2025 Durbar Rajshahi season
The 2025 season will be the seventh season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, Durbar Rajshahi. They last participated in the 2019-20 season as Rajshahi Royals and became the champion beating Khulna Tigers in the final.[1][2] In 2024, the team was acquired by Valentine Group and named the team Durbar Rajshahi, following the exit of Comilla Victorians in 2025 Bangladesh Premier League.
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Ijaz Ahmed |
| Captain | Anamul Haque |
| BPL League | 5th |
| Most runs | Anamul Haque (392) |
| Most wickets | Taskin Ahmed (25) |
Squad
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Captain 
Vice Captain 
Overseas player
Coaching Panel
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Ijaz Ahmed |
| Assistant Coach | Iftikhar Anjum |
| Team Manager | Mehrab Hossain |
| Batting Coach | TBA |
| Bowling Coach | TBA |
| Fielding Coach | TBA |
League stage
[edit]Points Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortune Barishal | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1.302 | Qualified for Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chittagong Kings | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.395 | |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.596 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.184 | |
| 5 | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −1.030 | |
| 6 | Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | −0.779 | |
| 7 | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | −1.340 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo & Cricbuzz
Win-loss table
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Q1 | El | Q2 | F | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durbar Rajshahi | Barishal 4 wickets |
Dhaka 7 wickets |
Chittagong 105 runs |
Barishal 7 wickets |
Khulna 28 runs |
Dhaka 149 runs |
Sylhet 65 runs |
Khulna 7 runs |
Chittagong 111 runs |
Rangpur 24 runs |
Rangpur 2 runs |
Sylhet 5 wickets |
— | 5th | |||
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
|---|
Durbar Rajshahi
197/3 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
200/6 (18.1 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
- Yasir Ali (Durbar Rajshahi) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.
Dhaka Capitals
174/9 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
179/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Taskin Ahmed (Durbar Rajshahi) took the best bowling figures in the BPL.[4]
Chittagong Kings
219/5 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
114 (17.1 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
168/4 (20 overs) |
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Fortune Barishal
169/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
178/5 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Tigers
150 (19.3 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
254/1 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
105 (15.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
184/7 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Strikers
119 (17.3 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Tigers
209/4 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
202/4 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings
191/8 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
80 (14.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
170/9 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
146 (19.2 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Durbar Rajshahi
119/9 (20 overs) |
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Rangpur Riders
117/8 (20 overs) |
- Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Soumya Sarkar (Rangpur Riders) played his 100th BPL match.
Sylhet Strikers
117/9 (20 overs) |
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Durbar Rajshahi
121/5 (16.5 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Controversies
[edit]The overseas players of Durbar Rajshahi did not take the field against Rangpur Riders on 26 January 2025 due to non-payment of dues.[5][6] Judging the condition, BCB overturned the rule requiring a minimum of two foreign players in the playing XI and granted permission to Durbar Rajshahi to field a team comprising 11 local players for one match.[7][8] However, they won the match without any overseas players.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mohammad Nawaz and Andre Russell fire Rajshahi Royals to BPL title". ESPNCricinfo. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Rajshahi lift BPL trophy with victory over Khulna". 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Durbar Rajshahi BPL 2025 schedule". Cricbuzz.
- ^ "Taskin Ahmed grabs 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi, a new BPL record". ESPNcricninfo. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Rajshahi's overseas players sit out Sunday's game over non-payment of dues". ESPNCricinfo.
- ^ "Durbar Rajshahi field only local players against Rangpur RIders". Cricbuzz.
- ^ "Rajshahi play with 11 local players after foreign players boycott match". Daily Sun.
- ^ Sun, Daily. "Rajshahi allowed to play without foreign players under 'special consideration'". daily-sun. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Rajshahi's all-local XI secures thrilling two-run victory over Rangpur". The Business Standard. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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