Bangabandhu BPL begins on Friday

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BBS Cables are the title sponsors of this year’s BPL while Walton is declared as the powered by sponsor on Thursday.

A total of six teams are set to take part in BPL, and they are— Chattogram Challengers, Comilla Victorians, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Tigers, Minister Group Dhaka, and Sylhet Sunrisers.

In the first match of the season, Chattogram Challengers will take on Fortune Barishal, and in the second match of the opening day, Khulna Tigers will face Minister Group Dhaka.

When BPL is returning after a long gap enforced by the Coronavirus pandemic, the spectators won’t be allowed to enter the stadium as the new strain of Covid-19, Omicron, is on the rise in the country.

However, if the situation gets better in the coming weeks, the authorities might give it a rethink whether they will allow the spectators or not.

The last season of BPL took place in 2020, but due to the pandemic, there was no BPL in 2021. The board had made a few attempts to host a BPL in 2020 but without luck.

Comilla Victorians and Fortune Barishal made two of the strongest squads in this edition of the country’s marquee T20 event. Imrul Kayes will lead the Victorians while Shakib Al Hasan is set to lead Fortune Barishal.

Mohammad Salahuddin, one of the most successful coaches in BPL, is all set to guide the Victorians once again while Khaled Mahmud Sujon, who has also enjoyed enormous success in BPL, will coach Barishal.

Comilla has Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali and Sunil Narine, who are among the most successful T20 players around the globe. They also have local stars like Imrul, Mominul Haque, Mustafizur Rahman and Liton Das— all of them have some wonderful records at home both in domestic and international cricket.