Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council has announced the schedule for the next edition of BPL. Bangladesh’s T20 franchise league will begin on January 19, albeit with some delays due to national elections. The month-and-a-half tournament period ends on March 1st.
Next season’s Bangladesh Premier League will be held at three venues: Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Zafr Ahmed Chaudhry Stadium in Chattogram and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. 12 matches will be played in Sylhet, 12 matches in Chattogram and remaining 22 matches will be played in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday announced the tournament schedule to be held from January 19 to March 1. ILT20 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from January 19th to February 17th. South Africa’s SA20 league will be held from January 10th to February 10th. His BBL in Australia begins on December 7th and ends on January 24th.
The BPL will be held in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet as usual, with the playoffs starting from February 25 in Dhaka. The first match of the tournament will be played in Mirpur on January 19. The Sylhet phase will begin on January 26.
The second phase of the game will begin on February 6 in Dhaka. The Chattogram phase will begin on February 13th. The third and final phase of the league will begin on February 23 in Dhaka, where his last two matches of the season will be played. Comilla Victorians were the defending champions, winning their fourth title and becoming the most successful team.
In the opening game, reigning champions Comilla Victorians will face newcomers Dhaka. Sylhet Strikers will play against Chattogram Challengers on the same day. With the exception of the second qualifying round on February 27th and the final on March 1st, the remaining days will be double headers with two games per day.
The PSL in Pakistan will be held from mid-February to mid-March and could have the biggest impact on the BPL as many teams rely heavily on recruiting foreign players from Pakistan around the world there is.
25 Pakistani cricketers participated in the BPL last season, including top players like Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Rizwan. Players from Afghanistan, England and West Indies are in high demand in the BPL.
