2025–26 Rajshahi Warriors season

Rajshahi Warriors
2025–26 season
CoachHannan Sarkar
CaptainNazmul Hossain Shanto
BPL LeagueChampions
Most runsNajmul Hossain Shanto (355)
Most wicketsBinura Fernando (18)
Most catchesTanzid Hasan (11)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMushfiqur Rahim (6)
← 2025

The 2025–26 season is the 8th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise, Rajshahi Warriors.They as Durbar Rajshahi were one of the seven teams participating in the last season and became 5th there. They became champion the only time in the 2019–20 season as Rajshahi Royals, beating Khulna Tigers in the final.[1][2] In November 2025, the team was acquired by Nabil Group of Industries and re-named.[3][4]

Coaching Panel

Position Name
Head coach Hannan Sarkar
Assistant coach Rajin Saleh
Batting coach
Bowling coach Tareq Aziz
Team Manager Hasanuzzaman Jhoru
Trainer Mir Ifte Karul Islam
Physio Mojadded Sani

Squad

The Rajshahi Warriors squad for the 2025–26 season is:

Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Nazmul Hossain Shanto  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm off-break Captain
Tanzid Hasan  Bangladesh Left-handed N/a
Sahibzada Farhan  Pakistan Right-handed N/a Overseas
Pathum Nissanka  Sri Lanka Right-handed N/a Overseas
Kane Williamson  New Zealand Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas
Yasir Ali  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a
Muhammad Waseem  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Wicket-keepers
Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a
Akbar Ali  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a
Shakhir Hossain  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a
All rounders
Jishan Alam  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
SM Meherob  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Dushan Hemantha  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas
Hussain Talat  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
Jahandad Khan  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm medium fast Overseas
Wasi Siddiquee  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm leg-break N/a
James Neesham  New Zealand Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Ryan Burl  Zimbabwe Left-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas
Spin bowlers
Sandeep Lamichhane    Nepal Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas
Hasan Murad  Bangladesh Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
MD Rubel  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Pace bowlers
Binura Fernando  Sri Lanka Right-handed Left-arm medium fast Overseas
Tanzim Hasan Sakib  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Ripon Mondol  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Abdul Gaffar Saqlain  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Robiul Haque  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a

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.
Rajshahi Warriors Sylhet
8 wickets 		Dhaka
5 wickets 		Noakhali
6 wickets 		Rangpur
Super Over 		Noakhali
4 wickets 		Chattogram
2 wickets 		Rangpur
7 wickets 		Dhaka
7 wickets 		Sylhet
5 runs 		Chattogram
3 wickets 		Chattogram
7 wickets 		N/a Sylhet
12 runs 		Chattogram
63 runs 		Champions
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

Matches

Match 1
26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sylhet Titans
190/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
192/2 (19.4 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 101* (60)
Khaled Ahmed 1/30 (3 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 8 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rajshahi Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Match 3
27 December 2025 (2025-12-27)
13:00
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
134/5 (18.5 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 37 (28)
Imad Wasim 3/16 (4 overs)
Abdullah Al Mamun 45 (39)
Mohammad Nawaz 3/21 (4 overs)
Dhaka Capitals won by 5 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Dhaka Capitals)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
124/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
125/4 (17.5 overs)
Haider Ali 33 (28)
Ripon Mondol 4/13 (4 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 29 (20)
Hasan Mahmud 2/19 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 6 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Ripon Mondol (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rajshahi Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
  • Haider Ali started captaining Noakhali Express from this match as their previously selected captain Shykat Ali didn't feature.
Match 8
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
159/6 (20 overs)
Sahibzada Farhan 65 (46)
Faheem Ashraf 3/43 (4 overs)
Dawid Malan 63* (50)
SM Meherob 2/17 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Rajshahi Warriors won the Super Over)
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Ripon Mondol (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Rangpur Riders 6/2, Rajshahi Warriors 10/0.
Match 17
8 January 2026 (2026-01-08)
13:00
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
151/5 (20 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
152/6 (19 overs)
Soumya Sarkar 59 (43)
Ripon Mondol 2/27 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 60 (35)
Mehedi Hasan Rana 3/25 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 4 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Muhammad Waseem (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rajshahi Warriors 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 21
11 January 2026 (2026-01-11)
13:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
178/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
179/3 (19.1 overs)
Tawhid Hridoy 97* (56)
Sandeep Lamichhane 1/21 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 87* (59)
Akif Javed 2/43 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Rajshahi Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Match 24
12 January 2026 (2026-01-12)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Dhaka Capitals
131 (20 overs)
v
Rajshahi Warriors
132/3 (16.1 overs)
Usman Khan 41 (27)
Abdul Gaffar Saqlain 4/24 (4 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 76 (43)
Saif Hassan 1/17 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Tanzid Hasan (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ripon Mondol (Rajshahi Warriors) took the first hat-trick in his BPL career, overall eleventh in BPL and the third in this season.
Match 26
16 January 2026 (2026-01-16)[a]
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Titans
142/9 (20 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 40 (30)
Nasum Ahmed 2/30 (4 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 41 (30)
Ripon Mondol 4/34 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 5 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Ripon Mondol (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Sylhet Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shohidul Islam (Sylhet Titans) completed 100 wickets in his T20 career.
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.

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.
Qualifier 2
Match 33
21 January 2026 (2026-01-21)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rajshahi Warriors
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Titans
153/8 (20 overs)
Kane Williamson 45* (38)
Salman Irshad 3/23 (4 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 48 (34)
Binura Fernando 4/19 (4 overs)
Rajshahi Warriors won by 12 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Binura Fernando (Rajshahi Warriors)
  • Sylhet Titans 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

[a]

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

References

  1. ^ "Mohammad Nawaz and Andre Russell fire Rajshahi Royals to BPL title". ESPNCricinfo. 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Rajshahi lift BPL trophy with victory over Khulna". 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Only five teams to feature in BPL 2025-26". ESPNCricinfo. 6 November 2025.
  4. ^ "BCB finalizes 5 teams for BPL 2026 season". BdCrictime. 4 November 2025.
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