Dhaka Gladiators
| Dhaka Gladiators | |
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| ঢাকা গ্ল্যাডিয়েটরস | |
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| Division | Dhaka |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Home ground | Sher-e-Bangla Stadium (Capacity: 26,000) |
| Owner | Europa Group Bangladesh |
| Colors |  |
| Captain |  Mashrafe Mortaza |
| Head coach |  Ian Pont |
| Bowling coach | Mohammad Rafique |
| BPL wins | 2 (2012, 2013) |
| Official website | http://www.dhakagladiators.com/ |
Dhaka Gladiators (Bengali: ঢাকা গ্ল্যাডিয়েটরস) is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) representing the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The team was run by International coach Ian Pont and led by icon player Mohammad Ashraful. Mashrafe Mortaza captained the Dhaka Gladiators for the first season.
The official theme song Feel like a Gladiator has been composed by DJ AKS and sung by Parvez. Their official colours are orange and yellow. On 10 January 2012, Europa Group Limited made the winning bid of $1.05 million for the franchise which was the fourth highest bid for a franchise. The team had a mixed bag in the first season. The home of the Dhaka Gladiator is the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, the national cricket stadium of Bangladesh.
History
In 2012, The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) created the cricket tournament Bangladesh Premier League based on the Twenty20 form of the game. For the inaugural tournament held in February of the same year, a list of 6 teams who will be participating in the tournament was finalised. The teams representing 2 different divisions of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, were put up on auction in Radisson Hotels on 19 January. Dhaka Gladiators was bought by Red Citi Group for a price of USD 1.05 million (BDT 8,40,00,000)
2012 season
Dhaka Gladiators started off their campaign disappointingly by losing against an experienced Khulna Royal Bengals which was led by all rounder Shakib Al Hasan. However this was succeeded by three consecutive wins even without players like Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal. During their third win over Barisal Burners, they made the highest total of the tournament by scoring 208 runs for five wickets. They defended this score, even though Chris Gayle scored a century for the Barisal Burners. Later in the tournament, they failed to chase mediocre targets due to batting collapses. In the final, Dhaka Gladiators beat the Barisal Burners to be crowned champions of BPL 2012.
2013 season
For the 2013 season Dhaka Gladiators bought Star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan who was the most expensive player in the tournament. They bought star fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza like last year, the emerging wicket keeper Anamul Haque and the talented spinner Mosharraf Hossain. In overseas they bought South African T20 star Alfonso Thomas, and West Indian hard hitters Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle who were only available for one game. They bought English stars Luke Wright, Owais Shah, Darren Stevens, bowler Chris Liddle and batsman Joshua Cobb. With these players the were crowned 2013 champions like last year. The played 14 games won 11 and lost only 3.This time their arch rival was Sylhet Royals. When these two played, they were like India and Pakistan in a cricket match.
Players
Mohammad Ashraful the former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team was the icon player for Dhaka Gladiators. The team was led by Mashrafe Mortaza in the inaugural season of the BPL. The team bought star players including batsmen Imran Nazir and Aftab Ahmed, all rounders like Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Mashrafe Mortaza, and bowlers of the likes of Saeed Ajmal, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Stuart MacGill. Stuart MacGill could not play in the league for personal reasons so he was replaced with the experienced player Azhar Mahmood. The most expensive player, Shahid Afridi was bought for $700,000.
| Dhaka Gladiators 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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Player salaries
| Nat | Player | Year Contract Signed / Renewed |
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Shakib Al Hasan | 2013 | $ 365,000 |
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Mashrafe Mortaza | 2013 | $ 141,000 |
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Anamul Haque | 2013 | $ 121,000 |
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Alfonso Thomas | 2013 | $ 75,000 |
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Mosharraf Hossain | 2013 | $ 91,000 |
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Luke Wright | 2013 | $ 75,000 |
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Owais Shah | 2013 | $ 75,000 |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2013 | $ 75,000 |
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Mohammad Ashraful | 2013 | $ 60,000 |
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Chris Liddle | 2013 | $ 40,000 |
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Darren Stevens | 2013 | $ 30,000 |
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Joshua Cobb | 2013 | $ 30,000 |
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Raqibul Hasan | 2013 | $ 10,000 |
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Soumya Sarkar | 2013 | $ 32,500 |
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Litton Das | 2013 | $ 10,000 |
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Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 2013 | $ 15,000 |
Fixtures and results
2012-2013 season
Overall results
| Year | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Success Rate | Summary |
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| 2012 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | Champions |
| 2013 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.66% | Champions |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 62.50% |
Note : Only matches from Bangladesh Premier League. No external matches are counted.
Result summary
| Opposition | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barisal Burners | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Chittagong Kings | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Khulna Royal Bengals | 2012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Duronto Rajshahi | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Sylhet Royals | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Results
Group stage
- Round 1 (Dhaka)
11 February Scorecard |
| Khulna Royal Bengal 175/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 156/7 (20 overs) |
Khulna Royal Bengals won by 19 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
12 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Dhaka Gladiators 126/3 (18.2 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals 124(19.5 overs) |
Dhaka Gladiators won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
13 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Chittagong Kings 153/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 156/4 (19 overs) |
Dhaka Gladiators won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
14 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Barisal Burners 187/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 208/5 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Gladiators won by 21 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
16 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Dhaka Gladiators 130/7 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 144/9 (20 overs) |
Duronto Rajshahi won by 14 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
- Round 2 (Chittagong)
19 February Scorecard |
| Khulna Royal Bengal 141/3 (16.4 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 140/8 (20 overs) |
Khulna Royal Bengals won by 7 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong |
- Round 3 (Dhaka)
24 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Chittagong Kings 120/6 |
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Dhaka Gladiators 107/9 |
Chittagong Kings won by 13 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
25 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Barisal Burners 156/6 |
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Dhaka Gladiators 160/5 |
Dhaka Glaidators won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
27 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Dhaka Gladiators 116/10 |
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Duronto Rajshahi 120/7 |
Duronto Rajshahi won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
Knockout stage,
- Semi-Final
28 February 2012 Scorecard |
| Dhaka Gladiators 191/4 |
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Khulna Royal Bengals 182/7 |
Dhaka Gladiators Won and Advanced to Final Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
- Final
Honours
| Year | Bangladesh Premier League |
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| 2012 | Champions |
| 2013 | Champions |
References
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