List of Bangladesh Premier League captains

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament organized by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). As of 9 December 2020, 47 players have captained their team in at least one match.[1]

Mashrafe Mortaza has captained Dhaka Gladiators, Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders and Dhaka Platoon in the BPL and has the record of playing most matches as captain.

Notable captains

Mashrafe Mortaza, the former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team,[2] has played the most matches as a captain, having led all 86 matches in which he has played. While Mosharraf Hossain, Shoaib Malik and Tom Abell are tied for the best win–loss percentage in the BPL as a captain, each with 100%, all have only captained for at most three matches. Of those who have captained for at least 10 matches, Imrul Kayes has the best win–loss percentage in the BPL, with a win–loss percentage of 70.58% from 17 matches. Mortaza leads in number of matches won as a captain with 54 wins. Of those who have captained at least 10 matches, Shahriar Nafees has the worst win–loss percentage of 28.57% from 14 matches. Mahmudullah has lost the most matches with 37 losses.

Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Alok Kapali, Mortaza, Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kayes, Malik and Mohammad Nabi are the only players who have captained two or more teams. Rahim has captained different teams every season and is the only captain to have led seven teams in BPL which are Duronto Rajshahi, Sylhet Royals, Sylhet Super Stars, Barisal Bulls, Rajshahi Kings, Chittagong Vikings and Khulna Tigers.[1] Peter Trego has captained his team for the most matches without registering a win; he led his team in five matches which resulted in five losses.

Of the 47 players who have played at least one match as a captain, 21 of them are from Bangladesh. Of the 26 others, five are from Sri Lanka, four each are from Australia, Pakistan, West Indies and England, three from New Zealand and one each from Afghanistan and Zimbabwe.[1]

Key
Key
Symbol Meaning
First Year of their first BPL match as a captain
Last Year of their latest BPL match as a captain
Match(es) Number of matches as a captain
Team(s) Team(s) for which the player has played as captain in at least one match
Won Number of games won
Lost Number of games lost
Tied Number of games tied
NR Number of games with no result
Win% Percentage of games won as captain[lower-alpha 1]

List

The list includes those players who have captained their team in at least one BPL match. The list is initially organised by the number of matches as a captain and if the numbers are tied, the list is sorted by sorted by their last name.[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]

Bangladesh Premier League captains[3]
Player Nationality[lower-alpha 4]FirstLastMatch(es)Team(s)WonLostTiedNRWin%
Mashrafe Mortaza  Bangladesh2012202086
54320062.79
Mahmudullah  Bangladesh2012202076
38371050.65
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh2012202073
37351051.36
Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh2012201964
39250060.93
Tamim Iqbal  Bangladesh2013201734
14200041.17
Daren Sammy  Saint Lucia2016201723Rajshahi Kings11120047.82
Brad Hodge  Australia2012201318Barisal Burners990050.00
Imrul Kayes  Bangladesh2012202017
1250070.58
Shahriar Nafees  Bangladesh2012201314
4100028.57
Nasir Hossain  Bangladesh2013201713
490030.76
Andre Russell  Jamaica2019202013Rajshahi Royals850061.53
Mehedi Hasan  Bangladesh2019201912Rajshahi Kings660050.00
Abdur Razzak  Bangladesh2013201311Rangpur Riders560045.45
Naeem Islam  Bangladesh2016201610Rangpur Riders640060.00
Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka2015201510Dhaka Dynamites460040.00
Alok Kapali  Bangladesh201220199
540055.55
Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan201720208
350037.50
Mosaddek Hossain  Bangladesh202020208Sylhet Thunder170012.50
Luke Ronchi  New Zealand201720177Chittagong Vikings250028.57
David Warner  Australia201920197Sylhet Sixers250028.57
Shane Watson  Australia201920207Rangpur Rangers430057.14
Dasun Shanaka  Sri Lanka201920196Cumilla Warriors240033.33
Brendan Taylor  Zimbabwe201320136Chittagong Kings510083.33
Misbah- ul-Haq  Pakistan201520175
140020.00
Peter Trego  England201220125Sylhet Royals05000.00
Andre Fletcher  Grenada202020204Sylhet Thunder031012.50
Jahurul Islam  Bangladesh201320134Duronto Rajshahi130025.00
Chamara Kapugedera  Sri Lanka201320134Duronto Rajshahi310075.00
Dawid Malan  England201920204Cumilla Warriors220050.00
Mohammad Ashraful  Bangladesh201220134Dhaka Gladiators130025.00
Shahid Afridi  Pakistan201520154Sylhet Super Stars220050.00
Shoaib Malik  Pakistan201720203
3000100.00
Rayad Emrit  Trinidad and Tobago201920192Chattogram Challengers110050.00
Muktar Ali  Bangladesh201320132Duronto Rajshahi02000.00
Steve Smith  Australia201920192Comilla Victorians110050.00
Soumya Sarkar  Bangladesh202020202Cumilla Warriors011025.00
Lou Vincent  New Zealand201320132Khulna Royal Bengals110050.00
Tom Abell  England201920191Rangpur Rangers1000100.00
Arafat Sunny  Bangladesh201620161Rangpur Riders01000.00
Liam Dawson  England201620161Rangpur Riders01000.00
Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka201520151Chittagong Vikings01000.00
Enamul Haque  Bangladesh201320131Chittagong Kings01000.00
Brendon McCullum  New Zealand201720171Rangpur Riders01000.00
Mosharraf Hossain  Bangladesh201320131Dhaka Gladiators1000100.00
Jehan Mubarak  Sri Lanka201320131Khulna Royal Bengals01000.00
Sohail Tanvir  Pakistan201920191Sylhet Sixers01000.00
Suhrawadi Shuvo  Bangladesh201220121Sylhet Royals01000.00

Notes
  1. Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.
  2. To sort these tables by any statistic, click on the icon in the column title.
  3. These statistics are correct as of the 2019–20 season.
  4. The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References
  1. "Bangladesh Premier League/Records/Most matches as captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. "Mashrafe named ODI captain, Mushfiqur stays Test captain". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Bangladesh Premier League Cricket Team / Captains". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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