# 2025 Rangpur Riders season

The 2025 season is the 9th season so far for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Rangpur Riders. They were one of the seven teams that participated in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League. They won the title only a single time in 2017-18 season. This franchise is owned by Bashundhara Group.

## Season Summary

Rangpur Riders had a dream start of the BPL 2025 as they won all of their first 8 games of the league stage and were turned into undefeatable. But then their came the biggest disaster in this team as they lost all of their last 4 league games and finished being 3rd at the points table. Their lossing run was not stopping as they also lost the Eliminator badly by 9 wickets against Khulna Tigers.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| James Vince | England | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Saif Hassan | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| Alex Hales | England | Right-handed | | Overseas player |
| Tawfique Khan | Bangladesh | Right hand | Right arm Leg break | |
| Steven Taylor | United States | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Sediqullah Atal | Afghanistan | Left-handed | | Overseas player |
| Aneurin Donald | England | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Nurul Hasan Sohan | Bangladesh | Right-handed | – | Captain |
| Irfan Sukkur | Bangladesh | Left-handed | – | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Andre Russell | West Indies | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Mahedi Hasan | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Khushdil Shah | Pakistan | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Soumya Sarkar | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Tim David | Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Mohammad Saifuddin | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Azizul Hakim Tamim | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Curtis Campher | Ireland | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Nahid Rana | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Rejaur Rahman Raja | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | United States | Right handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Akif Javed | Pakistan | Right-handed | Left-arm fast | Overseas player |
| Kamrul Islam Rabbi | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Rakibul Hasan | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | Right handed | Right arm off-break | Overseas player |

## Coaching Panel

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Mickey Arthur |
| Assistant coach | Mohammad Ashraful |
| Batting consultant | Shahriar Nafees |
| Mentor & spin bowling coach | Mohammad Rafique |
| Fielding coach | Fahim Amin |

## 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. |
| Rangpur Riders | Dhaka 40 runs | Sylhet 34 runs | Barishal 8 wickets | Sylhet 8 wickets | Dhaka 7 wickets | Barishal 3 wickets | Khulna 8 runs | Chittagong 33 runs | Rajshahi 24 runs | Rajshahi 2 runs | Chittagong 5 wickets | Khulna 46 runs | — | Khulna 9 wickets | — | — | 4th |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |

### Matches

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* Match 2 30 December 2024 (2024-12-30) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 191/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Capitals 151/9 (20 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 49 (38) Alauddin Babu 3/43 (4 overs) | | Litton Das 31 (27) Mahedi Hasan 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders win by 40 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Rangpur Riders)
* Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 4 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) 17:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 155/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 121/9 (20 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 47* (42) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/27 (4 overs) | | Rony Talukdar 41 (36) Nahid Rana 4/27 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 34 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Nahid Rana (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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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 9 6 January 2025 (2025-1-6) 13:30 Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 205/4 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 210/2 (19 overs) |
| Rony Talukdar 54 (32) Mohammad Saifuddin 2/31 (4 overs) | | Alex Hales 113* (56) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Moniruzzaman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Alex Hales (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 11 7 January 2025 (2025-1-7) 13:30 Scorecard
| Dhaka Capitals 111 (16.3 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 113/3 (13.2 overs) |
| Tanzid Hasan 20 (16) Nahid Rana 3/21 (4 overs) | | Alex Hales 44 (27) Mosaddek Hossain 1/13 (1 over) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 7 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Nahid Rana (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders 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 20 13 January 2025 (2025-1-13) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 186/5 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 178/9 (20 overs) |
| Khushdil Shah 75* (35) Abu Hider Rony 2/37 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Naim 58 (41) Akif Javed 3/29 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 8 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Akif Javed (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
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* Match 24 17 January 2025 (2025-1-17) 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 131/8 (20 overs) |
| Khushdil Shah 59 (28) Aliss Islam 2/28 (4 overs) | | Shamim Hossain 38 (31) Akif Javed 4/32 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 33 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Rangpur Riders)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 31 23 January 2025 (2025-1-23) 13:30 Scorecard
| Durbar Rajshahi 170/9 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 146 (19.2 overs) |
| Yasir Ali 60 (32) Akif Javed 3/23 (4 overs) | | Saif Hassan 43 (29) Ryan Burl 4/22 (4 overs) |
* Durbar Rajshahi won by 24 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Durbar Rajshahi)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 34 26 January 2025 (2025-1-26) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Durbar Rajshahi 119/9 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 117/8 (20 overs) |
| Sunzamul Islam 28* (29) Khushdil Shah 3/19 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Saifuddin 52* (31) Mrittunjoy Chowdhury 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Durbar Rajshahi won by 2 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (Durbar Rajshahi)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* Soumya Sarkar (Rangpur Riders) played his 100th BPL match.
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* Match 37 29 January 2025 (2025-1-29) 13:30 Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 143/5 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 148/5 (17.4 overs) |
| Iftikhar Ahmed 65* (47) Khaled Ahmed 2/44 (4 overs) | | Haider Ali 48* (18) Mohammad Saifuddin 2/25 (2 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 5 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Ban) Player of the match: Haider Ali (Chittagong Kings)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 39 30 January 2025 (2025-1-30) 13:30 Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 220/4 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 174/9 (20 overs) |
| Mohammad Naim 111* (62) Akif Javed 1/31 (4 overs) | | Soumya Sarkar 74 (48) Musfik Hasan 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 46 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mohammad Naim (Khulna Tigers)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

## Playoffs
### Eliminator

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* Match 43 3 February 2025 (2025-2-3) 13:30 Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 85 (16.5 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 89/1 (10.2 overs) |
| Akif Javed 32 (18) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/10 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Naim 48* (33) Akif Javed 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (Khulna Tigers)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.