Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019

The seventh edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to begin from December 11, 2019, and this one-month-long tournament will end on January 16, 2020. However, the opening ceremony of this cash-rich tournament will take place on December 8. The forthcoming season, which has been named ‘Bangabandhu BPL’, will be inaugurated by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The reason behind naming this competition after the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is to mark his 100^th birthday. On November 16, 2019, the logo of the Bangabandhu BPL, which is also known as BPL 7, was shown at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. 

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The Bangabandhu BPL T20 2019 organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will feature seven teams- Dhaka Platoon, Chattogram Challengers, Cumilla Warriors, Khulna Tigers, Rajshahi Royals, Rangpur Rangers and Sylhet Thunder. Comilla Victorians is the defending champion and the franchise will also try to defend the title for the third time.

The sad thing is that Bangladesh’s Test and T20I skipper, Shakib Al Hasan, will not be able to take part in this special BPL edition. Because he failed to report three bookie approaches, he has been banned from all types of cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years, with one year of that suspended. 

Bangladesh beats India first time in T20I

Bangladesh cricket team took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 international series after defeating the host nation India by 7 wickets in the first match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday (November 3). The “Men in Red and Green” got their first T20 victory against India in their ninth meeting, and this also marked the 1000^th men's T20 international match. The second T20I match will be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on November 7.

Bangladesh won the toss and invited India to bat first. The “Men in Blue” could collect 148 runs losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan played a 41-run innings with three Fours and a Six. Shafiul Islam and Aminul Islam claimed two wickets each while Afif Hossain got one wicket for Bangladesh.

However, the visitors chased down the target with 3 balls remaining at hand. Wicketkeeper-batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored an unbeaten 60 off 43 balls, played the most crucial role behind this triumph. Soumya Sarkar stuck 39 runs from 35 balls. In the last 10 balls of the match, Bangladesh required 20 runs to win. Hitting four consecutive fours off left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed, Mushfiqur Rahim made the task easier and captain Mahmudullah hit a six in the final over to secure the victory. They finished the match scoring 154-3 in 19.3 overs. Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed and Yuzvendra Chahal took one wicket each for India.

Mushfiqur Rahim was declared “Player of the Match” for his brilliant performance.

Shivam Dube of India and Mohammad Naim of Bangladesh made debut with this match for their respective teams. 

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50283590