Rangpur Riders in 2017

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Rangpur Riders
রংপুর রাইডার্স
2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League season
CoachTom Moody
CaptainMashrafe Mortaza
BPLChampions
Most runsJamaica Chris Gayle (485)
Most wicketsBangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza (15)

The Rangpur Riders are a franchise cricket team based in Rangpur, Bangladesh, which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). They are one of the seven teams that are competing in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League. The team is being captained by Mashrafe Mortaza. They defeated Dhaka Dynamites in the final to be crowned the champions.

Icon player[]

Previous icon player Soumya Sarkar wasn't retained as icon for the Riders, resulting in the team announcing Mashrafe Mortaza as the new icon and captain.[1]

Retention and pre-draft picks[]

They signed Jamaican t20 specialist, Chris Gayle before the draft. He was supposed to play 4 matches at the end but due to the postponement of the T20 Global League (where he was the marquee pick for Cape Town Knight Riders), he will play the full season but he may miss the first 3–4 matches of the Riders to be able to spent family time in a vacation in Australia.[2] They also signed two English seam bowling all-rounder David Willey and Ravi Bopara. Their other squad members include West Indian leggie Samuel Badree and more pre-draft.

They Retained Rubel Hossain and Sohag Gazi. Both of them bowled well last season. The third retained player is Mohammad Mithun who was their second highest run scorer last season.[3]

Draft[]

They picked 8 locals and 3 foreigners from the draft. Their first pick was Shahriar Nafees, a prominent Bangladeshi batsman. The surprise picks were inexperienced and little-known Afghan slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler Zahir Khan.

Post-draft picks[]

Due to the postponement of the T20 Global League, the team bagged Sri Lankan yorker-specialist, Lasith Malinga, who was the marquee pick for Stellenbosch Kings and one of the cleanest hitter of the cricket ball, former New Zealand captain and opener Brendon McCullum, who was the marquee pick for Jo'burg Giants.[4]

Points table[]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Comilla Victorians (3) 12 9 3 0 18 0.578
2 Dhaka Dynamites (R) 12 7 4 1 15 1.631
3 Khulna Titans (4) 12 7 4 1 15 0.075
4 Rangpur Riders (C) 12 6 6 0 12 −0.267
5 Sylhet Sixers 12 4 7 1 9 −0.429
6 Rajshahi Kings 12 4 8 0 8 −1.098
7 Chittagong Vikings 12 3 8 1 7 −0.473
Source: Cricinfo.com
  • The top four teams will qualify for playoffs
  •   advanced to the Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Current squad[]

Players with international caps are listed in bold

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
5 Shahriar Nafees Bangladesh (1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 36) Left-handed 2017
9 Adam Lyth England (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 42) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Overseas
42 Brendon McCullum New Zealand (1981-09-27) 27 September 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm medium 2017 Overseas
333 Chris Gayle Cricket West Indies (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 42) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Overseas
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera Sri Lanka (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2015 Overseas
10 Ravi Bopara England (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas
13 Ziaur Rahman Bangladesh (1986-12-03) 3 December 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2016
15 David Willey England (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas
19 Fazle Mahmud Bangladesh (1987-12-30) 30 December 1987 (age 34) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
33 Sohag Gazi Bangladesh (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2016
44 Nahidul Islam Bangladesh (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2017
Wicket-keepers
8 Mohammad Mithun Bangladesh (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 32) Right-handed 2015
25 Johnson Charles Cricket West Indies (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017 Overseas
88 Kusal Perera Sri Lanka (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 31) Left-handed 2017 Overseas
Bowlers
2 Mashrafe Mortaza Bangladesh (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2017 Captain
19 Elias Sunny Bangladesh (1986-08-02) 2 August 1986 (age 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016
21 Nazmul Islam Bangladesh (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
34 Rubel Hossain Bangladesh (1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2016
41 Abdur Razzak Bangladesh (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 (age 39) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2017
58 Ebadat Hossain Bangladesh (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2017
75 Zahir Khan Afghanistan (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2017 Overseas
77 Samuel Badree Cricket West Indies (1981-03-09) 9 March 1981 (age 40) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2017 Overseas
99 Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.bdcrictime.com/2017/07/mashrafe-to-lead-rangpur-riders-in-bpl-5/[dead link]
  2. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ymqo_NLspo
  3. ^ "Six BPL T20 franchises submit local players retainees' list". Dhaka Tribune. 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ http://cricket.co.za/news/20514/T20-Global-League-teams-confirm-their-8-international-marquee-players[dead link]
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