2025–26 Rangpur Riders season

The 2025–26 season is the 10th season so far for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Rangpur Riders. They were one of the six teams that participated in the 2025–26 Bangladesh Premier League. They won the title only a single time in 2017–18 season.[1] This franchise is owned by Toggi Sports.[2][3]

Rangpur Riders
2025–26 season
CoachMickey Arthur
CaptainNurul Hasan Sohan
Litton Das[a]
Ground(s)Rangpur Stadium, Rangpur
BPL League4th
Most runsTawhid Hridoy (382)
Most wicketsMustafizur Rahman (16)
Most catchesLitton Das (10)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsNurul Hasan Sohan (12)
← 2025 2027 →

Coaching Panel

Position Name
Head coach Mickey Arthur
Assistant coach Mohammad Ashraful
Batting coach Shahriar Nafees
Spin Bowling coach Mohammad Rafique

Squad

The squad of Rangpur Riders for 2025–26 season is:

Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Tawhid Hridoy  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a
Dawid Malan  England Left-handed Right-arm leg-break Overseas
Khawaja Nafay  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Wayne Madsen  Italy Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Emilio Gay  Italy Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Iftikhar Hossain Ifti  Bangladesh Left-handed N/a
Wicket-keepers
Nurul Hasan Sohan  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a Captain
Litton Das  Bangladesh Right-handed N/a Captain[a]
Muhammad Akhlaq  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
All-rounders
Mahmudullah  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Khushdil Shah  Pakistan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Kyle Mayers  West Indies Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Faheem Ashraf  Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas
Nayeem Hasan  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
Mehedi Hasan Sohag  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm leg-break N/a
Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Pace bowlers
Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium N/a
Akif Javed  Pakistan Right-handed Left-arm fast Overseas
Nahid Rana  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm fast N/a
Kamrul Islam Rabbi  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium fast N/a
Mrittunjoy Chowdhury  Bangladesh Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium N/a
Abdul Halim  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium N/a
Spin bowlers
Rakibul Hasan  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Sufiyan Muqeem  Pakistan Left-handed Left-arm Chinaman Overseas
Aliss Islam  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break 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.
Rangpur Riders Chattogram
7 wickets 		Rajshahi
Super Over 		Sylhet
6 wickets 		Dhaka
5 runs 		Chattogram
5 wickets 		Noakhali
9 runs 		Rajshahi
7 wickets 		Sylhet
6 wickets 		Dhaka
11 runs 		Noakhali
8 wickets 		N/a Sylhet
3 wickets 		N/a 4th
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

Matches

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 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 10
2 January 2026 (2026-01-02)
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sylhet Titans
144/8 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
145/4 (18.5 overs)
Afif Hossain 46 (31)
Faheem Ashraf 3/18 (4 overs)
Litton Das 35 (25)
Ethan Brookes 1/13 (1 over)
Rangpur Riders won by 6 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Muhammad Kamruzzaman (Ban)
Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Rangpur Riders)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mustafizur Rahman (Rangpur Riders) completed 400 wickets in his T20 career.
Match 12
4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
155/5 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
150/4 (20 overs)
Mahmudullah 51 (41)
Ziaur Rahman 2/35 (4 overs)
Mohammad Mithun 56* (38)
Kyle Mayers 1/7 (2 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 5 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Mahmudullah (Rangpur Riders)
  • Dhaka Capitals 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.[4]
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 20
9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
148 (19.5 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
139/9 (20 overs)
Jaker Ali 38 (37)
Mustafizur Rahman 3/18 (4 overs)
Iftikhar Ahmed 37 (31)
Hasan Mahmud 4/26 (4 overs)
Noakhali Express won by 9 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Hasan Mahmud (Noakhali Express)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mrittunjoy Chowdhury (Rangpur Riders) took the second hat-trick in his BPL career, overall tenth in BPL and the second in this season. He became the first player to take hat-trick multiple times in BPL history.
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 23
12 January 2026 (2026-01-12)
13:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
114 (19.1 overs)
v
Sylhet Titans
119/4 (17.3 overs)
Khushdil Shah 30 (24)
Nasum Ahmed 3/19 (4 overs)
Parvez Hossain Emon 52* (41)
Nahid Rana 2/18 (3 overs)
Sylhet Titans won by 6 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Nasum Ahmed (Sylhet Titans)
  • Sylhet Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Parvez Hossain Emon (Sylhet Titans) completed 2000 runs in his T20 career.
Match 27
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)[b]
13:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
181/4 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
170/7 (20 overs)
Dawid Malan 78 (49)
Mohammad Saifuddin 2/33 (4 overs)
Mohammad Saifuddin 58* (30)
Nahid Rana 3/11 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 11 runs
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Sajedul Islam (BAN)
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Rangpur Riders)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 29
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)[b]
13:00
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
173/2 (20 overs)
v
Rangpur Riders
174/2 (19.4 overs)
Hassan Eisakhil 107* (72)
Aliss Islam 1/22 (4 overs)
Tawhid Hridoy 109 (63)
Hasan Mahmud 1/23 (4 overs)
Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Ali Arman (Ban) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Tawhid Hridoy (Rangpur Riders)
  • Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Eliminator
Match 31
20 January 2026 (2026-01-20)[b]
13:00
Scorecard
Rangpur Riders
111/9 (20 overs)
v
Sylhet Titans
112/7 (20 overs)
Mahmudullah 33 (26)
Khaled Ahmed 4/14 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 29 (40)
Aliss Islam 2/18 (4 overs)
Sylhet Titans won by 3 wickets
Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Umpires: Gazi Sohel (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
  • Sylhet Titans won the toss and elected to field.

See also

Notes

[b]

  1. ^ a b Started captaining from their ninth group match.
  2. ^ a b c d Match rescheduled due to local cricketers' boycott.

References

  1. ^ "BPL 2017–18 final full scorecard". ESPNCricinfo.
  2. ^ "Only five teams to feature in BPL 2025-26". ESPNCricinfo. 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ "BCB finalizes 5 teams for BPL 2026 season". BdCrictime. 4 November 2025.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference reschedule was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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