2012 Bangladesh Premier League
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| Administrator(s) | BCB |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Bangladesh |
| Champions |
 Dhaka Gladiators (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Player of the series |
Shakib Al Hasan (Khulna) |
| Most runs |
 Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal) 486 (12 matches) |
| Most wickets |
Elias Sunny (Dhaka) 17 (12 matches) Mohammad Sami (Rajshahi) 17 (11 matches) |
| Official website | BPLT20.com.bd |
The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League estabileshed by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The season commenced on 9 February with the final played on 29 February.[1] The competition featured six teams and a tournament format with a double round robin group stage, two semi-finals and a final.[1] The inaugural BPL was won by Dhaka Gladiators.
The highest wicket taker of the tournament will win the purple cap while the highest run scorer will win the orange cap. Other awards include the best under-19 player award and the Fair Play award given to the team who plays most fairly throughout the tournament.
Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January[2] and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.[1]
Launch
The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman announced the launch of the tournament during the opening ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on 9 February 2012.[3]
The 3 hour long ceremony, displayed the culture and heritage of Bangladesh.[3] Classical dancers Shamim Ara Nipa and Shibli Mohammad, actors Shakib Khan and Apu Bishwas performed in the program along with Indians actress Bipasha Basu and Malaika Arora Khan.[3] Singers Ayub Bachchu and Mila performed their biggest hits along with popular band Miles.[3] Indian artists Bappi Lahiri and Shaan also performed their hits.[3]
The ceremony ended with fireworks and laser lighting display.[3]
Venues
A total of 33 matches were held including the final in this tournament. 25 matches were played in Dhaka and the remaining 8 matches were held in Chittagong.
| Dhaka | Chittagong |
|---|---|
| Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Capacity:26,000 |
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Capacity:20,000 |
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Sponsors
Bangladeshi group Destiny and Boishakhi TV channel were the title sponsors the tournament.[4] The deal was signed for Tk. 7.50 crore.[5] The official beverage for the inaugural BPL was the cola supergiant Pepsi. The hospitality partner was the Bangladesh Tourism Board. The official ice cream partner was Igloo Ice Cream. The official airline for all the travel of BPL was United Airways who organized the traveling better games. The IT partner of the tournament was Bangladeshi firm Aamra Networks to provide internet service through Wi-Fi and bandwidth. The co-sponsor for the first BPL was Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Channel 9 was the broadcast partner. The management partner was Game On, the Indian sports company which organized the entire tournament.
Controversies
Match fixing
BPL 2012 had its first brush with controversy even before the tournament started. Mashrafe Mortaza, one of Bangladesh's leading fast bowlers and captain of the Dhaka Gladiators, reported a potential spot-fixing approach by a fellow cricketer and that BPL matches could be hit by fixing to the team management. As of developments so far, the franchise has informed the BPL of the approach, according to Gladiators media manager Minhaz Uddin Khan. Furthermore, an ICC ACSU officer is already in Dhaka to conduct the situation.[6]
Overdue payments
The league was supposed to pay players in installments during the tournament, 25% before the start, 50% during and the rest at then end. But financial irregularities and mishandling meant that many of the overseas players had only received the first 25% well after the tournament ended. Although most eventually received their payments the players from Pakistan are still awaiting theirs.[7]
Semi final confusion
The first semi-final of the BPL will have the team that finished first in the league playing the team that finished fourth. Duronto Rajshahi finished first, with 14 points, but until 2.00 am on the morning of the semi-final, it wasn't clear who finished fourth. Initially, it was announced that Barisal Burners were through to the semis, after their victory against Chittagong Kings, on the basis of net run-rate. At that point, the other two spots were going to be contested between Chittagong, Khulna Royal Bengals and Dhaka Gladiators. The next day, after Dhaka lost narrowly to Rajshahi and Khulna beat Sylhet Royals, Khulna went to second place with 12 points, leaving Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong tied on 10 points at the end of the league phase. In the head-to-head results between the teams level on 10 points, Dhaka had beaten Barisal twice and Chittagong once and had a superior net-run rate and qualified for the semi-finals in third place. That now left Chittagong and Barisal in contention for the fourth spot. It was initially announced that Chittagong were in the semi-finals, presumably on the basis of a better head-to-head record in the three-way tie on 10 points, which included Dhaka. At 2.45 am of the game, however, the BPL issued a release which said that Barisal was the fourth semi-finalist, presumably because their head-to-head record with Chittagong. The decision was taken according to the rules and regulations of BPL which was announced before the tournament launch. According to the rules and regulations, if more than two teams tie at same points during group stage, the first preference is the number of wins of the teams during group stage. Dhaka, Chittagong and Barishal had 5 wins each. The second preference was the net run-rate of the teams and according to that Dhaka was placed third, Barishal was placed fourth and Chittagong were eliminated by being placed fifth.[8]
Player auction
The franchise auction for the BPL was held on 10 January 2012 and the player auction was held on 19 January 2012.
Rules and regulations
According to rules, if a match ended with the scores tied, the tie is broken with a one-over-per-side Super Over. The rules of the Super Over are as set out in the ICC Standard Twenty20 International match playing conditions .
- Team with most runs wins
- If equal, the team which wins the super-over wins.
- If still equal, the team with most number of sixes throughout the super-over match wins.
- If still equal, the team with most number of boundaries wins.
But if more than 1 team come tied with same number of points, these rules shall be followed:
- Higher number of wins
- If still equal, net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
Teams and standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Duronto Rajshahi |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.114 |
 Khulna Royal Bengals |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.606 |
| Dhaka Gladiators |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.210 |
 Barisal Burners |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.178 |
 Chittagong Kings |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.078 |
 Sylhet Royals |
10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.234 |
Note: The top four teams advance to the semi-finals.[10]
Group stage
| Barisal | Chittagong | Dhaka | Rajshahi | Khulna | Sylhet | |
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| Barisal Burners
| Chittagong 8 wickets | Dhaka 21 runs | Barisal 22 runs | Khulna 7 wickets | Barisal 10 wickets | |
| Chittagong Kings
| Barisal 5 wickets | First encounter → | Dhaka 6 wickets | Chittagong 53 runs | Chittagong 6 wickets | Chittagong 7 wickets |
| Dhaka Gladiators
| Dhaka 5 wickets | Chittagong 13 runs | Rajshahi 14 runs | Khulna 19 runs | Dhaka 7 wickets | |
| Duronto Rajshahi
| Rajshahi 9 wickets | Rajshahi 9 runs | Rajshahi 3 wickets | Rajshahi 6 wickets | Rajshahi 16 runs | |
| Khulna Royal Bengals
| Barisal 4 wickets | Khulna 44 runs | Khulna 7 wickets | Rajshahi 8 wickets | ← Second encounter | Khulna 2 runs |
| Sylhet Royals
| Barisal 9 wickets | Sylhet 35 runs | Dhaka 8 wickets | Sylhet 9 wickets | Khulna 69 runs |
- Note: Click on the results to see match summary.
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Duronto Rajshahi
| 184/6 | |||||||
| 4 | Barisal Burners
| 189/2 | |||||||
| 4 | Barisal Burners
| 140/7 | |||||||
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators
| 144/2 | |||||||
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators
| 191/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Khulna Royal Bengals
| 182/7 | |||||||
Fixtures
Group stage
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- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field.
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- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
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- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance: 21,240
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Barisal Burners won the toss and chose to field.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
The organisers of the tournament caused some controversy after the broadcasters awarded the final semifinal spot on air to the Barisal Burners based on their superior net run rate over the Chittagong Kings, both of which were tied on the same number of points with only one of the two to progress to the next round. The following day (27 February 2011) officials from the Bangladesh Premier League confirmed that Chittagong Kings would progress to the next round, in place of the Burners, due to a better head-to-head record. Later that day the officials retracted their initial decision and replaced the Kings with the Burners as the 4th placed team based on their superior net run rate.[11]
- Semi-finals
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- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
- Final
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- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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| Dhaka Gladiators | 208/5 (20 overs) | Barisal Burners | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Kings | 206/4 (20 overs) | Duronto Rajshahi | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Barisal Burners | 192/3 (20 overs) | Duronto Rajshahi | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium |
| Dhaka Gladiators | 191/4 (20 overs) | Khulna Royal Bengals | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Barisal Burners | 189/2 (20 overs) | Duronto Rajshahi | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
Last Updated 21 January 2013.
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Ball | HS | Avg | S/R | 100s | 50s | Duck | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Shehzad | Barisal Burners | 12 | 12 | 02 | 468 | 312 | 113* | 48.60 | 155.76 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 25 |
| Imran Nazir | Dhaka Gladiators | 11 | 11 | 02 | 390 | 250 | 75 | 43.33 | 156.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 18 |
| Kamran Akmal | Sylhet Royals | 10 | 10 | 01 | 356 | 247 | 82 | 39.55 | 144.12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 16 |
 Brad Hodge | Barisal Burners | 12 | 11 | 03 | 346 | 263 | 70 | 43.25 | 131.55 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 18 |
 Dwayne Smith | Khulna Royal Bengals | 11 | 11 | 03 | 346 | 252 | 103* | 43.25 | 137.30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
References
- 1 2 3 Engineer, Tariq. "Bangladesh Premier League to begin on February 9". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Chittagong priciest at $1.2m". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hot & cold opening". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ BPL T20: Game On for Tk 400 crore
- ↑ Destiny becomes BPL’s title sponsor BPL Website. Retrieved 3 February 2012
- ↑ Mashrafe reports spot-fixing approach ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2012
- ↑ http://sg.news.yahoo.com/pakistan-players-yet-receive-bangladesh-premier-league-payments-072717299.html
- ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2012/content/story/555512.html
- ↑ bone, none (29 December 2011). "Rules in a Tie". Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ↑ Points Table | Bangladesh Premier League | ESPN Cricinfo
- ↑ Bangladesh Premier League. "Barisal named as 4th semi-finalist". Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
- Bangladesh Premier League Website
- Bangladesh Premier League News,Fans Site
- BPLT20 2012 Fixtures
- Bangladesh Premier League CricInfo minisite
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