2025 Chittagong Kings season

The 2025 season is the 11th season so far for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings. They are one of the two new teams going to participate in the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League changing their name from Chattogram Challengers to Chittagong Kings.[1] They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2013 season.

Music

Jaago Chittagong Kings" is the official theme song of the Chittagong Kings cricket team. The song was produced by DJ AKS The tune was Composed by Sajib Das, with Vocals and lyrics by Raju and Enu Syed. [2]

Chittagong Kings

2025 season
Coach	Shaun Tait
Captain	Mohammad Mithun
Ground(s)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Squad

• Captain Overseas player

Name	Nationality	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Haider Ali	Pakistan	Right-handed	—
Zubaid Akbari	Afghanistan	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Khawaja Nafay	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Graham Clark	England	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Mohammad Mithun	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break
Usman Khan	Pakistan	Right-handed	—
Parvez Hossain Emon	Bangladesh	Left-handed	—
Lahiru Milantha	United States	Left-handed	—
All-rounders
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—
Rahatul Ferdous	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—
Moeen Ali	England	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break
Hussain Talat	Pakistan	Left-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Shamim Hossain	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	—
Naeem Islam	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	—
Marshall Ayub	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break	—
Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Ali Raja	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Tom O'Connell	Australia	Right-handed	Right-arm leg-break
Pace Bowlers
Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium
Khaled Ahmed	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	—
Binura Fernando	Sri Lanka	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
Ifran Hossain	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	—
Shoriful Islam	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	—
Maruf Mridha	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	—
Spin Bowlers
Arafat Sunny	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—
Aliss Islam	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	—
Sheikh Parvez Jibon	Bangladesh	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	—
Nabil Samad	Bangladesh	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—

Coaching Panel

Position	Name
Head coach	Shaun Tait
Assistant coach	Enamul Haque
Team Director	Nasir Ahmed
Team Manager	Lablur Rahman
Mentor & goodwill ambassador	Shahid Afridi
Batting coach	Mahbubul Alam
Bowling coach	TBA
Fielding coach	TBA

League stage

Points Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Rangpur Riders (Q)	8	8	0	0	16	1.544	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	Fortune Barishal	7	5	2	0	10	1.101
3	Chittagong Kings	9	5	4	0	10	1.045	Advanced to Eliminator
4	Dhaka Capitals	10	3	7	0	6	−0.156
5	Khulna Tigers	7	3	4	0	6	−0.179
6	Durbar Rajshahi	9	3	6	0	6	−1.695
7	Sylhet Strikers	8	2	6	0	4	−1.382

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo & Cricbuzz

Win-loss table

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Q1	El	Q2	F	Pos.
Chittagong Kings	Khulna 37 runs	Rajshahi 105 runs	Dhaka 7 wickets	Sylhet 30 runs	Khulna 45 runs	Rangpur 33 runs	Barishal 6 wickets	Rajshahi 111 runs	Dhaka 8 wickets	Rangpur ?	Sylhet ?	Barishal ?

Team's results→	Won	Tied	Lost	N/R

Matches[3]

All times are in Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00).

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Match 3 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) 12:00 Scorecard

Khulna Tigers 203/4 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong Kings 166/10 (18.5 overs)
Will Bosisto 75* (50) Aliss Islam 2/17 (4 overs)		Shamim Hossain 78 (38) Abu Hider 4/44 (3.5 overs)

Khulana Tigers won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mahidul Islam Ankon (Khulna Tigers)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 7 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) 14:00 Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 219/5 (20 overs)	v	Durbar Rajshahi 114 (17.1 overs)
Usman Khan 123 (62) Taskin Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs)		Mohammad Haris 32 (15) Aliss Islam 3/17 (4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 105 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) Player of the match: Usman Khan (Chittagong Kings)

• Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Dhaka Capitals 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong Kings 180/3 (19.3 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 82* (33) Khaled Ahmed 3/21 (4 overs)		Usman Khan 55 (33) Mustafizur Rahman 1/23 (4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 7 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Khaled Ahmed (Chittagong Kings)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 13 January 2025 (2025-01-13) 13:30 Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 203/6 (20 overs)	v	Sylhet Strikers 173/8 (20 overs)
Graham Clark 60 (33) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/38 (4 overs)		George Munsey 52 (37) Mohammad Wasim 3/25 (4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 30 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Ali Arman (Ban) Player of the match: Graham Clark (Chittagong Kings)

• Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 22 16 January 2025 (2025-01-16) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 200/7 (20 overs)	v	Khulna Tigers 155/9 (20 overs)
Graham Clark 101 (50) Mohammad Nawaz 3/29 (4 overs)		Darwish Rasooli 37 (31) Arafat Sunny 3/25 (4 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 45 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Graham Clark (Chittagong Kings)

• Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 24 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Rangpur Riders 164/7 (20 overs)	v	Chittagong Kings 131/8 (20 overs)
Khushdil Shah 59 (28) Aliss Islam 2/28 (4 overs)		Shamim Hossain 38 (31) Akif Javed 4/32 (4 overs)

Rangpur Riders won by 33 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Rangpur Riders)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 25 19 January 2025 (2025-01-19) 13:30 Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 121/8 (20 overs)	v	Fortune Barishal 122/4 (16.5 overs)
Mohammad Mithun 35 (34) Faheem Ashraf 3/12 (4 overs)		Dawid Malan 56* (41) Khaled Ahmed 2/27 (3.5 overs)

Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Fortune Barishal)

• Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 28 20 January 2025 (2025-01-20) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 191/8 (20 overs)	v	Durbar Rajshahi 80 (14.2 overs)
Naeem Islam 56 (41) Taskin Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs)		Anamul Haque 21 (21) Naeem Islam 2/6 (3 overs)

Chittagong Kings won by 111 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Naeem Islam (Chittagong Kings)

• Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 29 22 January 2025 (2025-01-22) 13:30 Scorecard

Chittagong Kings 148/6 (20 overs)	v	Dhaka Capitals 149/2 (18.1 overs)
Naeem Islam 44 (40) Mosaddek Hossain 2/13 (3 overs)		Tanzid Hasan 90* 54 Aliss Al Islam 1/18 (4 overs)

Dhaka Capitals won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Muhammad Kamruzzaman Player of the match: Tanzid Hasan (Dhaka Capitals)

• Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 37 29 January 2025 (2025-01-29) 13:30 Scorecard

Rangpur Riders	v	Chittagong Kings

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

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Match 40 30 January 2025 (2025-01-30) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings	v	Sylhet Strikers

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

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Match 42 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Chittagong Kings	v	Fortune Barishal

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

References

1. "BPL primer: Chittagong Kings back, Comilla Victorians out, Rangpur Riders flying high". ESPN.
2. Chittagong Kings (6 January 2025). Theme Song of Chittagong Kings 🎶 #themesong #ctgkings #bpl2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via YouTube.
3. "Chittagong Kings BPL 2025 schedule". Cricbuzz.