2025 Chittagong Kings season
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| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Shaun Tait |
| Captain | Mohammad Mithun |
| Ground(s) | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram |
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.[1] They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2013 season.
Season summary
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| Bangladesh
|
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Rahatul Ferdous | Bangladesh
|
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 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 | |
 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Points Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
[edit]| 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 |
|---|
Khulna Tigers
203/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
166/10 (18.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
219/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
114 (17.1 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals
177/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
180/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
203/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
173/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
200/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Khulna Tigers
155/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders
164/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
131/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
121/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
122/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
191/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Durbar Rajshahi
80 (14.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dhaka Capitals
149/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders
143/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
148/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
196/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sylhet Strikers
100 (15.2 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings
206/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
182/7 (20 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
[edit]Qualifier 1
[edit]Chittagong Kings
149/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
150/1 (17.2 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
[edit]Khulna Tigers
163/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chittagong Kings
164/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]Chittagong Kings
194/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Fortune Barishal
195/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortune Barishal) scored his 6,000th run in T20s.
Music
[edit]"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. [3]
Controversies
[edit]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.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "BPL primer: Chittagong Kings back, Comilla Victorians out, Rangpur Riders flying high". ESPN. 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Chittagong Kings BPL 2025 schedule". Cricbuzz.
- ^ Chittagong Kings (6 January 2025). Theme Song of Chittagong Kings 🎶 #themesong #ctgkings #bpl2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Kings owner admits Emon's non-payment". The Daily Star. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Sun, Daily (January 2025). "Now Chittagong Kings join the party". daily-sun. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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