# 2024 Comilla Victorians season

The 2024 season is the 8th and the last season so far for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Comilla Victorians. They were one of the seven teams participated in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League. They were the defending champions, having won their 4th BPL title after defeating Sylhet Strikers in the 2023 Bangladesh Premier League final.
Ahead of this season, Litton Das was made the captain after Imrul Kayes denied continuing as captain of the team. They lost against the later 7th ranked team Durdanto Dhaka in the first match. Though they reached final three times in a row, they couldn't defend it as Fortune Barishal defeated them by 6 wickets. They finished the league stage at the 2nd place with 8 wins and 4 losses, obtaining 16 points.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality Bangladesh | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Batters ||||
| Towhid Hridoy | Bangladesh | Right Handed | Right arm off-spin |
| Imrul Kayes | Bangladesh | Left Handed | Left Arm Orthodox |
| Johnson Charles | West Indies | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | Left Handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Md Anamul Haque | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin |
| Wicket-Keepers ||||
| Liton Das (wk) (c) | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-spin |
| Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
| Jaker Ali (wk) | Bangladesh | Right-handed | |
| Mahidul Islam Ankon (wk) | Bangladesh | Right-handed | |
| All-rounders ||||
| Moeen Ali | England | Left Handed | Right arm off break |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | Left Handed | Right Arm Off Spin |
| Andre Russell | West Indies | Right Handed | Right Arm Fast-Medium |
| Roston Chase | West Indies | Right Handed | Right-arm off break |
| Matthew Forde | West Indies | Right Handed | Right arm medium |
| Bowlers ||||
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | Left Handed | Left Arm Fast-Medium |
| Mrittunjoy Chowdhury | Bangladesh | Left Handed | Left Arm Fast-Medium |
| Tanvir Islam | Bangladesh | Left Handed | Left Arm Orthodox |
| Musfik Hasan | Bangladesh | Right Handed | Right Arm Fast-Medium |
| Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | Right Handed | Right Arm Legbreak |
| Aliss Islam | Bangladesh | Right Handed | Right-Arm Offbreak |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Sponsors

* Main shirt sponsor: Orion Electronics
* Back shirt sponsor: Abul Khair Steel & Walton
* Chest branding: Premier Bank

## League stage
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Rangpur Riders | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.438 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Comilla Victorians | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.149 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Fortune Barishal (C) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.414 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Chattogram Challengers | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.410 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 5 | Khulna Tigers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.447 | |
| 6 | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.748 | |
| 7 | Durdanto Dhaka | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.420 | |

### Fixtures and results

* Match 1 19 January 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 143/6 (20 overs) | v | Durdanto Dhaka 147/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 66 (56) Shoriful Islam 3/27 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Naim 52 (40) Tanvir Islam 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Durdanto Dhaka won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Shoriful Islam (Durdanto Dhaka)
* Durdanto Dhaka won the toss and elected to field.
* Musfik Hasan (Comilla Victorians) made his T20 debut.
* Match 8 23 January 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Fortune Barishal 161/9 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 162/6 (19.5 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 62 (44) Mustafizur Rahman 3/32 (4 overs) | | Imrul Kayes 52 (41) Dunith Wellalage 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Moniruzzaman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Matthew Forde (Comilla Victorians)
* Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 26 January 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 130/8 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 78 (16.2 overs) |
| Imrul Kayes 30 (28) Samit Patel 3/16 (4 overs) | | Zakir Hasan 41 (34) Aliss Islam 4/17 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 52 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Aliss Islam (Comilla Victorians)
* Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 30 January 2024 13:30 Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 157/6 (20 overs) |
| Babar Azam 37 (36) Raymon Reifer 2/20 (3 overs) | | Mahidul Islam Ankon 63 (55) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 8 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 2 February 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Chattogram Challengers 72 (16.3 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 73/3 (9.2 overs) |
| Tom Bruce 27 (20) Tanvir Islam 4/13 (4 overs) | | Towhid Hridoy 31 (13) Ziaur Rahman 1/12 (1 over) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Comilla Victorians)
* Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 23 7 February 2024 13:30 Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 149/7 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 115 (18.5 overs) |
| Liton Das 45 (30) Nasum Ahmed 2/21 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Wasim 23 (12) Aamer Jamal 5/23 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 34 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Moniruzzaman (Ban) Player of the match: Aamer Jamal (Comilla Victorians)
* Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 26 9 February 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Durdanto Dhaka 175/4 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 176/6 (19.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Naim 64 (45) Matthew Forde 3/35 (4 overs) | | Towhid Hridoy 108* (57) Shoriful Islam 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and David Millns (Eng) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Comilla Victorians)
* Durdanto Dhaka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 29 13 February 2024 13:30 Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 239/3 (20 overs) | v | Chattogram Challengers 166 (16.3 overs) |
| Will Jacks 108* (53) Shohidul Islam 2/49 (4 overs) | | Tanzid Hasan 41 (24) Rishad Hossain 4/22 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 73 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Comilla Victorians)
* Chattogram Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 32 14 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 168/3 (16.3 overs) |
| Evin Lewis 36 (20) Matthew Forde 2/36 (4 overs) | | Towhid Hridoy 91* Mukidul Islam 1/28 (2 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 7 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Deighton Butler (WI) Player of the match: Towhid Hridoy (Comilla Victorians)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 37 19 February 2024 13:30 Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 177/5 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 165/6 (20 overs) |
| Benny Howell 62* (31) Sunil Narine 2/16 (4 overs) | | Liton Das 85 (58) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 3/33 (3 overs) |
* Sylhet Strikers won by 12 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Benny Howell (Sylhet Strikers)
* Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 40 20 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 150 (19.5 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 151/4 (17.3 overs) |
| James Neesham 69* (42) Musfik Hasan 3/18 (4 overs) | | Andre Russell 43* (12) Shakib Al Hasan 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Andre Russell (Comilla Victorians)
* Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 41 23 February 2024 14:00 Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 141/4 (19.4 overs) |
| Jaker Ali 38* (16) Taijul Islam 3/20 (3 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 66 (48) Musfik Hasan 2/19 (3.4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

#### Qualifier 1

* Match 44 26 February 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 185/6 (20 overs) | v | Comilla Victorians 186/4 (18.3 overs) |
| James Neesham 97* (49) Andre Russell 2/37 (4 overs) | | Liton Das 83 (57) Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/27 (3.3 overs) |
* Comilla Victorians won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Liton Das (Comilla Victorians)
* Comilla Victorians won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* Match 46 1 March 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Comilla Victorians 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 157/4 (19 overs) |
| Mahidul Islam Ankon 38 (35) James Fuller 2/43 (4 overs) | | Kyle Mayers 46 (30) Moeen Ali 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: David Millns (Eng) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Kyle Mayers (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Innings | Highest score | Batting average |
| 462 | Towhid Hridoy | 14 | 108* | 38.50 |
| 391 | Litton Das | 14 | 85 | 27.92 |
| 199 | Jaker Ali | 10 | 40* | 99.50 |
| 157 | Will Jacks | 4 | 108* | 52.33 |
| 156 | Mahidul Islam Ankon | 7 | 63 | 22.28 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Innings | Overs | Runs conceded | Best bowling | Bowling average |
| 13 | Tanvir Islam | 12 | 36.1 | 271 | 4/13 | 20.84 |
| 13 | Mustafizur Rahman | 10 | 31.3 | 294 | 3/32 | 22.61 |
| 10 | Matthew Forde | 8 | 28 | 218 | 3/35 | 21.80 |
| 9 | Aliss Islam | 8 | 29 | 208 | 4/17 | 23.11 |
| 8 | Moeen Ali | 7 | 19.3 | 175 | 4/23 | 21.87 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo