2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Tournament
Cricket tournament
The Bangladesh Premier League 2022 , also known as BPL Season 8 or Bangabandhu BPL 2022 presented by BBS Cables and powered by Walton (for sponsorship reasons), was the eighth season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-level professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh , organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).[ 1] The season was scheduled to start from March 2021.[ 2] However, the tournament was postponed and rescheduled to be held from 21 January to 18 February 2022.[ 3] [ 4]
A franchise from Barisal was announced as taking part since Barisal Bulls played in 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League .[ 5] Comilla Victorians returned after the hiatus of one season.[ 6] On 12 December 2021, all six teams were announced, with the exclusion of Rangpur Rangers and the defending champion Rajshahi Royals .[ 7]
In the final match, Comilla Victorians defeated Fortune Barishal by 1 run to win their third BPL title. Comilla Victorians ' bowling Alrounder Sunil Narine won Player of the match for his all-round performances and Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan won Player of the Tournament award for his all-round performances.[ 8]
Will Jacks was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 414 runs while Mustafizur Rahman was the leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets.
Changes of rules
After confirming all franchises, BCB changed the rule of playing condition as:
Each team is allowed to play a maximum of three overseas players in a match.[ 9]
Each franchise is allowed to sign one local players from any category as direct signing prior to the players' draft, and a maximum of 3 foreign players can be recruited as direct signing.[ 10]
Each franchise is allowed to sign a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 14 local players while a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 8 can be signed, in the case of foreign players.[ 10]
Draft and squads
The players' draft was held on 27 December 2021.[ 11] [ 12]
Sri Lanka Cricket did not provide a no-objection certificate to some of its players due to FTP commitments.[ 13]
Venues
Teams and standings
Points Table
League progression
Note : The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
Note : Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (Playoffs) to see the match summary.
League stage
Phase 1 (Dhaka)
Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field
Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
Shakib Al Hasan (Fortune Barishal) took his 400th wicket in Twenty20 cricket.[ 14]
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Andre Fletcher (Khulna Tigers) was replaced by Sikandar Raza during Khulna Tiger's innings, after suffering a concussion.
Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 2 (Chittagong)
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
Soumya Sarkar (Khulna Tigers) scored his 3,000th runs in T20 cricket.[ 16]
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to bat.
Phase 3 (Dhaka)
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Rain stopped play during Chattogram Challengers innings. Comilla Victorians were set a revised target of 144 runs from 18 overs.
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
No toss
No play was possible due to rain.
Phase 4 (Sylhet)
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Phase 5 (Dhaka)
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Minister Dhaka won the toss and elected to bat.
Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
Eliminator
Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifiers
Qualifier 1
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Final
Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
Highest team totals
References
^ "BCB pushes 2020-21 BPL to next year; wants to hold DPL 2019-20 this year" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "BPL 8 to be Held in March 2021!" . Daily Cricket . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ "Bangladesh Premier League to be held in January-February 2022" . ESPNcricinfo . 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021 .
^ "BPL starts on January 21" . Daily Cricket . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ "বিপিএলে বরিশালের হয়ে খেলবেন সাকিব, কোচ সুজন" . Bdcrictime.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021 .
^ "Faf du Plessis-Moeen Ali set to feature in forthcoming BPL" . Cricfrenzy . Dhaka. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ "BPL 2022 franchises finalised, not team from Rajshahi or Rangpur" . Bdcrictime.com . Dhaka. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ "All-round Narine leads Comilla to title as Barishal collapse with finish line in sight" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022 .
^ Staff, C. A. "BPL 2022 To Have Six Franchises, Only Three Overseas Players Allowed" . Retrieved 14 December 2021 .
^ a b Azam, Atif. "BPL 2022 to kick off on January 21" . Cricbuzz . Retrieved 22 December 2021 .
^ Aadhya (27 December 2021). "BPL 2021-22 All Team List, Draft Players, All You Need To Know" . SportsUnfold . Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ Cockett, Grga (27 December 2021). "BPL 2021-22 All Team List, Draft Players, All You Need To Know" . Sportswallah . Retrieved 7 January 2023 .
^ "SLC to not provide NOC for BPL 2022" . Cricbuzz . Retrieved 9 January 2022 .
^ "Andre Russell's all-round brilliance gives Minister Dhaka first win" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ "Mrittunjoy Chowdhury hat-trick on BPL debut downs Sylhet Sunrisers" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "জ্বলে উঠতে দেরি করে সাকিবদের কাছে হার মুশফিকদের" . Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ "BPL 2022: Sunil Narine hits 13-ball fifty, joint 2nd-fastest in history of T20 cricket" . India Today . Retrieved 17 February 2022 .
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