# 2025 Chittagong Kings season

The 2025 season was the 11th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings. They were one of the two re-named teams, changing their name from Chattogram Challengers. They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2013 season.

## Season summary

Chittagong started their season with a 37 run loss against Khulna Tigers. But after that, they came back strongly and finished the league stage being 2nd in the points table. However, they lost the Qualifier 1 to Fortune Barishal by 9 wickets but defeated Khulna Tigers by 2 wickets in the Qualifier 2 and proceeded to the Final.

## Squad

| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Haider Ali | Pakistan | Right-handed | | Overseas player |
| Zubaid Akbari | Afghanistan | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Khawaja Nafay | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas player |
| Graham Clark | England | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers |||||
| Mohammad Mithun | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain |
| Usman Khan | Pakistan | Right-handed | | Overseas player |
| Parvez Hossain Emon | Bangladesh | Left-handed | – | |
| Lahiru Milantha | United States | Left-handed | | Overseas player |
| All-rounders |||||
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Rahatul Ferdous | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Moeen Ali | England | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas player |
| Hussain Talat | Pakistan | Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Shamim Hossain | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Naeem Islam | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Marshall Ayub | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
| Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Ali Raja | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Tom O'Connell | Australia | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas player |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Khaled Ahmed | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Ifran Hossain | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shoriful Islam | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Maruf Mridha | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Arafat Sunny | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Aliss Islam | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Sheikh Parvez Jibon | Bangladesh | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Nabil Samad | Bangladesh | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Shaun Tait |
| Assistant coach | Enamul Haque |
| Team director | Nasir Ahmed |
| Team manager | Lablur Rahman |
| Mentor | Shahid Afridi |
| Batting coach | Mahbubul Alam |

## 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. |
| Chittagong Kings | Khulna 37 runs | Rajshahi 105 runs | Dhaka 7 wickets | Sylhet 30 runs | Khulna 45 runs | Rangpur 33 runs | Barishal 6 wickets | Rajshahi 111 runs | Dhaka 8 wickets | Rangpur 5 wickets | Sylhet 96 runs | Barishal 24 runs | Barishal 9 wickets | — | Khulna 2 wickets | Barishal ? | |
| 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 7 3 January 2025 (2025-1-3) 14:00 Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 219/5 (20 overs) | v | Durbar Rajshahi 114 (17.1 overs) |
| Usman Khan 123 (62) Taskin Ahmed 2/22 (4 overs) | | Mohammad Haris 32 (15) Aliss Islam 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 105 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) Player of the match: Usman Khan (Chittagong Kings)
* Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 14 9 January 2025 (2025-1-9) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Dhaka Capitals 177/5 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 180/3 (19.3 overs) |
| Sabbir Rahman 82* (33) Khaled Ahmed 3/21 (4 overs) | | Usman Khan 55 (33) Mustafizur Rahman 1/23 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 7 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Khaled Ahmed (Chittagong Kings)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 19 13 January 2025 (2025-1-13) 13:30 Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 203/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 173/8 (20 overs) |
| Graham Clark 60 (33) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/38 (4 overs) | | George Munsey 52 (37) Mohammad Wasim 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 30 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Ali Arman (Ban) Player of the match: Graham Clark (Chittagong Kings)
* Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
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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 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 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 28 20 January 2025 (2025-1-20) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 191/8 (20 overs) | v | Durbar Rajshahi 80 (14.2 overs) |
| Naeem Islam 56 (41) Taskin Ahmed 2/23 (4 overs) | | Anamul Haque 21 (21) Naeem Islam 2/6 (3 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 111 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Naeem Islam (Chittagong Kings)
* Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
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* Match 29 22 January 2025 (2025-1-22) 13:30 Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Dhaka Capitals 149/2 (18.1 overs) |
| Naeem Islam 44 (40) Mosaddek Hossain 2/13 (3 overs) | | Tanzid Hasan 90* 54 Aliss Al Islam 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Dhaka Capitals won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Muhammad Kamruzzaman Player of the match: Tanzid Hasan (Dhaka Capitals)
* Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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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 40 30 January 2025 (2025-1-30) 18:30 (N) Scorecard
| Chittagong Kings 196/8 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Strikers 100 (15.2 overs) |
| Khawaja Nafay 52 (30) Tanzim Hasan Sakib 3/37 (4 overs) | | Zakir Hasan 19 (12) Shoriful Islam 4/5 (3.2 overs) |
* Chittagong Kings won by 96 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match: Shoriful Islam (Chittagong Kings)
* Sylhet Strikers 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.

### 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.

### 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.

## Music

"Jaago Chittagong Kings" is the official theme song of the Chittagong Kings cricket team. The song was produced by DJ AKS The tune was Composed by Sajib Das, with Vocals and lyrics by Raju and Enu Syed.

## Controversies

There was a payment-related issue with Chittagong Kings, as some player's cheques were bounced back several times. However, their owner acknowledged the issue, stating that he was withholding payment due to lack of self-satisfaction.