page_title: 2012 Bangladesh Premier League Final
section_title: Route to the final
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 Bangladesh Premier League Final / Route to the final
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from South Gallery বাংলা: দক্ষিণ গ্যালারী হতে দৃশ্যমান শের-ই-বাংলা জাতীয় ক্রিকেট স্টেডিয়াম
context_page_description: The 2012 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Dhaka Gladiators and the Barisal Burners on 29 February 2012 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as the Gladiators defeated the Burners by eight wickets to bag the title of the inaugural season.
  The Gladiators, captained by Mashrafe Mortaza, stood at the third position, whereas the Burners, led by Brad Hodge, stood at the fourth position after a controversial decision by the authority. They had defeated the Khulna Royal Bengals and the Duronto Rajshahi respectively in the semi-finals.
  Winning the toss, Gladiators' captain Mashrafee Mortaza opted to field first. The Burners scored 140 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 7 wickets. Batting at opening, the captain Brad Hodge top scored for the Burners with a not out 70 runs. Gladiators' bowler Shahid Afridi took three wickets for 23 runs. The Gladiators failed to build a good opening partnership when their opener Nazimuddin got out at 26.
caption: The venue of the final was Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium which also hosted the majority numbers of league stage match.
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