The Bangladesh Premier League 2013 season, also known as BPL Season 2 or Prime Bank BPL 2013 (for sponsorship reasons), was the second season of the

Bangladesh Premier League Bangladesh Premier League (), also known as Dutch-Bangla Bank BPL for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It was formed in 2011 by the BCB, after the su ...

, established by the

Bangladesh Cricket Board The Bangladesh Cricket Board (; abbreviated as BCB), formerly known as Bangladesh Cricket Control Board, is the governing body of cricket in Bangladesh. It became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1977, and a Lis ...

(BCB) in 2012. The tournament began on 18 January 2013 and ended on 19 February. The competition featured seven teams, with the addition of the

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became champions again by beating

Chittagong Kings Chittagong Kings () is a franchise cricket team which participates in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The franchise is based in Chattogram. Franchise history The Chattogram franchise joined the BPL as one of its original members in 2012, ...

by 43 runs in the final. This season did not include any Pakistan players as the

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refused to release the 27 players sold at the auction in retaliation to Bangladesh cancelling their international tour of Pakistan over safety issues.

Venues

Most of the matches were held at the

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. For the first time, matches were played in

Khulna Khulna (, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of the Khulna District and the Khulna Division. It is the divisional centre of 10 districts of the division. Khulna is also the seco ...

at the

Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium Khulna Divisional Stadium, (, previously known as Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium and Bir Shrestha Shahid Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium) is a test cricket venue in Khulna, Bangladesh. History Khulna, situated in the south-western corner of ...

MA Aziz Stadium District Stadium, Chittagong (; also known as MA Aziz Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The stadium currently operated by the Bangladesh Football Federation, predominantly hosts football matches and has previously b ...

hosted the matches in

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, instead of

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Bir Shreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium (), previously known as Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium and Bir Shrestha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in the port city of Chattogram, in south-eastern Bangla ...

, which hosted the tournament in the first season.

Player auction

The player auction was held on 20 December 2012. Changes were made this season to the players' salaries structure, including the introduction of restrictions on payment to players. This glorious Auction were host by the popular & sensational film Actress Alisha Pradhan along with other honourable BPL members. Players were divided into the following categories:

Teams and standings

* The top four teams qualified for the playoffs * advanced to the

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* advanced to the

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qualified in fourth place, due to their head-to-head record against

and

Barisal Burners Fortune Barishal () is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Barishal Division. The team was originally established in 2012 for the inaugural BPL season as the Barisal Burner ...

Fixtures

:''All times are in

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( UTC+06:00)''.

Group stage

Phase 1

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Phase 2

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Playoff stage

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Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the five highest team scores during this season.

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers in the season are included in this table.

Most wickets

The top five highest wicket-takers in the season are included in this table.

References

External links

Tournament website on ESPN Cricinfo

Bangladesh Premier League Score, News Site

Official website of the Bangladesh Cricket Board
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