# 2025 Khulna Tigers season

The 2025 season was the 10th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Khulna Tigers. They were one of the seven teams that participated in the tournament. They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2019-20 season.

## Season summary

Khulna started their season on a high, winning their first 2 games beforelsoing 4 games in a row. However, they came back at the last two phases of the league stage and finished at fourth in the table. They defeated Rangpur Riders in the Eliminator by 9 wickets but lost to Chittagong Kings in the Qualifier 2 by 2 wickets and that was the end of their journey.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Imrul Kayes | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | Left-handed | | Overseas player |
| Naim Sheikh | Bangladesh | Left-handed | – | |
| Alex Ross | Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Mahmudul Hasan Joy | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | Right-handed | | Overseas player |
| Dom Sibley | England | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Darwish Rasooli | Afghanistan | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Mahidul Islam Ankon | Bangladesh | Right-handed | – | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Mehedi Hasan Miraz | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Jason Holder | West Indies | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Afif Hossain | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Aamir Jamal | Pakistan | Right-handed}} | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Will Bosisto | Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Pakistan | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Lewis Gregory | England | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Pace bowlers |||||
| Hasan Mahmud | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Rubel Hossain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Abu Hider Rony | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Left-arm fast medium | |
| Musfik Hasan | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | |
| Ziaur Rahman | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Oshane Thomas | West Indies | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Salman Irshad | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Spin bowlers |||||
| Nasum Ahmed | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Talha Jubair |
| Assistant coach | Mamunur Rashid |
| Batting coach | Nasiruddin Faruque |
| Fielding coach | Mohammad Selim |
| Analyst | Mohsin Sheikh |

## 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. |
| Khulna Tigers | Chittagong 37 runs | Dhaka 20 runs | Rajshahi 28 runs | Sylhet 8 runs | Rangpur 8 runs | Chittagong 45 runs | Rajshahi 7 runs | Barishal 7 runs | Sylhet 6 wickets | Barishal 5 wickets | Rangpur 46 runs | Dhaka 6 wickets | — | Rangpur 9 wickets | Chittagong 2 wickets | — | 3rd |
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |

### Matches

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* Match 3 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31) 12:00 Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 203/4 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 166/10 (18.5 overs) |
| Will Bosisto 75* (50) Aliss Islam 2/17 (4 overs) | | Shamim Hossain 78 (38) Abu Hider 4/44 (3.5 overs) |
* Khulana Tigers won by 37 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mahidul Islam Ankon (Khulna Tigers)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 8 3 January 2025 (2025-1-3) 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 173/8 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Capitals 153/6 (20 overs) |
| Mahidul Islam Ankon 32 (22) Chaturanga de Silva 2/22 (2 overs) | | Thisara Perera 103* (60) Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/6 (4 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 20 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)
* Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 15 10 January 2025 (2025-1-10) 14:00 Scorecard
| Durbar Rajshahi 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 150 (19.3 overs) |
| Ryan Burl 48* (29) Nasum Ahmed 2/20 (3 overs) | | Afif Hossain 33 (30) Ryan Burl 2/13 (2 overs) |
* Durbar Rajshahi won by 28 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Durbar Rajshahi)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 17 12 January 2025 (2025-1-12) 13:30 Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 182/5 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 174/9 (20 overs) |
| Zakir Hasan 75* (46) Abu Hider Rony 2/25 (4 overs) | | Will Bosisto 43 (40) Ruyel Miah 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Sylhet Strikers won by 8 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Zakir Hasan (Sylhet Strikers)
* Khulna Tigers 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 22 16 January 2025 (2025-1-16) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 200/7 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 155/9 (20 overs) |
| Graham Clark 101 (50) Mohammad Nawaz 3/29 (4 overs) | | Darwish Rasooli 37 (31) Arafat Sunny 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 45 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Graham Clark (Chittagong Kings)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 26 19 January 2025 (2025-1-19) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 209/4 (20 overs) | v | Durbar Rajshahi 202/4 (20 overs) |
| Afif Hossain 56 (42) Taskin Ahmed 2/36 (4 overs) | | Anamul Haque 100* (57) Hasan Mahmud 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 7 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Hasan Mahmud (Khulna Tigers)
* Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
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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 32 23 January 2025 (2025-1-23) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sylhet Strikers 152/9 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 156/4 (19.5 overs) |
| George Munsey 58 (32) Salman Irshad 2/24 (4 overs) | | Mehidy Hasan Miraz 70 (50) Nihaduzzaman 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)
* 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 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.
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* Match 41 1 February 2025 (2025-2-1) 13:30 Scorecard
| Dhaka Capitals 123/9 (20 overs) | v | Khulna Tigers 128/4 (16.5 overs) |
| Tanzid Hasan 58 (37) Hasan Mahmud 2/5 (4 overs) | | Mehidy Hasan Miraz 74* (55) Mustafizur Rahman 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Khulna Tigers won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Khulna Tigers)
* Dhaka Capitals 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.

### Qualifier 2

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* Match 45 5 February 2025 (2025-2-5) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Khulna Tigers 163/6 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 164/8 (20 overs) |
| Shimron Hetmyer 63 (33) Binura Fernando 2/27 (4 overs) | | Khawaja Nafay 57 (46) Musfik Hasan 3/32 (3 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 2 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (Ban) Player of the match: Aliss Islam (Chittagong Kings)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.