Duronto Rajshahi
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| দুরন্ত রাজশাহী | |
| Personnel | |
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| Captain | Steve Smith |
| Coach | Khaled Mashud |
| Fielding coach | Athar Ali Khan |
| Owner | Digital Auto Care |
| Team information | |
| Colors |  |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Home ground | Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
| Official website | durontoraj |
Duronto Rajshahi (Bengali: দুরন্ত রাজশাহী) was a franchise cricket team that played in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) representing the division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The team participated in first two seasons of Bangladesh Premier League. The captain was Steve Smith and his deputy was Tamim Iqbal. The head coach was the former Bangladesh national team wicketkeeper Khaled Mashud and the batting coach being former national team spinner and commentator Athar Ali Khan. They had an excellent season at the inaugural BPL season. They were the top team in rankings but failed in the semi finals.In 2013 they had an average season even though they had Tamim Iqbal in their side who showed consistent performance in the first season. The 2016 season, the team have been revived to be known as Rajshahi Kings.
History[]
On 10 January 2012, Digital Auto Care made the winning bid of $1.07 million for the franchise.
First season[]
The men in yellow had started off the tournament poorly by losing to Chittagong by over 200 runs. Then losing against Barisal who posted a high total. The yellows had a strong come back after successive defeats at the start of the tournament to come back winning seven games in a row. This led to their rise to the top of the league as number one to then progress on to the semi-final stages. Having fought back after a collapse of the top order the captain Mushy as able to build a strong partnership along with Zimbabwean Sean Ervine to an imposing total. However they lost due to an unstoppable century by Ahmed Shehzad
Squad[]
| Duronto Rajshahi Roster for BPL 2013 | ||||||
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Batsmen
All Rounders
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Wicket Keepers Bowlers
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Support Staff
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Players salaries[]
| Country | Player | Year Contract Signed / Renewed |
Salary |
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Tamim Iqbal | 2013 | $165,000 |
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Ziaur Rahman (cricketer) | 2013 | $137,000 |
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Abul Hasan (cricketer) | 2013 | $121,000 |
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Marlon Samuels | 2013 | $115,000 |
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Jahurul Islam | 2013 | $111,000 |
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Alex Hales | 2013 | $62,000 |
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Monir Hossain | 2012 | $10,000 |
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Sean Ervine | 2012 | $15,000 |
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Mukhtar Ali | 2012 | $10,000 |
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Farhad Hossain | 2012 | $10,000 |
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Taijul Islam | 2012 | $26,000 |
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Shaker Ahmed | 2012 | $10,000 |
Fixtures and results[]
Overall results[]
| Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate |
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| 2012 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.64% |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56% |
| Total | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.0% |
Note : Only matches from Bangladesh Premier League. No external matches are counted.
2012 season[]
Result summary[]
| Opposition | Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
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| Chittagong Kings | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Khulna Royal Bengals | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Dhaka Gladiators | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sylhet Royals | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Barisal Burners | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Results[]
Group stage (1st round)
Chittagong Kings
 206/4 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
153 (19.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners
 180/2 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
158/9 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi
 171/8 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals
155/4 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals
 145/7 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
146/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi
144/9 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators
130/7 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Duronto Rajshahi
126/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Kings
117/9 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners
192/3 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
193/1 (17.1 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi
124/9 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals
125/1 (16.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance: 21,240
Khulna Royal Bengals
106 (19.5 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
110/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Gladiators
 116 (18.2 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
120/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
- Knockout stage, Semi-finals
Duronto Rajshahi
184/6 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners
189/2 (16 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
2013 season[]
Result summary[]
| Opposition | Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
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| Chittagong Kings | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Khulna Royal Bengals | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
| Dhaka Gladiators | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00.00 |
| Sylhet Royals | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Barisal Burners | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Rangpur Riders |
2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Results[]
Duronto Rajshahi
99/9 (20 Overs) |
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Chittagong Kings
97 (19.2 Overs) |
Mahmudullah 40 (42)
1/16 (4 Overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Duronto Rajshahi
147/8 (20 Overs) |
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Sylhet Royals
150/6 (19.1 Overs) |
Elton Chigumbura 43* (21)
Nayeem Islam Jr. 2/17 (4 Overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators
156/8 (20 Overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
143/3 (20 Overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals
197/0 (20 Overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
129 (18.3 Overs) |
Shahriar Nafees 102* (69)
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- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners
209/7 (20 Overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
213/6 (20 Overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators
137/5 (20 Overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
124/9 (20 Overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Barisal Burners
152/6 (20 Overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi
153/6 (19.4 Overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat
Duronto Rajshahi
168/3 (19 Overs) |
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Rangpur Riders 163/3 (20 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
References[]
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- Bangladesh Premier League teams
- Sports clubs in Bangladesh
- Cricket clubs established in 2012
- Sports clubs disestablished in 2013
- 2012 establishments in Bangladesh
- Cricket in Rajshahi
- Sport in Rajshahi
- Former senior cricket clubs of Bangladesh
- 2013 disestablishments in Bangladesh