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MNA Sports Desk: The fourth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, BPL 2016-17 is scheduled to start from 4th November 2016 and will end on 9th December 2016. BPL T20 is Bangladesh domestic cricket tournament which is similar to IPL.
The BPL has two new franchises, Khulna Titans and Rajshahi Kings for this season. Sylhet Super Stars has been excluded from the competition due to disciplinary reasons.
Barisal Bulls, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Dhaka Dynamites and Rangpur Riders are the other five teams in the BPL.
| Match no. | Date | Time | Matches |
| 1 | 4 November | 2:30 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Rajshahi Kings |
| 2 | 4 November | 7:15 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Khulna Titans |
| 3 | 5 November | 2 pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Chittagong Vikings |
| 4 | 5 November | 7 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 5 | 6 November | 2 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Rajshahi Kings |
| 6 | 6 November | 7pm local time | Barisal Bulls vs Khulna Titans |
| 7 | 8 November | 2 pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 8 | 8 November | 7pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings |
| 9 | 9 November | 2 pm local time | Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings |
| 10 | 9 November | 7:15 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Chittagong Vikings |
| 11 | 11 November | 2:30 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Barisal Bulls |
| 12 | 11 November | 7:15pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Rajshahi Kings |
| 13 | 12 November | 2 pm local time | Chittagong Vikings v Khulna Titans |
| 14 | 12 November | 7 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 15 | 13 November | 2 pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Rajshahi Kings |
| 16 | 13 November | 7pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Khulna Titans |
| 17 | 17 November | 2 pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Chittagong Vikings |
| 18 | 17 November | 7pm local time | Rangpur Riders Vs Barisal Bulls |
| 19 | 18 November | 2:30 pm local time | Chittagong Vikings vs Rajshahi Kings |
| 20 | 18 November | 7:15 PM local time | Comilla Victorians vs Rangpur Riders |
| 21 | 19 November | 2 pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Khulna Titans |
| 22 | 19 November | 7pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Rajshahi Kings |
| 23 | 21 November | 2 pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Rajshahi Kings |
| 24 | 21 November | 7pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Chittagong Vikings |
| 25 | 22 November | 2 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Khulna Titans |
| 26 | 22 November | 7pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Chittagong Vikings |
| 27 | 25 November | 2:30 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Rajshahi Kings |
| 28 | 25 November | 7:15 pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Khulna Titans |
| 29 | 26 November | 2 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 30 | 26 November | 7pm local time | Khulna Titans v Rajshahi Kings |
| 31 | 27 November | 2 pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 32 | 27 November | 7pm local time | CRangpur Riders v Chittagong Vikings |
| 33 | 29 November | 2 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Barisal Bulls |
| 34 | 29 November | 7pm local time | Chittagong Vikings v Khulna Titans |
| 35 | 30 November | 2 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Dhaka Dynamites |
| 36 | 30 November | 7pm local time | Barisal Bulls v Rajshahi Kings |
| 37 | 2 December | 2:30 pm local time | Rangpur Riders v Barisal Bulls |
| 38 | 2 December | 7:15 pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Chittagong Vikings |
| 39 | 3 December | 2 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Khulna Titans |
| 40 | 3 December | 7 pm local time | Chittagong Vikings v Rajshahi Kings |
| 41 | 4 December | 2 pm local time | Comilla Victorians v Rangpur Riders |
| 42 | 4 December | 7pm local time | Dhaka Dynamites v Khulna Titans |
| 43 | 6 December | 2 pm local time | Eliminator (3rd vs 4th) |
| 44 | 6 December | 7pm local time | 1st Qualifier |
| 45 | 7 December | 7pm local time | 2nd Qualifier |
| 46 | 9 December | 7pm local time | Final |
Venues:
The T20 cricket tournament is expected to be held in four venues of Bangladesh including Dhaka, Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, and Khulna.
BPL T20 2016 Teams Squad
This season there will be a total seven teams who will Bangladeshi entertain cricket fans. Below is the complete BPL 2016 teams squad.
Comilla Victorians: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Icon), Liton Kumar das, Imrul Kayes, Sohel Tanvir, Ashar Zaidi, Emad Wasim, Nuan Kulasekara, Khalid Latif, Tesara Perera, Shahzib Hasan, Najmul Islam Shanto, Mohammad Al-Amin, Md Saifuddin, Nahidul Islam, Jeson Holder, Nazmul Hasan Shanto, Shahzaib Hasan, Nabil Samad, Mohammad Sharif, Jasim Uddin, Rasel Al Mamun, Shoikat Ali, Jeson Holder.
Khulna Titans: Mahmudullah Riyad (Icon), Shafiul Islam, Mosharrof Rubel, Nicholas Pooran (WI U-19), Kevon Cooper (WI), Riki Wessels (ENG), Mohammad Asgar (PAK A team), Lendl Simmons (WI),Benny Howell (ENG), Ben Laughlin (AUS), Ariful Haque (Local), Shuvagoto Hom, Md Abdul Majid (BCB XI), Saidur Rahman (Local), Alok Kapali, Andre Fletcher (WI), Junaid Khan (PAK), Md Hasanuzzaman (Local), Ariful Haque (Local), Nur Hossain Saddam (LOcal), Naeem Islam jr, Abdul Halim (Local).
Rangpur Raiders: Soumya Sarkar (Icon), Arafat Sunny, Mohammad Mithun, Sharjeel Khan (PAK),Shahid Afridi (PAK), Mohammad Shahzad (AFG), Babar Azam (PAK), Dasun Shanaka (SRI), Richard Gleeson (ENG), Gidron Pope (WI), Nasir Jamshed (PAK), Rubel Hossain, Sachithra Senanayake (SRI), Sohag Gazi, Naeem Islam, Ziaur Rahman, Pinak Ghosh (BAN U-19), Mehrab Hossain Jossy (Local), Mukhtar Ali, Shahbaz Chouhan (Local), Gihan Rupasinghe (SRI).
Rajshahi Kings: Sabbir Rahman (Icon), Mehedi Hasan Miraj (U-19 Captain), Nurul Hasan Sohan, Darren Summy (WI), Milinda Siriwardana (SRI), Mohammad Sami (PAK), Upul Tharanga (SRI), Farhad Reza, Ibadat Hossain, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hasan opu (Local), Samit Patel (ENG), Raqibul Hasan, Abul Hasan, Salman Hossain (Local), Roni Talukdar.
Chittagong Vikings: Tamim Iqbal (Icon), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Taskin Ahmed, Chris Gayle (WI),Shoaib Malik (PAK), Dwayne Smith (WI), Chaturanga de Silva (SRI), Grant Elliot (NZ), Mohammad Nabi (AFG), Imran Khan Jr (PAK), Subashis Roy (A team), Yasir Ali Chowdhury (BAN U-19), Abdur Razzak, Jahirul Islam, Jeavan Mendis (SRI), Nazmul Hossain Milon (Local), Tymal Mills, Md Shohidul Islam (Local), Zakir Hasan (BAN U-19), Jubair Hossain (A team).
Barishal Bulls: Mushfiqur Rahim (Icon), Taijul Islam, Al-Amin Hossain, Dilshan Munabera (SRI), Carlos Brathwaite (WI), Mohammad Nawaz (PAK A team), Monir Hossain Khan (Local), Shamsur Rahmam, Kamrul Islam Rabbi (A team), Abu Haider Rony, Nadeef Chowdhury, Josh Cobb, Carlon Brathwaite, Mehedi Hasan, Shahriar Nafees.
Dhaka Dynamites: Shakib Al Hasan (Icon), Nasir Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Kumar Sangakkara,Mahela Jawabardane, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Rovi Bopara, Evin Lewis, Seekkuge Prasanna (SRI), Sanjamul Islam (BCB XI), Wayne Parnell (RSA), Alauddin Babu (BAN A team), Mehedi Maruf (BAN U-19), Suhrawadi Shuvo, Mohammad Sharif, Tanveer Haider Khan (BCB XI), Imran Shukkur (Local), Usama Mir (PAK).
Player’s fees:
In the last season of Bangladesh Premier League, players were divided into four grades. The players belong to A grade got $70,000 USD while B grade players got $50,000. The players who are in C and D grade got $40,000 and $30,000 respectively. The fees of international players depend upon the team owners.
