The 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to kick off today (January 19).

The tournament will start with the match between defending champions Comilla Victorians and new comer Durdanto Dhaka.

The match will start at 2.30pm. In the day's other match, Sylhet Strikers will take on Chattogram Challengers, which will begin at 7.30 PM. Both of the matches will be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

T Sports and Gazi Television will telecast the whole BPL live from the stadium.

"No doubt, BPL will help a lot since T20 World Cup is ahead. This is our prime T20 tournament. Everyone wants to draw the attention by performing well here. I think the tournament will benefit us in preparing for the T20 World Cup," said national pacer Shoriful Islam, who will be playing for Durdanto Dhaka in this season.

However, the timing of the next matches will be different one from the inaugural day's matches. In weeks days, the first match will start at 1.30 PM while the second match is at 6.30 PM. The Friday's first match will kick off at 2 M while the second game is from 7pm.

Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders, Durdanto Dhaka, Khulna Tigers, Fortune Barishal, Chattogram Challengers, and Sylhet Strikers are the seven team of the tournament which will fight it out for the BPL crown.

A total of 46 matches in 43 days will be hosted by the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, and the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet across three cities.

Dhaka is though not the new team in BPL, it will play under new owner this time.

BDST: 1113 HRS, JAN 19, 2024
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