Bangladesh Premier League 2024: The highly controversial franchise teams-based T20 league of Bangladesh has been the talk of the town for a while after the news of Shoaib Malik's accused match-fixing angle came out. The accusation came amidst the already infamous past recent weeks of Shoaib Malik, who married Pakistani actress Sana Javed, inspite of being with Indian lawn tennis legend, Sania Mirza. The marriage is said to be his third, however, Shoaib Malik denied the accusations and claimed to be married only for the second time ever.
Leaving apart Shoaib Malik, the absurd turn on dead and low bounce pitches, and sometimes, the grass left on it by curators to provide a better batting condition has even fueled the speculations of the league to be below the par-quality as the spectators are witnessing really low scoring matches, with teams facing extreme difficulty in chasing those totals.
Amidst all the recent chaos, here are the statistics for Bangladesh Premier League 2024 so far:
Bangladesh Premier League 2024: Updated Points Table
1. Khulna Tigers: The Tigers maintain a perfect start to BPL 2024 as they sit at the summit of the table with 3 wins in 3 matches, and a net run rate of +1.010 and 6 points.
2. Chattogram Challengers: The Challengers sit second in the table with 6 points in 4 matches, as they have won 3 and lost 1 so far. They have a net run rate of +0.323.
3. Comilla Victorians: The Victorians sit third with 4 points in 3 matches, and have won 2 and lost 1 so far. They have a net run rate of +0.783.
4. Rangpur Riders: The Riders sit fourth with 4 points in 4 matches, and have won 2 and lost 2 so far. They have a net run rate of +0.734.
5. Fortune Barishal: The Barishal sit fifth with 2 points in 4 matches, and have won 1 and lost 3 so far. They have a net run rate of -0.248.
6. Dhaka Dominators: The Dominators sit sixth with 2 points in 3 matches, and have won 1 and lost 2 so far. They have a net run rate of -1.433
7. Sylhet Strikers: The Strikers are at the bottom of the table sitting winless in 3 matches (all 3 lost), and have a net run rate of -1.404.
Bangladesh Premier League 2024: Highest Run Scorers
1. Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortunate Barishal): 179 runs in 4 innings
2. Avishka Fernando (Chattogram Challengers): 150 runs in 4 innings
3. Imrul Kayes (Comilla Victorians): 148 runs in 3 innings
4. Najibullah Zadran (Chattogram Challengers): 135 runs in 4 innings
5. Tamim Iqbal (Fortunate Barishal): 127 runs in 4 innings
Bangladesh Premier League 2024: Highest Wicket Takers
1. Mahedi Hasan (Rangpur Riders): 7 wickets in 4 innings
2. Curtis Campher (Chattogram Challengers): 6 wickets in 3 innings
3. Shoriful Islam (Duranto Dhaka): 6 wickets in 3 innings
4. Mustafizur Rahman (Comilla Victorians): 5 wickets in 3 innings
5. Hasan Mahmud (Rangpur Riders): 5 wickets in 4 innings