2025–26 Chattogram Royals season

Chattogram Royals
2025–26 season
CoachMizanur Rahman Babul
CaptainMahedi Hasan
Ground(s)Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
BPL LeagueRunners up
Most runsMohammad Naim (272)
Most wicketsShoriful Islam (26)
Most catchesAamir Jamal (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAdam Rossington (9)
← 2025

The 2025–26 season is the 12th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chattogram Royals. They are one of the three re-named teams, changing their name from Chittagong Kings. [1][2] They are yet to win the title. Their best performance is reaching the final and being runners up in 2013 season. On 25 December 2025, Triangle Sports terminated the ownership of Chattogram Royals, and the Bangladesh Cricket Board took charge.[3][4]

Coaching Panel

Position Name
Mentor Habibul Bashar[5]
Team Manager Nafees Iqbal
Head coach Mizanur Rahman Babul
Assistant coach
Batting coach Tushar Imran
Bowling coach

Squad

The squad of Chattogram Royals for 2025–26 season is:

Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Mohammad Naim  Bangladesh Left-handed N/a
Mahmudul Hasan Joy  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Mahfijul Islam Robin  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm leg-break N/a
Mirza Tahir Baig  Pakistan Right-handed N/a Overseas
Asif Ali  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
Hassan Nawaz  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Shadman Islam  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Paul Stirling  Ireland Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Avishka Fernando  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Zahiduzzaman  Bangladesh Left-handed N/a
Masood Gurbaz  Afghanistan Right-handed N/a Overseas
Adam Rossington  England Right-handed N/a Overseas
Mohammad Haris  Pakistan Right-handed N/a Overseas
Niroshan Dickwella  Sri Lanka Left-handed N/a Overseas
All-rounders
Mahedi Hasan  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break Captain
Charith Asalanka  Sri Lanka Left-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Shuvagata Hom  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Abu Hider  Bangladesh Right-handed Left-arm medium fast N/a
Salman Hossain  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Angelo Perera  Sri Lanka Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Kamran Ghulam  Pakistan Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Cameron Delport  South Africa Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Aamir Jamal  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm fast medium Overseas
Pace bowlers
Shoriful Islam  Bangladesh Left-handed Left-arm medium fast N/a
Mukidul Islam  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Sumon Khan  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm medium N/a
Ziaur Rahman  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Spin bowlers
Tanvir Islam  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Arafat Sunny  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas

League stage

Points Table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Rajshahi Warriors (C) 10 8 2 0 16 0.335 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chattogram Royals (R) 10 6 4 0 12 0.497
3 Rangpur Riders (4th) 10 6 4 0 12 0.220 Advanced to Eliminator
4 Sylhet Titans (3rd) 10 5 5 0 10 0.373
5 Dhaka Capitals 10 3 7 0 6 −0.381 Eliminated
6 Noakhali Express 10 2 8 0 4 −1.038
Source: ESPNcricinfo & Cricbuzz
(C) Champions; (R) Runners up

Win-loss table

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Q1 El Q2 F Pos.
Chattogram Royals Noakhali
65 runs 		Rangpur
7 wickets 		Dhaka
10 wickets 		Sylhet
9 wickets 		Rangpur
5 wickets 		Sylhet
14 runs 		Rajshahi
2 wickets 		Noakhali
5 wickets 		Rajshahi
3 wickets 		Dhaka
42 runs 		Rajshahi
6 wickets 		N/a Rajshahi
63 runs 		Runners up
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

Matches

Match 2
26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)
19:45 (N)
Scorecard
Chattogram Royals
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Noakhali Express
109 (16.5 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 80 (69)
Sabbir Hossain 2/9 (1 over)
Maaz Sadaqat 38 (27)
Tanvir Islam 3/39 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 65 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Masudur Rahman (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Mirza Tahir Baig (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first match of the BPL for Noakhali Express.
Match 5
29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)
13:00
Scorecard
Chattogram Royals
102 (17.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
107/3 (15 overs)
Mohammad Naim 39 (20)
Faheem Ashraf 5/17 (3.5 overs)
Dawid Malan 51 (48)
Mukidul Islam 2/5 (2 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Sajedul Islam (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Faheem Ashraf (Rangpur Riders)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 9
2 January 2026 (2026-01-02)
14:00
Scorecard
Dhaka Capitals
122 (19.4 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
123/0 (12.4 overs)
Mohammad Saifuddin 33* (25)
Tanvir Islam 3/8 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 10 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban)
Player of the match: Adam Rossington (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)
13:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Titans
126/7 (20 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
130/1 (16 overs)
Azmatullah Omarzai 44 (41)
Mahedi Hasan 2/18 (4 overs)
Adam Rossington 73* (53)
Rahatul Ferdous 1/29 (3 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 9 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Sajedul Islam (Ban)
Player of the match: Mohammad Naim (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match postponed from 30 December 2025 to 4 January 2026 due to the passing away of the ex-Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia.[6]
Match 14
5 January 2026 (2026-01-05)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Chattogram Royals
169/5 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
170/5 (18.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 58 (41)
Akif Javed 2/29 (4 overs)
Kyle Mayers 50 (25)
Shoriful Islam 3/37 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Kyle Mayers (Rangpur Riders)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Litton Das (Rangpur Riders) completed 6000 runs in his T20 career.
Match 16
7 January 2026 (2026-01-07)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Chattogram Royals
198/5 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Titans
184 (19.4 overs)
Adam Rossington 49 (38)
Ruyel Miah 3/41 (4 overs)
Afif Hossain 46 (33)
Aamir Jamal 4/34 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 14 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Morshed Ali Khan (Ban)
Player of the match: Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Chattogram Royals)
  • Sylhet Titans won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)
14:00
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
128/9 (20 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
129/8 (20 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 19 (14)
Aamir Jamal 3/23 (4 overs)
Hassan Nawaz 35* (36)
Binura Fernando 3/18 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 2 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Aamir Jamal (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Binura Fernando (Rajshahi Warriors) completed 150 wickets in his T20 career.
Match 25
16 January 2026 (2026-01-16)[a]
14:00
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
126 (18.5 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
128/5 (17 overs)
Hassan Eisakhil 25 (20)
Shoriful Islam 5/9 (3.5 overs)
Mahedi Hasan 49* (36)
Ihsanullah 2/23 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 5 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Shoriful Islam (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 28
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)[a]
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Chattogram Royals
125 (19.5 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
126/7 (19.3 overs)
Asif Ali 39 (24)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib 4/17 (4 overs)
Akbar Ali 48 (40)
Shoriful Islam 4/13 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 3 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban)
Player of the match: Akbar Ali (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rajshahi Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Match 30
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)[a]
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Dhaka Capitals
170 (19.5 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
128 (19.4 overs)
Saif Hassan 73 (44)
Tanvir Islam 3/25 (4 overs)
Aamer Jamal 42 (26)
Mohammad Saifuddin 4/20 (3.4 overs)
Dhaka Capitals won by 42 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban)
Player of the match: Saif Hassan (Dhaka Capitals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Qualifier 1
Match 32
20 January 2026 (2026-01-20)[a]
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
133 (20 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
134/4 (19.3 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 41 (37)
Mahedi Hasan 2/20 (4 overs)
Mirza Baig  45 (47)
Abdul Gaffar Saqlain 2/20 (4 overs)
Chattogram Royals won by 6 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Mahedi Hasan (Chattogram Royals)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Match 34
23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
174/4 (20 overs)
v
Chattogram Royals
111 (17.5 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 100 (62)
Mukidul Islam 2/20 (4 overs)
Mirza Tahir Baig 39 (36)
Binura Fernando 4/9 (3 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 63 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Tanzid Hasan (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Chattogram Royals won the toss and elected to field.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Match rescheduled due to local cricketers' boycott.

References

  1. ^ "Only five teams to feature in BPL 2025–26". ESPNCricinfo. 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ "BCB finalizes 5 teams for BPL 2026 season". BdCrictime. 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ "BCB takes over Chattogram franchise after owner's withdrawal letter". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  4. ^ "দায়িত্ব নিয়েই চট্টগ্রাম রয়্যালসে কোচ ও টিম ডিরেক্টর নিয়োগ দিল বিসিবি" [BCB appoints Coach and Team Directors for Chattogram Royals right after taking the responsibility]. The Daily Campus (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Habibul Bashar returns to BPL in major role with Chattogram Royals". BdCrictime. 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "BPL: December 30 games moved to January 4 following former PM Khaleda Zia's death". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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