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The Bangladesh Premier League 2015, also known as BPL Season 3 or BRB Cables BPL 2015 (for sponsorship reasons), was the third season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a twenty20 cricket league established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2012. The tournament featured six teams during the third season. The season began on Friday, 20 November 2015, with a lavish opening ceremony held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, and the annual kickoff game was held between Chittagong Vikings and Rangpur Riders, which resulted with the Rangpur winning by two wickets in last ball finish.[1]
2015 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 22 November 2015 – 15 December 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Comilla Victorians (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barisal Bulls |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Ashar Zaidi (Comilla Victorians) |
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (Dhaka Dynamites) (349) |
| Most wickets | Kevon Cooper (Barisal Bulls) (22) |
| Official website | BPL |
The championship game was held on 15 December 2015, in which Comilla Victorians won the championship by defeating Barisal Bulls by three wickets.[2] Alok Kapali from Comilla Victorians was awarded player of the match in the final for his match winning 39 from 28 balls. Ashar Zaidi was awarded the player of the tournament for his all rounding performance of 215 runs and 17 wickets throughout the tournament. Ashar Zaidi of Comilla Victorians was named Most valuable player (MVP), while Abu Hider was the find of the tournament.
The draft was held on 22 October 2015 in Dhaka. Six franchises participated in the draft method. Players from Category A-D were picked in the draft by six teams. The icon players and platinum category players were excluded from the draft process. Chris Gayle was picked up by Barisal Bulls for 1.65 crores (US$210,000). Total 319 players took part in the draft process, and 82 players were drafted. The six icon players were selected through lottery process.[3]
The third season of the tournament was officially launched at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on 20 November 2015. During the opening ceremony, All six teams, along with their owners and captains were introduced. The opening ceremony featured live performances from Chirkutt Band, Ayub Bachchu, Momtaz Begum, KK, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Hrithik Roshan. The total cost of the opening ceremony was reported to be 3.5 crores.[4][5]
A total of 34 matches including the championship game was held in two venues. The first and third leg of the tournament was played at Dhaka while the second leg was held at the port city Chittagong. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted 26 matches while Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium hosted the eight group stage matches.
 Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| Chittagong | Dhaka |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comilla Victorians (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.788 |
| 2 | Barisal Bulls (R) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.063 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders (3) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.693 |
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites (4) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | −0.010 |
| 5 | Sylhet Super Stars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.710 |
| 6 | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −0.828 |
 | This section possibly contains original research. (February 2023) |
| Win | Loss | No result |
Chittagong Vikings 187/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 188/8 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites 112/4 (19.2) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 110/8 (20) |
Sylhet Super Stars 179/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Vikings 180/5 (20 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 69(46) Subashish Roy 1/22 (4 overs) |
Barisal Bulls 155/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 142/10 (20 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings 176/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 177/3 (20 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls 108/10 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 107/9 (20 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders 176/6(20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 107/10 (19.4 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls 89/10 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 90/2 (18 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders 109/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 103/10 (19.2 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings 92/10 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 96/4 (17.1 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders 82/10 (20 Overs) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 84/1 (11.5 overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites 166/6 (20 Overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 132/10 (19.5 Overs) |
Barisal Bulls 211 /3 (20 Overs) |
v |
Chittagong Vikings 137/10 (20 Overs) |
Comilla Victorians 164/5 (20 Overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 168/5 (19.4 Overs) |
Chittagong Vikings 111/8 (20 Overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 113/1 (17 Overs) |
Dhaka Dynamites 158/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 159/1 (18.4 overs) |
Comilla Victorians 141/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 131/6 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars 139/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Vikings 140/0 (16.1 overs) |
Rangpur Riders 104/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 75/4 (12.3/13 overs, target 75) |
Chittagong Vikings 136/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Comilla Victorians 142/5 (19.4 overs) |
Barisal Bulls 58/10 (16 Overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 62/1 (11.2 Overs) |
Rangpur Riders 135/7 (20 Overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 136/4 (18.2 Overs) |
Comilla Victorians 105/6 (20 Overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 106/3 (17.3 Overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars 59/10 (11.5 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 60/2 (9.5 overs) |
Chittagong Vikings 121/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 76/10 (16.4 overs) |
Comilla Victorians 132/10 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 153/6 (20 overs) |
Sylhet Super Stars 162/4 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 157/5 (20 overs) |
Chittagong Vikings 137/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 141/2 (20 overs) |
Comilla Victorians 150/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Super Stars 79/10 (13.5 overs) |
Barisal Bulls 136/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 137/8 (19.4 overs) |
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 15 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Comilla Victorians | 163/7 | 1 | Comilla Victorians | 157/7 | ||||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 91/10 | 13 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 156/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Rangpur Riders | 160/9 | |||||||||||
| 12 December — SBNCS, Dhaka | 3 | Barisal Bulls | 163/5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Barisal Bulls | 135/5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dhaka Dynamites | 117/8 | |||||||||||
Comilla Victorians 163/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Rangpur Riders 91/10 (17 overs) |
Barisal Bulls 135/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Dynamites 117/8 (20 overs) |
Rangpur Riders 160/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 163/5 (19.3 overs) |
Comilla Victorians 157/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Bulls 156/4 (20 overs) |
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Sangakkara | Dhaka Dynamites | 10 | 10 | 349 | 75 | ||||||
| Imrul Kayes | Comilla Victorians | 10 | 10 | 312 | 67 | ||||||
| Tamim Iqbal | Chittagong Vikings | 9 | 9 | 298 | 69 | ||||||
| Mahmudullah Riyad | Barisal Bulls | 13 | 12 | 279 | 51 | ||||||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | Chittagong Vikings | 10 | 10 | 260 | 67 | ||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 26 December 2015 | |||||||||||
| ! Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevon Cooper | Barisal Bulls | 9 | 9 | 22 | 5/15 | |||||
| Abu Hider | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4/19 | |||||
| Thisara Perera | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 12 | 18 | 5/26 | |||||
| Shakib Al Hasan | Rangpur Riders | 11 | 11 | 18 | 4/16 | |||||
| Ashar Zaidi | Comilla Victorians | 11 | 11 | 17 | 4/11 | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||
The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barisal Bulls | 211/3 (20 overs) | Chittagong Vikings | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 187/7 (20 overs) | Rangpur Riders | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
| Chittagong Vikings | 180/5 (20 overs) | Sylhet Super Stars | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium |
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