2012 Bangladesh Premier League

The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League estabileshed by Bangladesh Cricket Board. The season commenced on 9 February with the final played on 29 February. The competition featured six teams and a tournament format with a double round robin group stage, two semi-finals and a final. The inaugural BPL was won by Dhaka Gladiators.

The highest wicket taker of the tournament will win the purple cap while the highest run scorer will win the orange cap. Other awards include the best under-19 player award and the Fair Play award given to the team who plays most fairly throughout the tournament.

Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet and Khulna divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.

Launch

The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman announced the launch of the tournament during the opening ceremony at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on 9 February 2012.

2013 Bangladesh Premier League

The 2013 Bangladesh Premier League season, abbreviated as BPL 2 or 2013 BPL, was the second season of the Bangladesh Premier League, established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in 2012. The tournament began on 18 January 2013 and ended on 19 February. The competition featured seven teams, with the addition of the Rangpur Riders.Dhaka Gladiators became champions again by beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final.

This season did not include any Pakistan players as the Pakistan Cricket Board refused to release the 27 players sold at the auction in retaliation to Bangladesh cancelling their international tour of Pakistan over safety issues.

Venues

Most of the matches were held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. For the first time, matches were played in Khulna at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. MA Aziz Stadium hosted the matches in Chittagong, instead of Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, which hosted the tournament in the first season.

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