Records & Stats : Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)

After a gap of one and a half year, country’s biggest cricket extravaganza in the form of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is knocking at the door. Tomorrow will be an auction of Player By Choice and exactly after one month, on November 22, the real cricketing action of the third season of BPL will roll onto the ground. So now, on the eve of the celebration, let’s take a look at some of the records of the lucrative league that were scripted in the previous two seasons, in 2012 and 2013 respectively.

Team Records

Highest total : Dhaka Gladiators 217/4 vs Rangpur Riders
Lowest total : Khulna Royal Bengals 67 all-out vs Chittagong Kings
Highest aggregate : Barisal vs Rajshahi 422
Lowest aggregate : Chittagong vs Rajshahi 196
Largest victory (by runs) : Chittagong Kings 119 runs vs Sylhet Royals
Largest victory (by wickets) : Barisal Burners 10 wickets vs Sylhet Royals
Smallest victory (by runs) : Khulna Royal Bengals 2 runs vs Sylhet Royals, Duronto Rajshahi 2 runs vs Chittagong Kings
Smallest victory (by wickets) : Sylhet Royals 1 wicket vs Barisal Burners

Batting Records

Most run : BJ Hodge (Barisal Burners) 756 in 23 matches
High score : Chris Gayle (Barisal Burners) 116 vs Dhaka Gladiators
Highest average : Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal Burners) 48.60 in 12 innings
Highest strike-rate : Chris Gayle (Barisal Burners and Dhaka Gladiators) 196.09 in 6 innings
Most hundreds : Chris Gayle (Barisal Burners and Dhaka Gladiators) 3 in 6 matches
Most fifties : BJ Hodge (Barisal Burners) 7 in 23 matches
Most ducks : Kevin Cooper (Chittagong Kings) 4 in 16 innings
Most sixes : Chris Gayle (Barisal Burners and Dhaka Gladiators) 38 in 6 matches
Most sixes in an innings : Chris Gayle (Dhaka Gladiators) 12 vs Sylhet Royals
Most runs in a series : Ahmed Shehzad (Barisal Burners) 486 in 12 matches in BPL 2012

Bowling Records

Most wickets : Enamul Haque Jr. (Chittagong Kings) 31 wickets in 24 matches
Best bowling figures in an innings : Mohammad Sami (Duronto Rajshahi) 3.2-0-6-5 vs Dhaka Gladiators
Best averages : AC Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators) 14.90 in 12 matches
Best economy rates : Kevin Cooper (Chittagong Kings) 6.15 in 20 matches
Best strike rates : AC Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators) 13.1 in 12 matches
Most five-wickets-in-an-innings : Mohammad Sami (Duronto Rajshahi) 1 in 11 matches
Best economy rates in an innings : Jacob Oram (Chittagong Kings) 1.75 vs Dhaka Gladiators
Best strike rates in an innings : Mohammad Ashraful (Dhaka Gladiators) 2.5 vs Rangpur Riders
Most runs conceded in an innings : SJ Benn (Sylhet Royals) 51 runs vs Chittagong Kings
Most wickets in a series : AC Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators) 20 wickets in 12 matches in BPL 2013

Wicketkeeping Records

Most dismissals : Mushfiqur Rahim (Duronto Rajshahi and Sylhet Royals) 24 in 24 matches
Most dismissals in an innings : Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Royals) 4 vs Rangpur Riders
Most dismissals in a series : Mushfiqur Rahim (Sylhet Royals) 17 in 13 matches in BPL 2013

Fielding Records

Most catches : BJ Hodge (Barisal Burners) 15 in 23 matches
Most catches in a series : Darren Stevens (Dhaka Gladiators) 11 in 12 matches in BPL 2013

Partnership Records

Highest partnerships (by runs) : Lou Vincent and Shahriar Nafees (Khulna Royal Bengals) 197* vs Duronto Rajshahi

Individual records (captains, players, umpires)

Most matches : Anamul Haque Bijoy and Mohammad Ashraful (Dhaka Gladiators) 26
Most matches as captain : Mushfiqur Rahim (Duronto Rajshahi and Sylhet Royals) 24
Most matches as an umpire : JW Lloyds (England) 35