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The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as Destiny-Boishakhi BPL 2012 (for sponsorship reasons), was the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The competition featured six franchises and used a tournament format with a double round robin group stage followed by two semi-finals and a final. The season began on 9 February with the final played on 29 February.[1] The competition was won by Dhaka Gladiators.
Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The six franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.[1][2]
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Opening ceremony
The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman launched the tournament during an opening ceremony held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on 9 February 2012.[3] The ceremony featured dancers, actors and singers and ended with fireworks and a laser lighting display.[3]
Venues
A total of 33 matches, including the semi-finals and final, were held at two venues in Chittagong and Dhaka. The Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong hosted eight matches, with the majority of matches, including all playoff matches and the final, being held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[4]
Sponsors
Bangladeshi group Destiny and the Boishakhi TV channel were the title sponsors of the tournament, paying Tk. 7.50 crore to earn that right.[5] Other sponsors included the Bangladesh Tourism Board, United Airways and Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Channel 9 was the main broadcaster for the tournament.[citation needed] The management partner was Game On, an Indian sports company, which organised the logistics of the tournament.[6]
Controversies
Match fixing
Before the tournament started, Mashrafe Mortaza, one of Bangladesh's leading fast bowlers and the captain of Dhaka Gladiators, reported a spot-fixing approach by a fellow cricketer. The BPL was informed of the approach.[7]
Overdue payments
Players were supposed to be paid in instalments during the tournament, with 25% of each player's wages due before the start of the tournament, 50% during the tournament, and the remainder at the end. A series of financial irregularities meant that many overseas players only received the first 25% well after the tournament ended. Most eventually received their payments, although players from Pakistan were still awaiting theirs in April 2012.[8]
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Player auction
Players were assigned to franchises at a player auction, held in Dhaka on 19 January 2012. Each franchise was allowed to sign 18 players, including up to eight non-Bangladeshi players. A maximum of five overseas players could have been played in each matches.[citation needed]
Format
Each franchise played ten matches in the group stage of the competition, playing twice against every other team. The top four teams qualified for the semi-final stage.[citation needed]
The tournament rules stated that if a match ended with the scores tied that a super over would be used to decide the match. If more than one team ended the group stage of the competition on the same number of points the regulations said that the teams would be ranked using the criteria:
- Higher number of wins
- If still equal, net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
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Group stage
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During the group stage of the tournament Duronto Rajshahi won seven of their ten matches and finished top of the league table with Khulna Royal Bengals, who won six matches, finishing second. Three teams, Barisal Burners, Chittagong Kings and Dhaka Gladiators, all finished with five wins and ten points. The tournament regulations stated that if teams finished level on points and had each won the same number of matches, that net run rate would be used to decide the rankings for teams. After some confusion, Dhaka Gladiators were placed third in the group stage followed by Barisal Burners, with Chittagoing Kings eliminated from the competition.
Note: The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals.
Group stage fixtures
Sylhet Royals 165/4 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners 167/0 (13.1 overs) |
Chris Gayle 101* (44) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 206/4 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 153 (19.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 175/5 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 156/7 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners 180/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Duronto Rajshahi 158/9 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 171/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 174/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Royals 124 (19.5 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 126/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners 125 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Royal Bengals 131/3 (17.2 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 153/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 156/4 (19 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi 171/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Royals 155/4 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Gladiators 208/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Barisal Burners 187/5 (20 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Royals 152/4 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Kings 154/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 145/7 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 146/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners 125/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Kings 126/2 (12.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Duronto Rajshahi 144/9 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 130/7 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Royal Bengals 171/6 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals 169/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Duronto Rajshahi 126/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Kings 117/9 (20 overs) |
- Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Dhaka Gladiators 140/8 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Royal Bengals 141/3 (16.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Royals 120/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners 121/1 (13.2 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Barisal Burners 192/3 (20 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 193/1 (17.1 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 137/6 (20 overs) |
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Chittagong Kings 93 (18.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Royals 128/7 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 132/2 (12.5 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Royal Bengals 161/7 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners 162/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings 120/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 107/9 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi 124/9 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals 125/1 (16.3 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Attendance: 21,240
Barisal Burners 156/6 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 160/5 (18.2 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Sylhet Royals 165/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 130/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Royal Bengals 106 (19.5 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 110/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings 150/9 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners 151/5 (15 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and chose to field.
Dhaka Gladiators 116 (18.2 overs) |
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Duronto Rajshahi 120/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals 186/2 (20 overs) |
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Sylhet Royals 117 (16 overs) |
- Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
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Knockout stage
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The organisers of the tournament caused some controversy after the broadcasters awarded the final semifinal spot on air to the Barisal Burners based on their superior net run rate over the Chittagong Kings, both of which were tied on the same number of points with only one of the two to progress to the next round. The following day (27 February 2011) officials from the Bangladesh Premier League confirmed that Chittagong Kings would progress to the next round, in place of the Burners, due to a better head-to-head record. Later that day the officials retracted their initial decision and replaced the Kings with the Burners as the 4th placed team based on their superior net run rate.[10]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Duronto Rajshahi | 184/6 | |||||||
| 4 | Barisal Burners | 189/2 | |||||||
| 4 | Barisal Burners | 140/7 | |||||||
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators | 144/2 | |||||||
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators | 191/4 | |||||||
| 2 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 182/7 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Duronto Rajshahi 184/6 (20 overs) |
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Barisal Burners 189/2 (16 overs) |
- Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Gladiators 191/4 (20 overs) |
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Khulna Royal Bengals 182/7 (20 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Barisal Burners 140/7 (20 overs) |
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Dhaka Gladiators 144/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
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