List of Bangladesh Premier League captains

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Mashrafee Mortaza in practice
Mashrafe Mortaza has captained Dhaka Gladiators, Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders and Dhaka Platoon in the BPL and has the record of playing most matches as captain.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). As of 9 December 2020, 47 players have captained their team in at least one match.[1]

Notable captains[]

Mashrafe Mortaza, the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team,[2] has played the most matches as a captain, having led all 86 matches in which he has played. While Mosharraf Hossain, Shoaib Malik and Tom Abell are tied for the best win–loss percentage in the BPL as a captain, each with 100%, all have only captained for at most three matches. Of those who have captained for at least 10 matches, Imrul Kayes has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with a win–loss percentage of 70.58% from 17 matches. Mortaza leads in number of matches won as a captain with 54 wins. Of those who have captained at least 10 matches, Shahriar Nafees has the worst win–loss percentage of 28.57% from 14 matches. Mahmudullah has lost the most matches with 37 losses.

Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Alok Kapali, Mortaza, Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kayes, Malik and Mohammad Nabi are the only players who have captained two or more teams. Rahim has captained different teams every season and is the only captain to have led seven teams in BPL which are Duronto Rajshahi, Sylhet Royals, Sylhet Super Stars, Barisal Bulls, Rajshahi Kings, Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Tigers.[1] Peter Trego has captained his team for the most matches without registering a win; he led his team in five matches which resulted in five losses.

Of the 47 players who have played at least one match as a captain, 21 of them are from Bangladesh. Of the 26 others, five are from Sri Lanka, four each are from Australia, Pakistan, West Indies and England, three from New Zealand and one each from Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.[1]

Key[]

Key
Symbol Meaning
First Year of their first BPL match as a captain
Last Year of their latest BPL match as a captain
Match(es) Number of matches as a captain
Team(s) Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match
Won Number of games won
Lost Number of games lost
Tied Number of games tied
NR Number of games with no result
Win% Percentage of games won as captain[a]

List[]

The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BPL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by sorted by their last name.[b][c]

Bangladesh Premier League captains[3]
Player Nationality[d] First Last Match(es) Team(s) Won Lost Tied NR Win%
Mashrafe Mortaza  Bangladesh 2012 2020 86
54 32 0 0 62.79
Mahmudullah  Bangladesh 2012 2020 76
38 37 1 0 50.65
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 2012 2020 73
37 35 1 0 51.36
Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh 2012 2019 64
  • Khulna Royal Bengals
  • Rangpur Riders
  • Dhaka Dynamites
 39 25 0 0 60.93
Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh 2013 2017 34
14 20 0 0 41.17
Daren Sammy  Saint Lucia 2016 2017 23 Rajshahi Kings 11 12 0 0 47.82
Brad Hodge  Australia 2012 2013 18 Barisal Burners 9 9 0 0 50.00
Imrul Kayes  Bangladesh 2012 2020 17
12 5 0 0 70.58
Shahriar Nafees  Bangladesh 2012 2013 14
  • Barisal Burners
  • Khulna Royal Bengals
 4 10 0 0 28.57
Nasir Hossain  Bangladesh 2013 2017 13
  • Rangpur Riders
  • Dhaka Dynamites
  • Sylhet Sixers
 4 9 0 0 30.76
Andre Russell  Jamaica 2019 2020 13 Rajshahi Royals 8 5 0 0 61.53
Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh 2019 2019 12 Rajshahi Kings 6 6 0 0 50.00
Abdur Razzak  Bangladesh 2013 2013 11 Rangpur Riders 5 6 0 0 45.45
Naeem Islam  Bangladesh 2016 2016 10 Rangpur Riders 6 4 0 0 60.00
Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2015 2015 10 Dhaka Dynamites 4 6 0 0 40.00
Alok Kapali  Bangladesh 2012 2019 9
  • Sylhet Royals
  • Barisal Burners
  • Sylhet Sixers
 5 4 0 0 55.55
Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan 2017 2020 8
3 5 0 0 37.50
Mosaddek Hossain  Bangladesh 2020 2020 8 Sylhet Thunder 1 7 0 0 12.50
Luke Ronchi  New Zealand 2017 2017 7 Chittagong Vikings 2 5 0 0 28.57
David Warner  Australia 2019 2019 7 Sylhet Sixers 2 5 0 0 28.57
Shane Watson  Australia 2019 2020 7 Rangpur Rangers 4 3 0 0 57.14
Dasun Shanaka  Sri Lanka 2019 2019 6 Cumilla Warriors 2 4 0 0 33.33
Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe 2013 2013 6 Chittagong Kings 5 1 0 0 83.33
Misbah- ul-Haq  Pakistan 2015 2017 5
  • Rangpur Riders
  • Chittagong Vikings
 1 4 0 0 20.00
Peter Trego  England 2012 2012 5 Sylhet Royals 0 5 0 0 0.00
Andre Fletcher  Grenada 2020 2020 4 Sylhet Thunder 0 3 1 0 12.50
Jahurul Islam  Bangladesh 2013 2013 4 Duronto Rajshahi 1 3 0 0 25.00
Chamara Kapugedera  Sri Lanka 2013 2013 4 Duronto Rajshahi 3 1 0 0 75.00
Dawid Malan  England 2019 2020 4 Cumilla Warriors 2 2 0 0 50.00
Mohammad Ashraful  Bangladesh 2012 2013 4 Dhaka Gladiators 1 3 0 0 25.00
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2015 2015 4 Sylhet Super Stars 2 2 0 0 50.00
Shoaib Malik  Pakistan 2017 2020 3
3 0 0 0 100.00
Rayad Emrit  Trinidad and Tobago 2019 2019 2 Chattogram Challengers 1 1 0 0 50.00
Muktar Ali  Bangladesh 2013 2013 2 Duronto Rajshahi 0 2 0 0 0.00
Steve Smith  Australia 2019 2019 2 Comilla Victorians 1 1 0 0 50.00
Soumya Sarkar  Bangladesh 2020 2020 2 Cumilla Warriors 0 1 1 0 25.00
Lou Vincent  New Zealand 2013 2013 2 Khulna Royal Bengals 1 1 0 0 50.00
Tom Abell  England 2019 2019 1 Rangpur Rangers 1 0 0 0 100.00
Arafat Sunny  Bangladesh 2016 2016 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Liam Dawson  England 2016 2016 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2015 2015 1 Chittagong Vikings 0 1 0 0 0.00
Enamul Haque  Bangladesh 2013 2013 1 Chittagong Kings 0 1 0 0 0.00
Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2017 2017 1 Rangpur Riders 0 1 0 0 0.00
Mosharraf Hossain  Bangladesh 2013 2013 1 Dhaka Gladiators 1 0 0 0 100.00
Jehan Mubarak  Sri Lanka 2013 2013 1 Khulna Royal Bengals 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan 2019 2019 1 Sylhet Sixers 0 1 0 0 0.00
Suhrawadi Shuvo  Bangladesh 2012 2012 1 Sylhet Royals 0 1 0 0 0.00

Notes[]

  1. ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  2. ^ To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the Table sort icon icon in the column title.
  3. ^ These statistics are correct as of the 2019–20 season.
  4. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Bangladesh Premier League/Records/Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Mashrafe named ODI captain, Mushfiqur stays Test captain". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team / Captains". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

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