Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and playoffs
HostBangladesh
ChampionsDhaka Gladiators (2nd title)
Runners-upChittagong Kings
Participants7
Matches46
Player of the seriesShakib Al Hasan (Dhaka Gladiators)
Most runsMushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Royals) (440)
Most wicketsAlfonso Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators) (20)
Official websiteBPL
The Bangladesh Premier League 2013 season, also known as BPL Season 2 or Prime Bank BPL 2013 (for sponsorship reasons), 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 to the six franchise teams that played the first edition of the tournament. Dhaka Gladiators became champions again by beating Chittagong Kings by 43 runs in the final.
2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League is located in Bangladesh
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.
Chittagong
Dhaka
Khulna
MA Aziz Stadium
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Capacity: 26,000
Capacity: 15,000
Matches: 10
Matches: 28
Matches: 8
DhakaKhulnaChittagong
Player auction
The player auction was held on 20 December 2012. Changes were made this season to the players' salaries structure, including the introduction of restrictions on payment to players. This glorious Auction were host by the popular & sensational film Actress Alisha Pradhan along with other honourable BPL members. Players were divided into the following categories:
Category
Base price (USD)
Bidding price restriction (USD)
Golden
50,000
75,000
Golden (foreign)
75,000
150,000
A (local)
30,000
50,000
B (local)
20,000
30,000
C (local)
10,000
20,000
A (foreign)
50,000
75,000
B (foreign)
30,000
50,000
C (foreign)
15,000
30,000
Teams and standings
The top four teams qualified for the playoffs , advanced to the Qualifier 1 , advanced to the Eliminator , Duronto Rajshahi qualified in fourth place, due to their head-to-head record against Rangpur Riders and Barisal Burners.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
NR
Pts
NRR
1
Dhaka Gladiators
12
9
3
0
18
0.928
2
Sylhet Royals
12
9
3
0
18
0.081
3
Chittagong Kings
12
6
6
0
12
1.170
4
Duronto Rajshahi
12
5
7
0
10
−0.557
5
Rangpur Riders
12
5
7
0
10
−0.506
6
Barisal Burners
12
5
7
0
10
−0.040
7
Khulna Royal Bengals
12
3
9
0
6
−1.056
Group stage
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field , Jubair Ahmed from Barisal Burners and Bishawnath Halder from Sylhet Royals made Twenty20 debut.
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat
Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field
Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field
Dhaka won by 62 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Owais Shah (Dhaka)
18 January 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Sylhet Royals175/7 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Burners142/9 (20 overs)
Paul Stirling 50 (29) Alok Kapali 2/20 (3 overs)
Kabir Ali 50 (21) Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/23 (4 overs)
Sylhet won by 33 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Sylhet)
19 January 14:00 Scorecard
Duronto Rajshahi99/9 (20 overs)
v
Chittagong Kings97 (19.2 overs)
Mukhtar Ali 22* (31) Mahmudullah 2/17 (3 overs)
Mahmudullah 40 (42) Abul Hasan 3/20 (4 overs)
Rajshahi won by 2 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Sean Ervine (Rajshahi)
19 January 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Dhaka Gladiators202/5 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders167/4 (20 overs)
Mohammad Ashraful 73 (47) Nasir Hossain 1/25 (4 overs)
Nasir Hossain 80 (49) Shakib Al Hasan 2/17 (4 overs)
Dhaka won by 35 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match: Mohammad Ashraful (Dhaka)
20 January 14:00 Scorecard
Khulna Royal Bengals142/8 (20 overs)
v
Barisal Burners146/2 (18.2 overs)
Riki Wessels 48 (44) Shafiul Islam 1/13 (2 overs)
Brad Hodge 53 (40) Dolar Mahmud 1/22 (2 overs)
Barisal won by 8 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Barisal)
20 January 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Duronto Rajshahi147/8 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Royals150/6 (19.1 overs)
Jahurul Islam 50 (38) Elton Chigumbura 3/21 (4 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 43* (21) Naeem Islam Jr. 2/17 (4 overs)
Sylhet won by 4 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match: Elton Chigumbura (Sylhet)
22 January 14:00 Scorecard
Chittagong Kings132/5 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders135/4 (19.3 overs)
Brendan Taylor 65* (51) Kevin O'Brien 1/18 (3 overs)
Shamsur Rahman 52 (45) Jacob Oram 2/21 (3.3 overs)
Rangpur won by 6 wickets Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Nasir Hossain (Rangpur)
22 January 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
Playoff stage
Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field , As a result of this match, Dhaka Gladiators qualified for the final and Sylhet Royals qualified for the semi-final.
Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field , As a result of this match, Kings qualified for the semi-final and Duronto Rajshahi were eliminated.
Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field , As a result of this match, Chittagong Kings qualified for the final and Sylhet Royals were eliminated.
Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field. , Dhaka Gladiators won the 2013 BPL as a result of this match.
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.
Most wickets
The top five highest wicket-takers in the season are included in this table.
