Sylhet Strikers

Sylhet Strikers
সিলেট স্ট্রাইকার্স
LeagueBangladesh Premier League
Personnel
CaptainMashrafe Mortaza
CoachRajin Saleh
OwnerFuture Sports Bangladesh
Team information
CitySylhet, Bangladesh
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012) (as Sylhet Royals)
2015 (as Sylhet Super Stars)
2017 (as Sylhet Sixers)
2019 (as Sylhet Thunder)
2021 (as Sylhet Sunrisers)
2023 (as Sylhet Strikers)
Home groundSylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
History
Bangladesh Premier League wins0 (Runner Up 2023)

T20 kit

Sylhet Strikers (Bengali: সিলেট স্ট্রাইকার্স) is a professional cricket franchise team based in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The team competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. The franchise made its debut at the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League.

The team was owned by Sylhet Sports Limited in the care of Bangladesh's former Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. His son, Shahed Muhith is the Chairman of the team. The Sixers announced Waqar Younis as head coach and International Cricketer, David Warner as captain for the sixth edition of Bangladesh Premier League. Former Bangladesh National Cricket Team all-rounder Alok Kapali took over as captain after Warner's departure, due to injury.

On 16 November 2019, 24Bazar.biz was named as the sponsor of the team and it was renamed to Sylhet Thunder.[1] The team changed ownership ahead of the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League.[2] The team was rebranded as Sylhet Sunrisers after changing owners ahead of 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League.[3]

In September 2022, Future Sports Bangladesh acquired the ownership and renamed the team to Sylhet Strikers.[4]

  1. ^ "7 teams announced for Bangabandhu BPL". Daily Bangladesh. 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "BPL 2022 franchises finalised, no team from Rajshahi or Rangpur". Bdcrictime.com. Dhaka. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Taskin, Chandimal sign for Sylhet Sunrisers". Bdcrictime.com. Dhaka. 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Mashrafe named Sylhet Strikers icon in BPL". The Business Standard. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.