# 2025 Fortune Barishal season

The 2025 season was the eighth season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, Fortune Barishal. They were one of seven teams which participated in the tournament. They were the defending champions.

## Season summary

Fortune Barishal performed well throughout the league stage of BPL 2025 lossing just 3 of their 12 games and finished the league stage as the table topper. They have also defeated Chittagong Kings in the Qualifier 1 to reach the final. They will face the winner of the Qualifier 2 on 7 February 2025 in the grand final.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Dawid Malan | England | Left-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas player |
| Towhid Hridoy | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Nazmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas player |
| Ariful Islam | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | Right-handed | – | |
| Pritom Kumar | Bangladesh | Right-handed | – | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Mahmudullah Riad | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| James Neesham | New Zealand | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Rishad Hossain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| James Fuller | England | Right-handed | Right arm medium fast | Overseas player |
| Jahandad Khan | Pakistan | Left-handed | Left arm medium fast | Overseas player |
| Faheem Ashraf | Pakistan | Left-handed | Right arm medium fast | Overseas player |
| Kyle Mayers | West Indies | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Nandre Burger | South Africa | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Ripon Mondol | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Ebadot Hossain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | Right handed | Left-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Mohammad Imran | Pakistan | Right handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Overseas player |
| Shohidul Islam | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Iqbal Hossain Emon | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mohammad Ali | Pakistan | Right handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Adam Milne | New Zealand | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Tanvir Islam | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | Right handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | Overseas player |
| Taijul Islam | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Nayeem Hasan | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Mizanur Rahman Babul |
| Assistant coach | Humayun Kabir |
| Manager | Sabbir Khan |
| Batting coach | Nafees Iqbal |
| Fielding coach | Shahin Hossain |

## League stage
### Points Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Fortune Barishal (C) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1.302 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chittagong Kings (R) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.395 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders (4th) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.596 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Khulna Tigers (3rd) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.184 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −1.030 | |
| 6 | Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | −0.779 | |
| 7 | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | −1.340 | |

### Win-loss table

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Q1 | El | Q2 | F | Pos. |
| Fortune Barishal | Rajshahi 4 wickets | Rangpur 8 wickets | Rajshahi 7 wickets | Sylhet 7 wickets | Rangpur 3 wickets | Dhaka 8 wickets | Chittagong 6 wickets | Khulna 7 runs | Sylhet 8 wickets | Khulna 5 wickets | Dhaka 9 wickets | Chittagong 24 runs | Chittagong 9 wickets | — | — | TBA ? | |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |

### Matches

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* Match 1 30 December 2024 (2024-12-30) 13:30 Scorecard
| Durbar Rajshahi 197/3 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 200/6 (18.1 overs) |
| Yasir Ali 94* (47) Kyle Mayers 2/13 (3 overs) | | Mahmudullah 56* (26) Taskin Ahmed 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 4 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
* Yasir Ali (Durbar Rajshahi) scored his 2,000th run in T20s.
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* Match 6 2 January 2025 (2025-1-2) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Fortune Barishal 124 (18.2 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 128/2 (15 overs) |
| Tamim Iqbal 28 (18) Khushdil Shah 3/18 (4 overs) | | Saif Hassan 62* (46) Iqbal Hossain Emon 2/41 (3 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets. Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Saif Hassan (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 10 6 January 2025 (2025-1-6) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Durbar Rajshahi 168/4 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 169/3 (17.3 overs) |
| Anamul Haque 39 (35) Shaheen Afridi 2/20 (4 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 86* (48) Mohor Sheikh 2/32 (2 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 7 wickets. Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 12 7 January 2025 (2025-1-7) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 125 (18.2 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 126/3 (10.3 overs) |
| Ariful Haque 36 (29) Rishad Hossain 3/15 (4 overs) | | Kyle Mayers 59* (31) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/37 (3.3 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 7 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Jahandad Khan (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 13 9 January 2025 (2025-1-9) 13:30 Scorecard
| Fortune Barishal 197/5 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 202/7 (20 overs) |
| Kyle Mayers 61* (29) Kamrul Islam Rabbi 2/47 (3 overs) | | Khushdil Shah 48 (24) Jahandad Khan 2/48 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 3 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Nurul Hasan Sohan (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 21 16 January 2025 (2025-1-16) 13:30 Scorecard
| Dhaka Capitals 139 (19.3 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 145/2 (16 overs) |
| Tanzid Hasan 62 (44) Tanvir Islam 3/39 (3 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 61 (48) Thisara Perera 1/25 (3 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Moniruzzaman (Ban) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal)
* Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
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* Match 25 19 January 2025 (2025-1-19) 13:30 Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 121/8 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 122/4 (16.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Mithun 35 (34) Faheem Ashraf 3/12 (4 overs) | | Dawid Malan 56* (41) Khaled Ahmed 2/27 (3.5 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 30 22 January 2025 (2025-1-22) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Fortune Barishal 167/9 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 160/6 (20 overs) |
| Mahmudullah 50 (45) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/35 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Naim 77 (59) Jahandad Khan 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 7 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) Player of the match: Rishad Hossain (Fortune Barishal)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 33 26 January 2025 (2025-1-26) 13:30 Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 116 (18.1 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 120/2 (16 overs) |
| Ahsan Hafeez 28 (29) Faheem Ashraf 5/7 (3.1 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 52* (51) Sumon Khan 1/17 (3 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 8 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Fortune Barishal)
* Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
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* Match 35 27 January 2025 (2025-1-27) 13:30 Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 188/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Mohammad Naim 51 (27) Faheem Ashraf 2/49 (4 overs) | | Dawid Malan 63 (37) Abu Hider Rony 2/35 (2.4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 38 29 January 2025 (2025-1-29) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Dhaka Capitals 73 (15.3 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 77/1 (6.3 overs) |
| Thisara Perera 15 (11) Tanvir Islam 3/2 (2 overs) | | Dawid Malan 37* (16) Mustafizur Rahman 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Tanvir Islam (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 42 1 February 2025 (2025-2-1) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 206/4 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 182/7 (20 overs) |
| Parvez Hossain Emon 75 (41) Taijul Islam 2/46 (4 overs) | | Dawid Malan 67 (34) Binura Fernando 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 24 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Parvez Hossain Emon (Chittagong Kings)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### Qualifier 1

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* Match 44 3 February 2025 (2025-2-3) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 150/1 (17.2 overs) |
| Shamim Hossain 79 (47) Mohammad Ali 5/24 (4 overs) | | Towhid Hridoy 82* (56) Khaled Ahmed 1/34 (4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammad Ali (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

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* Match 46 7 February 2025 (2025-2-7) 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 194/3 (20 overs) | v | Fortune Barishal 195/7 (19.3 overs) |
| Parvez Hossain Emon 78* (49) Mohammad Ali 1/21 (4 overs) | | Tamim Iqbal 54 (29) Shoriful Islam 4/34 (4 overs) |
* Fortune Barishal won by 3 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Fortune Barishal)
* Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
* Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortune Barishal) scored his 6,000th run in T20s.