# 2012 Bangladesh Premier League

The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, also known as Destiny-Boishakhi BPL 2012 (for sponsorship reasons), was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The competition featured six franchises and used a tournament format with a double round robin group stage followed by two semi-finals and a final. The season began on 9 February with the final played on 29 February. The competition was won by Dhaka Gladiators.
Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The six franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.

## Opening ceremony

The President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman launched the tournament during an opening ceremony held at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on 9 February 2012. The ceremony featured dancers, actors and singers and ended with fireworks and a laser lighting display.

## Venues

A total of 33 matches, including the semi-finals and final, were held at two venues in Chittagong and Dhaka. The Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong hosted eight matches, with the majority of matches, including all playoff matches and the final, being held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

## Sponsors

Bangladeshi group Destiny and the Boishakhi TV channel were the title sponsors the tournament, paying Tk. 7.50 crore. Other sponsors included the Bangladesh Tourism Board, United Airways and Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Channel 9 was the main broadcaster for the tournament. The management partner was Game On, an Indian sports company, which organised the logistics of the tournament.

## Controversies
### Match fixing

Before the tournament started, Mashrafe Mortaza, one of Bangladesh's leading fast bowlers and the captain of Dhaka Gladiators, reported a spot-fixing approach by a fellow cricketer. The BPL was informed of the approach.

### Overdue payments

Players were supposed to be paid in instalments during the tournament, with 25% of each player's wages due before the start of the tournament, 50% during the tournament, and the remainder at the end. A series of financial irregularities meant that many overseas players only received the first 25% well after the tournament ended. Most eventually received their payments, although players from Pakistan were still awaiting theirs in April 2012.

## Player auction

Players were assigned to franchises at a player auction, held in Dhaka on 19 January 2012. Each franchise was allowed to sign 18 players, including up to eight non-Bangladeshi players. A maximum of five overseas players could have been played in each matches.

## Format

Each franchise played ten matches in the group stage of the competition, playing twice against every other team. The top four teams qualified for the semi-final stage.
The tournament rules stated that if a match ended with the scores tied that a super over would be used to decide the match. If more than one team ended the group stage of the competition on the same number of points the regulations said that the teams would be ranked using the criteria:
* Higher number of wins
* If still equal, net run rate
* If still equal, lower bowling strike rate

## Group stage

During the group stage of the tournament Duronto Rajshahi won seven of their ten matches and finished top of the league table with Khulna Royal Bengals, who won six matches, finishing second. Three teams, Barisal Burners, Chittagong Kings and Dhaka Gladiators, all finished with five wins and ten points. The tournament regulations stated that if teams finished level on points and had each won the same number of matches, that net run rate would be used to decide the rankings for teams. After some confusion, Dhaka Gladiators were placed third in the group stage followed by Barisal Burners, with Chittagoing Kings eliminated from the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Duronto Rajshahi | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0.114 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 2 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.606 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators (C) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.210 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 4 | Barisal Burners (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.178 | Advanced to the knockout stage |
| 5 | Chittagong Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.078 | |
| 6 | Sylhet Royals | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −1.234 | |
Note: The top four teams advanced to the semi-finals.

### Group stage fixtures

* 10 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 165/4 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 167/0 (13.1 overs) |
| Peter Trego 62 (54) Yasir Arafat 2/33 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 101* (44) |
* Barisal won by 10 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Barisal)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 206/4 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 153 (19.5 overs) |
| Nasir Jamshed 56 (38) Qaiser Abbas 1/14 (2 overs) | | Junaid Siddique 42 (23) Dwayne Bravo 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 53 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chittagong)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 156/7 (20 overs) |
| Shakib Al Hasan 42 (31) Azhar Mahmood 2/20 (4 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 39* (32) Andre Russell 4/35 (4 overs) |
* Khulna won by 19 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Andre Russell (Khulna)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 180/2 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 158/9 (20 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 67 (40) Marlon Samuels 1/22 (4 overs) | | Mizanur Rahman 65 (52) Shane Harwood 2/20 (3.2 overs) |
* Barisal won by 22 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 171/3 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 174/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul 59 (50) Mahmudullah 2/18 (3 overs) | | Nasir Jamshed 86* (47) Abdur Razzak 2/7 (2 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Nasir Jamshed (Chittagong)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 124 (19.5 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 126/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Naeem Islam 30 (24) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/22 (4 overs) | | Anamul Haque 48 (39) Brad Hogg 1/19 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Anamul Haque (Dhaka)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 125 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Royal Bengals 131/3 (17.2 overs) |
| Mominul Haque 42 (24) Shafiul Islam 2/7 (3 overs) | | Dwayne Smith 58* (41) Suhrawadi Shuvo 2/20 (3 overs) |
* Khulna won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Khulna)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to field.
* 13 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 156/4 (19 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 43 (31) Elias Sunny 3/17 (4 overs) | | Kieron Pollard 50* (34) Arafat Sunny 2/12 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Dhaka)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Duronto Rajshahi 171/8 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 155/4 (20 overs) |
| Marlon Samuels 72 (48) Alok Kapali 3/27 (2 overs) | | Kamran Akmal 56 (41) Fawad Alam 1/15 (2 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 16 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Duronto)
* Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Dhaka Gladiators 208/5 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 187/5 (20 overs) |
| Azhar Mahmood 77* (47) Yasir Arafat 2/30 (4 overs) | | Chris Gayle 116 (61) Mashrafe Mortaza 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 21 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Dhaka)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 152/4 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 154/3 (17.3 overs) |
| Kamran Akmal 54 (41) Farhad Reza 2/28 (4 overs) | | Mahmudullah 56* (38) Sohail Tanvir 1/16 (3 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 7 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Chittagong)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 145/7 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 146/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Shakib Al Hasan 44 (26) Abdul Razzaq 2/26 (4 overs) | | Shahzaib Hasan 52 (46) Shakib Al Hasan 2/35 (4 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Duronto)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 125/6 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 126/2 (12.4 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 38 (40) Enamul Haque Jr 2/12 (2 overs) | | Nasir Jamshed 81* (47) Brad Hodge 1/25 (2 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Nasir Jamshed (Chittagong)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 16 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Duronto Rajshahi 144/9 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 130/7 (20 overs) |
| Marlon Samuels 36 (38) Elias Sunny 2/18 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 54* (45) Mohammad Sami 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 14 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Duronto)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 169/8 (20 overs) |
| Dwayne Smith 55 (31) Sohail Tanvir 2/25 (4 overs) | | Kamran Akmal 82 (41) Abdur Razzak 2/24 (3 overs) |
* Khulna won by 2 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Andre Russell (Khulna)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 18 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Duronto Rajshahi 126/6 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 117/9 (20 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 24* (25) Arafat Sunny 3/13 (4 overs) | | Shamsur Rahman 24 (22) Saqlain Sajib 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 9 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Saqlain Sajib (Duronto)
* Duronto Rajshahi won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Dhaka Gladiators 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Royal Bengals 141/3 (16.4 overs) |
| Mohammad Ashraful 53 (42) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/25 (4 overs) | | Shivnarine Chanderpaul 87* (49) Azhar Mahmood 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Khulna won by 7 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Khulna)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 121/1 (13.2 overs) |
| Sohail Tanvir 33 (32) Suhrawadi Shuvo 3/20 (4 overs) | | Ahmed Shehzad 60 (40) Brad Hogg 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Barisal won by 9 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Barisal)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 192/3 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 193/1 (17.1 overs) |
| Phil Mustard 88* (58) Sabbir Rahman 1/18 (2 overs) | | Junaid Siddique 89* (51) Ahmed Shehzad 1/26 (3 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 9 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (Duronto)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 137/6 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 93 (18.1 overs) |
| Nasir Hossain 42 (38) Enamul Haque Jr 3/22 (4 overs) | | Jason Roy 30 (24) Marshall Ayub 4/20 (4 overs) |
* Khulna won by 44 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Nasir Hossain (Khulna)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 132/2 (12.5 overs) |
| Peter Trego 35 (33) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 3/18 (3 overs) | | Mohammad Ashraful 40 (33) Noor Hossain 1/21 (2.5 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 8 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Dhaka)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* 22 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 162/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Nazmul Hossain Milon 42* (31) Nazmul Islam 1/16 (4 overs) | | Mominul Haque 53* (28) Abdur Razzak 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Barisal won by 4 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Enamul Haque and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Mominul Haque (Barisal)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 120/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 107/9 (20 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 48* (43) Elias Sunny 3/23 (4 overs) | | Anamul Haque 22 (22) Kevon Cooper 3/13 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong won by 13 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Nadir Shah and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Chittagong)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Duronto Rajshahi 124/9 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 125/1 (16.3 overs) |
| Shahzaib Hasan 54 (46) Sohail Tanvir 4/13 (4 overs) | | Kamran Akmal 72* (51) Saqlain Sajib 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Sylhet)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Attendance: 21,240
* 25 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 156/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 160/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Ahmed Shehzad 51 (39) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/22 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 65 (40) Kabir Ali 2/18 (3.2 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Nadir Shah Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Dhaka)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sylhet Royals 165/3 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 130/8 (20 overs) |
| Peter Trego 68* (53) Dwayne Bravo 1/27 (4 overs) | | Ziaur Rahman 40 (28) Sohail Tanvir 3/18 (4 overs) |
* Sylhet won by 35 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Peter Trego (Sylhet)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 106 (19.5 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 110/2 (14.1 overs) |
| Niall O'Brien 35 (39) Mohammad Sami 3/16 (3.5 overs) | | Marlon Samuels 50 (38) Nazmul Hossain Milon 1/8 (1.1 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Nadir Shah and Dave Orchard Player of the match: Sean Ervine (Duronto)
* Khulna Royal Bengals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 150/9 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 151/5 (15 overs) |
| Jason Roy 42 (25) Yasir Arafat 3/25 (4 overs) | | Brad Hodge 67 (36) Arafat Sunny 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Barisal won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Brad Hodge (Barisal)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and chose to field.
* 27 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Dhaka Gladiators 116 (18.2 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 120/7 (19.3 overs) |
| Darren Stevens 28 (16) Mohammad Sami 5/6 (3.2 overs) | | Mushfiqur Rahim 40* (37) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Rajshahi won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Nadir Shah Player of the match: Mohammad Sami (Duronto)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Khulna Royal Bengals 186/2 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 117 (16 overs) |
| Dwayne Smith 103* (73) Scott Styris 1/21 (4 overs) | | Sohail Tanvir 26* (24) Abdur Razzak 2/8 (2 overs) |
* Khulna won by 69 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Khulna)
* Sylhet Royals won the toss and elected to field.

## Knockout stage

The organisers of the tournament caused some controversy after the broadcasters awarded the final semifinal spot on air to the Barisal Burners based on their superior net run rate over the Chittagong Kings, both of which were tied on the same number of points with only one of the two to progress to the next round. The following day (27 February 2011) officials from the Bangladesh Premier League confirmed that Chittagong Kings would progress to the next round, in place of the Burners, due to a better head-to-head record. Later that day the officials retracted their initial decision and replaced the Kings with the Burners as the 4th placed team based on their superior net run rate.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Duronto Rajshahi | 184/6 | | | |
| 4 | Barisal Burners | 189/2 | | | |
| 4 | Barisal Burners | 189/2 | 4 | Barisal Burners | 140/7 |
| | | | 3 | Dhaka Gladiators | 144/2 |
| 3 | Dhaka Gladiators | 191/4 | 3 | Dhaka Gladiators | 144/2 |
| 2 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 182/7 | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 28 February 14:00 Scorecard
| Duronto Rajshahi 184/6 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 189/2 (16 overs) |
| Sean Ervine 82 (61) Yasir Arafat 3/30 (4 overs) | | Ahmed Shehzad 113* (49) Sabbir Rahman 1/9 (1 over) |
* Barisal won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal)
* Barisal Burners won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 February 18:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Dhaka Gladiators 191/4 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Royal Bengals 182/7 (20 overs) |
| Azhar Mahmood 65 (39) Hammad Azam 1/29 (3 overs) | | Shakib Al Hasan 86* (41) Elias Sunny 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 9 runs Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Enamul Haque and Nadir Shah Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Dhaka)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 29 February 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Barisal Burners 140/7 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Gladiators 144/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 70* (51) Shahid Afridi 3/23 (4 overs) | | Imran Nazir 75 (43) Alauddin Babu 1/9 (2 overs) |
* Dhaka won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Dave Orchard and Enamul Haque Player of the match: Imran Nazir (Dhaka)
* Dhaka Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.