# List of Bangladesh Premier League captains

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). As of 19 February 2022, 50 players have captained their team in at least one match.

## Notable captains

Mashrafe Mortaza, the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team, has played the most matches as a captain, having led all 86 matches in which he has played. While Mosharraf Hossain, Shoaib Malik and Tom Abell are tied for the best win–loss percentage in the BPL as a captain, each with 100%, all have only captained for at most three matches. Of those who have captained for at least 10 matches, Imrul Kayes has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with a win–loss percentage of 71.42% from 28 matches. Mortaza leads in number of matches won as a captain with 54 wins. Of those who have captained at least 10 matches, Mosaddek Hossain has the worst win–loss percentage of 15.38% from 13 matches. Mahmudullah has lost the most matches with 42 losses.
Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Alok Kapali, Mortaza, Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kayes, Malik, Mohammad Nabi, Mehidy Hasan, Naeem Islam and Mosaddek are the only players who have captained two or more teams. Rahim has captained different teams every season and is the only captain to have led seven teams in BPL which are Duronto Rajshahi, Sylhet Royals, Sylhet Super Stars, Barisal Bulls, Rajshahi Kings, Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Tigers. Peter Trego has captained his team for the most matches without registering a win; he led his team in five matches which resulted in five losses.
Of the 50 players who have played at least one match as a captain, 22 of them are from Bangladesh. Of the 28 others, five each are from England and Sri Lanka, four each are from Australia, Pakistan and West Indies, three from New Zealand and one each from Afghanistan, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

## Key

Key :
| Symbol | Meaning |
| First | Year of their first BPL match as a captain |
| Last | Year of their latest BPL match as a captain |
| Match(es) | Number of matches as a captain |
| Team(s) | Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match |
| Won | Number of games won |
| Lost | Number of games lost |
| Tied | Number of games tied |
| NR | Number of games with no result |
| Win% | Percentage of games won as captain |

## List

The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BPL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by sorted by their last name.
Bangladesh Premier League captains :
| Player | First | Last | Match(es) | Team(s) | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win% |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 2012 | 2023 | 100 | Dhaka Gladiators,Comilla Victorians,Rangpur Riders,Dhaka Platoon,Sylhet Strikers | 64 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 64.00 |
| Mahmudullah | 2012 | 2022 | 88 | Barisal Bulls,Chittagong Kings,Khulna Titans,Chattogram Challengers,Minister Dhaka | 42 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 2012 | 2023 | 88 | Khulna Royal Bengals,Rangpur Riders,Dhaka Dynamites,Fortune Barishal | 54 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 61.36 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 2012 | 2023 | 86 | Duronto RajshahiSylhet RoyalsSylhet Super StarsBarisal Bulls,Rajshahi Kings,Chittagong Vikings,Khulna Tigers | 42 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 48.83 |
| Imrul Kayes | 2012 | 2023 | 42 | Sylhet RoyalsComilla VictoriansChattogram Challengers | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 73.80 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 2013 | 2017 | 34 | Duronto RajshahiChittagong VikingsComilla Victorians | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41.17 |
| Nasir Hossain | 2013 | 2023 | 26 | Rangpur RidersDhaka DynamitesSylhet SixersDhaka Dominators | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 26.92 |
| Daren Sammy | 2016 | 2017 | 23 | Rajshahi Kings | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 47.82 |
| Brad Hodge | 2012 | 2013 | 18 | Barisal Burners | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mehidy Hasan | 2019 | 2023 | 18 | Rajshahi KingsChattogram ChallengersFortune Barishal | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Naeem Islam | 2016 | 2022 | 14 | Rangpur RidersChattogram Challengers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shahriar Nafees | 2012 | 2013 | 14 | Barisal BurnersKhulna Royal Bengals | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Mosaddek Hossain | 2020 | 2022 | 13 | Sylhet ThunderSylhet Sunrisers | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Nurul Hasan | 2019 | 2023 | 13 | Chattogram ChallengersRangpur Riders | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Andre Russell | 2019 | 2020 | 13 | Rajshahi Royals | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.53 |
| Abdur Razzak | 2013 | 2013 | 11 | Rangpur Riders | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Shuvagata Hom | 2023 | 2023 | 11 | Chattogram Challengers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 2015 | 2015 | 10 | Dhaka Dynamites | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Alok Kapali | 2012 | 2019 | 9 | Sylhet RoyalsBarisal BurnersSylhet Sixers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 2017 | 2020 | 8 | Comilla VictoriansRangpur Rangers | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Yasir Ali | 2023 | 2023 | 8 | Khulna Tigers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Luke Ronchi | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | Chittagong Vikings | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| David Warner | 2019 | 2019 | 7 | Sylhet Sixers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Shane Watson | 2019 | 2020 | 7 | Rangpur Rangers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Misbah- ul-Haq | 2015 | 2017 | 6 | Rangpur RidersChittagong Vikings | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2019 | 2019 | 6 | Cumilla Warriors | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Brendan Taylor | 2013 | 2013 | 6 | Chittagong Kings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Shoaib Malik | 2017 | 2023 | 5 | Comilla VictoriansRajshahi Royals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Peter Trego | 2012 | 2012 | 5 | Sylhet Royals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Afif Hossain | 2022 | 2022 | 4 | Chattogram Challengers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2022 | 2022 | 4 | Sylhet Sunrisers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Fletcher | 2020 | 2020 | 4 | Sylhet Thunder | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Shai Hope | 2023 | 2023 | 4 | Khulna Tigers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Jahurul Islam | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | Duronto Rajshahi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | Duronto Rajshahi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Dawid Malan | 2019 | 2020 | 4 | Cumilla Warriors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 2012 | 2013 | 4 | Dhaka Gladiators | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | Sylhet Super Stars | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rayad Emrit | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | Chattogram Challengers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Muktar Ali | 2013 | 2013 | 2 | Duronto Rajshahi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Smith | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | Comilla Victorians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Soumya Sarkar | 2020 | 2020 | 2 | Cumilla Warriors | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Lou Vincent | 2013 | 2013 | 2 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tom Abell | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | Rangpur Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Arafat Sunny | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | Rangpur Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Liam Dawson | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | Rangpur Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | Chittagong Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | Comilla Victorians | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Enamul Haque | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | Chittagong Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brendon McCullum | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | Rangpur Riders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mosharraf Hossain | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | Dhaka Gladiators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jehan Mubarak | 2013 | 2013 | 1 | Khulna Royal Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | Sylhet Sixers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Suhrawadi Shuvo | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | Sylhet Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | Chattogram Challengers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |