2025–26 Bangladesh Premier League
| Dates | 26 December 2025 – 23 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host | Bangladesh |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Official website | bplt20 |
2025–26 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL 2026) will be 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh that was organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The season will commence on 26 December 2025, and the final will be held on 23 January 2026.[1][2][3][4]
Background
The 2026 BPL season will clash with BBL 15, SA20 2026, 21th Super Smash and ILT20 2025-26.
In the last season, there was some controversy regarding payment issues with Durbar Rajshahi and Chittagong Kings.[5][6] In this season, BCB decided to cut those teams that failed to present the necessary documents.[7]
The 2026 Bangladeshi general election is also a reason for organizing the BPL with fewer teams to complete the competition before the election.[8]
The ownership rights of the Chattogram franchise were acquired by Triangle Sports, which later renamed the team to Chattogram Royals.[9] The Rajshahi franchise also experienced a change in ownership, it is now owned by Nabil Group of Industries, and the name has been changed to Rajshahi Warriors.[9] The Sylhet franchise also has new ownership under Cricket With Sami, and it has been renamed Sylhet Titans.[9] Noakhali has been introduced as a new franchise, acquired by Desh Travels.[10][11] The Khulna and Barishal franchises will not participate this season.[12]
- Auction
The auction took place on 30 November 2025.[13] Pakistan based company, TPT - Trans Production & Technologies won the official broadcasting rights for the 2025-26 BPL - Bangladesh Premier League replacing Real Impact.[14]
- Pre-season Practice Match
A practice match will be played between the Rajshahi Warriors and the Rangpur Riders as North-Bengal derby before the league stage.[15]
Teams
Five franchises were confirmed initially, and on 24 November, Express joined them.[16] These six teams will participate in this edition of the BPL.[17][18][19]
The franchise names were finalized and announced on 6 November 2025,[20] with the participating teams being Dhaka Capitals, Rangpur Riders, Sylhet Titans, Rajshahi Warriors, Chattogram Royals, and Noakhali Express.
| Team | Location | Owner | Head Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattogram Royals | Chattogram | Triangle Sports | Justin Kemp | |
| Dhaka Capitals | Dhaka | Champion Sports | Toby Radford | Mohammad Mithun |
| Noakhali Express | Noakhali | Desh Travels | Khaled Mahmud | |
| Rajshahi Warriors | Rajshahi | Nabil Group of Industries | Hannan Sarkar | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
| Rangpur Riders | Rangpur | Toggi Sports | Mickey Arthur | Nurul Hasan Sohan |
| Sylhet Titans | Sylhet | Cricket With Sami | Sohel Islam | Mehidy Hasan Miraz |
Squads
The auction took place on 30 November 2025.[21]
The full squads are as follows:[22]
Venues
| Chattogram | Dhaka | Sylhet |
|---|---|---|
| BSFL Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,416 | Capacity: 18,500 |
| Matches: 12 | Matches: 10 | Matches: 12 |
Standings
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 | — |
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Chattogram Royals | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Dhaka Capitals | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Noakhali Express | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Rajshahi Warriors | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Rangpur Riders | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Sylhet Titans | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
The BCB officially published the schedule on 2 December 2025.[23]
Sylhet Phase
Chattogram Phase
Dhaka Phase
Play-offs
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 January 2026 — Dhaka | 23 January 2026 — Dhaka | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 21 January 2026 — Dhaka | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 19 January 2026 — Dhaka | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
See also
- 2025-26 Chattogram Royals season
- 2025-26 Dhaka Capitals season
- 2025-26 Noakhali Express season
- 2025-26 Rajshahi Warriors season
- 2025-26 Rangpur Riders season
- 2025-26 Sylhet Titans season
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