2025 Chittagong Kings season
Bangladesh Premier League team season
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The 2025 season was the 11th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chittagong Kings. They were one of the two renamed teams, changing their name from Chattogram Challengers.[1] They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners-up in the 2013 season.
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Shaun Tait |
| Captain | Mohammad Mithun |
| Ground(s) | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong |
Season summary
Chittagong started their season with a 37-run loss against Khulna Tigers. But after that, they came back strongly and finished the league stage being 2nd in the points table. However, they lost the Qualifier 1 to Fortune Barishal by 9 wickets but defeated Khulna Tigers by 2 wickets in the Qualifier 2 and proceeded to the final.
Squad
| Name | Nationality | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Haider Ali |  Pakistan |
Right-handed | Overseas player | |
| Zubaid Akbari |  Afghanistan |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Khawaja Nafay | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas player |
| Graham Clark |  England |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Mohammad Mithun |  Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Captain |
| Usman Khan | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Overseas player | |
| Parvez Hossain Emon | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | – | |
| Lahiru Milantha |  United States |
Left-handed | Overseas player | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Rahatul Ferdous | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| England |
Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas player | |
| Hussain Talat | Pakistan |
Left-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Shamim Hossain | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Naeem Islam | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Marshall Ayub | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | |
 Sri Lanka |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player | |
| Ali Raja | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Tom O'Connell |  Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Overseas player |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Mohammad Wasim | Pakistan |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Overseas player |
| Khaled Ahmed | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |
| Binura Fernando | Sri Lanka |
Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas player |
| Ifran Hossain | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shoriful Islam | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Maruf Mridha | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Arafat Sunny | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Aliss Islam | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Sheikh Parvez Jibon | Bangladesh |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | |
| Nabil Samad | Bangladesh |
Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Shaun Tait |
| Assistant coach | Enamul Haque |
| Team director | Nasir Ahmed |
| Team manager | Lablur Rahman |
| Mentor | Shahid Afridi |
| Batting coach | Mahbubul Alam |
League stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortune Barishal (C) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1.302 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chittagong Kings (R) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1.395 | |
| 3 | Rangpur Riders (4th) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.596 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Khulna Tigers (3rd) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0.184 | |
| 5 | Durbar Rajshahi | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | −1.030 | |
| 6 | Dhaka Capitals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | −0.779 | |
| 7 | Sylhet Strikers | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | −1.340 |
Win-loss table
| Team's results→ | Won | Tied | Lost | N/R |
|---|
Matches
Source:[2]
Khulna Tigers 203/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 166/10 (18.5 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 219/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Durbar Rajshahi 114 (17.1 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Dhaka Capitals 177/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 180/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 203/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Strikers 173/8 (20 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 200/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Khulna Tigers 155/9 (20 overs) |
- Khulna Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Rangpur Riders 164/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 131/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 121/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Fortune Barishal 122/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 191/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Durbar Rajshahi 80 (14.2 overs) |
- Durbar Rajshahi won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 148/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Dhaka Capitals 149/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rangpur Riders 143/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 148/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 196/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sylhet Strikers 100 (15.2 overs) |
- Sylhet Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
Chittagong Kings 206/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Fortune Barishal 182/7 (20 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Chittagong Kings 149/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Fortune Barishal 150/1 (17.2 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
Khulna Tigers 163/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chittagong Kings 164/8 (20 overs) |
- Chittagong Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Chittagong Kings 194/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Fortune Barishal 195/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Fortune Barishal won the toss and elected to field.
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Fortune Barishal) scored his 6,000th run in T20s.
Music
"Jaago Chittagong Kings" is the official theme song of the Chittagong Kings cricket team. The song was produced by DJ AKS. The tune was composed by Sajib Das, with vocals and lyrics by Raju and Enu Syed.[3]
Controversies
There was a payment-related issue with Chittagong Kings, as some player's cheques were bounced back several times. However, their owner acknowledged the issue, stating that he was withholding payment due to lack of self-satisfaction.[4][5]