 2012 BPL Logo | |
| Dates | 10 February 2012 – 29 February 2012 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Bangladesh Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | Bangladesh |
| Champions | Dhaka Gladiators (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barisal Burners |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Khulna Royal Bengals) |
| Most runs | Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal Burners) (486) |
| Most wickets | Elias Sunny (Dhaka Gladiators) Mohammad Sami (Duronto Rajshahi) (17 wickets each) |
| Official website | BPL |
The Bangladesh Premier League 2012, also known as Destiny-Boishakhi BPL 2012 (for sponsorship reasons), was the first season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) established by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The competition featured six franchises and used a tournament format with a double round robin group stage followed by two semi-finals and a final. The season began on 9 February with the final played on 29 February.[1] The competition was won by Dhaka Gladiators.
Matches were held in Dhaka and Chittagong. The six franchises represented Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions. The franchise auction was held on 10 January and the player auction took place on 18 and 19 January.[1][2]
- ^ a b Engineer, Tariq. "Bangladesh Premier League to begin on 9 February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Chittagong priciest at $1.2m". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2012.