The squads of the six teams for the 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) were finalized through an auction. On Sunday, at a five-star hotel in the capital, opener Mohammad Naim Sheikh stood out, outshining everyone with his price as Chattogram Royals secured him for Tk 1.10 crore. Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka drew the highest bid among overseas Category A players, joining Dhaka for USD 55,000.
Chattogram Royals made the biggest splash at Sunday’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players’ auction, securing opener Mohammad Naim Sheikh for Tk 1 crore 10 lakh, the highest price of the day.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has included Shamim Hossain in the squad for the third and final T20 International of the series. The decisive match will be played on Tuesday in Chattogram.
In a surprise announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, Andre Russell confirmed his retirement from the league.
Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Shah Afridi starred with the ball as Pakistan won the T20I tri-series with a thumping six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Premier League is returning to the auction format after several seasons of using the draft system, following repeated requests from the franchises. For the 2026 season, a total of 147 local and 260 overseas cricketers have registered, with the BPL Governing Council finalising the auction rules, base prices, and category structure before sending them to teams and the media.
Ahead of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction on 30 November, a total of 50 Sri Lankan cricketers have entered their names, including star fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana, despite already securing a contract in the upcoming ILT20.
South Africa great Faf du Plessis has announced that he will not be taking part in the IPL 2026 season.
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council has issued an official clarification regarding the omission of several local cricketers from the player list for Sunday’s auction ahead of the 12th BPL T20 season.
Bangladesh held their nerve in a tense chase to defeat Ireland by four wickets in the second T20I in Chattogram, levelling the three-match series 1–1 on Saturday night.
England captain Ben Stokes said Saturday that lessons had been learned from their crushing first Test loss to Australia but that the team had moved on, as he defended a decision for players to skip a pink-ball tour game.
Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mosaddek Hossain, Shofiul Islam, Alauddin Babu, Sunzamul Islam, Mizanur Rahman and Nihaduzzaman have been left out of the final Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction draft after being flagged in an ongoing corruption probe linked to the tournament.