Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday unveiled the official schedule of the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), rebranded as Bangabandhu BPL.
The first match of this year BPL is set to take place on January 21 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, when Chattogram Challengers will take on Fortune Barsihal at 1:30 p.m.
A total of 34 matches will be played in this year’s BPL across three venues in Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet, and a total of six teams will compete in this T20 event.
All the teams have finalized their squads in the players draft in Dhaka on December 27. All the teams will start preparation on January 15.
The official schedule of BPL:
Dhaka phase:
21 January
Chattogram Challengers vs Fortune Barishal
Khulna Tigers vs Minister Group Dhaka
22 January
Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sunrisers
Chattogram Challengers vs Minister Group Dhaka
24 January
Fortune Barishal vs Minister Group Dhaka
Chattogram Challengers vs Khulna Tigers
25 January
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Minister Group Dhaka
Comilla Victorians vs Fortune Barishal
Chattogram phase:
28 January
Chattogram Challengers vs Khulna Tigers
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Minister Group Dhaka
29 January
Khulna Tigers vs Fortune Barishal
Chattogram Challengers vs Sylhet Sunrisers
31 January
Chattogram Challengers vs Comilla Victorians
Khulna Tigers vs Fortune Barishal
01 February
Comilla Victorians vs Minister Group Dhaka
Chattogram Challengers vs Fortune Barishal
Dhaka phase:
3 February
Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Sunrisers
Chattogram Challengers vs Comilla Victorians
4 February
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Fortune Barishal
Comilla Victorians vs Minister Group Dhaka
Sylhet phase:
7 February
Comilla Victorians vs Fortune Barishal
Khulna Tigers vs Sylhet Sunrisers
8 February
Chattogram Challengers vs Minister Group Dhaka
Sylhet Sunrisers vs Fortune Barishal
9 February
Khulna Tigers vs Minister Group Dhaka
Comilla Victorians vs Sylhet Sunrisers
Dhaka phase:
11 February
Khulna Tigers vs Comilla Victorians
Fortune Barishal vs Minister Group Dhaka
12 February
Chattogram Challengers vs Sylhet Sunrisers
Khulna Tigers vs Comilla Victorians
Play-offs
14 February
Eliminator: third place vs fourth place
First Qualifier: first place vs second place
16 February
Second Qualifier: loser of First Qualifier vs winner of Eliminator
18 February
Final: winners of qualifiers.
Source: United News of Bangladesh