2025–26 Rajshahi Warriors season
| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Hannan Sarkar | ||
| Captain | Nazmul Hossain Shanto | ||
| |||
The 2025–26 season is the 8th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, Rajshahi Warriors.They as Durbar Rajshahi were one of the seven teams participating in the last season and became 5th there. They became champion the only time in the 2019–20 season as Rajshahi Royals, beating Khulna Tigers in the final.[1][2] In November 2025, the team was acquired by Nabil Group of Industries and re-named.[3][4]
Coaching Panel
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Hannan Sarkar |
| Assistant coach | Rajin Saleh |
| Batting coach | |
| Bowling coach | Tareq Aziz |
| Team Manager | Hasanuzzaman Jhoru |
| Trainer | Mir Ifte Karul Islam |
| Physio | Mojadded Sani |
Squad
The Rajshahi Warriors squad for the 2025–26 season is:
| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Nazmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain |
| Tanzid Hasan | Bangladesh | Left-handed | N/a | |
| Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan | Right-handed | N/a | Overseas |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | N/a | Overseas |
| Yasir Ali | Bangladesh | Right-handed | N/a | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | Right-handed | N/a | |
| Akbar Ali | Bangladesh | Right-handed | N/a | |
| Shakhir Hossain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | N/a | |
| All rounders | ||||
| Jishan Alam | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | N/a |
| SM Meherob | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | N/a |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas |
| Dushan Hemantha | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas |
| Hussain Talat | Pakistan | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | Overseas |
| Jahandad Khan | Pakistan | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | Overseas |
| Wasi Siddiquee | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | N/a |
| James Neesham | New Zealand | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| Spin bowlers | ||||
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Nepal | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas |
| Hasan Murad | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | N/a |
| MD Rubel | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | N/a |
| Pace bowlers | ||||
| Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | Overseas |
| Tanzim Hasan Sakib | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | N/a |
| Ripon Mondol | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | N/a |
| Abdul Gaffar Saqlain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | N/a |
| Robiul Haque | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | N/a |
League stage
Points Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattogram Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Dhaka Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Noakhali Express | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajshahi Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Rangpur Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Sylhet Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
First match(es) will be played: 26 December 2025. Source: [ ESPNcricinfo] & Cricbuzz
Win-loss table
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1 | El | Q2 | F | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajshahi Warriors | Sylhet ? |
Dhaka ? |
Noakhali ? |
Rangpur ? |
Chattogram ? |
Dhaka ? |
Sylhet ? |
Rangpur ? |
Noakhali ? |
Chattogram ? |
N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
|---|
Matches
See Also
- 2025–26 Chattogram Royals season
- 2025–26 Dhaka Capitals season
- 2025–26 Rangpur Riders season
- 2025–26 Sylhet Titans season
- 2025–26 Noakhali Express season
Notes
References
- ^ "Mohammad Nawaz and Andre Russell fire Rajshahi Royals to BPL title". ESPNCricinfo. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Rajshahi lift BPL trophy with victory over Khulna". 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Only five teams to feature in BPL 2025-26". ESPNCricinfo. 6 November 2025.
- ^ "BCB finalizes 5 teams for BPL 2026 season". BdCrictime. 4 November 2025.
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