allowed". Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b Azam, Atif. "BPL 2022 to kick off on January 21". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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