2025–26 Dhaka Capitals season

Dhaka Capitals
2025–26 season
CoachToby Radford
Ground(s)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
BPL League5th
Most runsMohammad Mithun (169)
Most wicketsMohammad Saifuddin (12)
Most catchesSabbir Rahman (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsMohammad Mithun (7)
← 2025

The 2025–26 season is the 12th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Dhaka Capitals. They were one of the seven teams that participated in the tournament in 2025, having changed their name from Durdanto Dhaka. The team is owned by the Champions Sports Ltd, partnered with Shakib Khan & Remark HB Limited.[1] They have won the title 3 times in 2012, 2013 & 2016.They were one of the six teams participating in the contest that season.[2][3]

Coaching Panel

Position Name
Mentor Shoaib Akhtar[4]
Head coach Toby Radford
Assistant coach Mahbub Ali Zaki[a]
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Team Analyst Sheikh Mohsin Pervaiz

Squad

The squad of Dhaka Capitals for 2025–26 season is:

Shirt no. Name Nationality Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
13 Saif Hassan  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
1 Sabbir Rahman  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm leg-break N/a
Alex Hales  England Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas
Zubaid Akbari  Afghanistan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Choudry Share Ali  Sweden Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Wicket-keepers
22 Mohammad Mithun  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan Right-handed N/a Overseas
Usman Khan  Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break Overseas
Irfan Sukkur  Bangladesh Left-handed N/a
All-rounders
55 Abdullah Al Mamun  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm medium N/a
Tofael Ahmed  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm medium N/a
Moinul Islam  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Dasun Shanaka  Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
29 Shamim Hossain  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
69 Nasir Hossain  Bangladesh Right-handed Right-arm off-break N/a
74 Mohammad Saifuddin  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm fast medium N/a
9 Imad Wasim  Pakistan Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Odean Smith  West Indies Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
Arif Hussain  Sweden Left-handed Left-arm medium Overseas
Spin bowlers
12 Taijul Islam  Bangladesh Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Jayed Ullah  Bangladesh Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox N/a
Pace bowlers
3 Taskin Ahmed  Bangladesh Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium N/a
Maruf Mridha  Bangladesh Left-handed Left-arm fast medium N/a
65 Ziaur Rahman  Afghanistan Right-handed Right-arm medium fast Overseas
Salman Mirza  Pakistan Right-handed Left-arm medium Overseas
Khuzaima Tanveer  United Arab Emirates Right-handed Right-arm fast 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.
Dhaka Capitals Rajshahi
5 wickets 		Sylhet
6 runs 		Chattogram
10 wickets 		Rangpur
5 runs 		Noakhali
7 wickets 		Sylhet
20 runs 		Noakhali
41 runs 		Rajshahi
7 wickets 		Rangpur
11 runs 		Chattogram
42 runs 		N/a 5th
Team's results→ Won Tied Lost N/R

Matches

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 7
1 January 2026 (2026-01-01)
13:00
Scorecard
Sylhet Titans
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
167/8 (20 overs)
Azmatullah Omarzai 50* (24)
Salman Mirza 2/46 (4 overs)
Shamim Hossain 81* (43)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3/40 (4 overs)
Sylhet Titans won by 6 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
Player of the match: Azmatullah Omarzai (Sylhet Titans)
  • Dhaka Capitals 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 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.[6]
Match 15
7 January 2026 (2026-01-07)
13:00
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
133/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
134/3 (14.1 overs)
Haider Ali 47 (36)
Abdullah Al Mamun 1/6 (1 over)
Nasir Hossain 90* (50)
Hasan Mahmud 2/17 (3 overs)
Dhaka Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Sajedul Islam (Ban)
Player of the match: Nasir Hossain (Dhaka Capitals)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
8 January 2026 (2026-01-08)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Sylhet Titans
180/6 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
160/8 (20 overs)
Ariful Islam 38 (29)
Ziaur Rahman 3/35 (4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 51 (44)
Salman Irshad 3/25 (4 overs)
Sylhet Titans won by 20 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban)
Player of the match: Moeen Ali (Sylhet Titans)
  • Dhaka Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ariful Islam (Sylhet Titans) made his BPL debut.
  • Sabbir Rahman (Dhaka Capitals) completed 2000 runs in his BPL career.
Match 22
11 January 2026 (2026-01-11)
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Noakhali Express
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Dhaka Capitals
143 (18.2 overs)
Hassan Eisakhil 92 (60)
Mohammad Saifuddin 2/23 (3 overs)
Mohammad Saifuddin 34 (20)
Hasan Mahmud 2/21 (3.2 overs)
Noakhali Express won by 41 runs
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet
Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan (Ban) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Hassan Eisakhil (Noakhali Express)
  • Noakhali Express won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hassan Eisakhil (Noakhali Express) made his BPL debut.
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 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 30
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)[b]
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.

See also

Notes

[b]

  1. ^ Passed away in field while coaching due to heart attack.[5]
  2. ^ a b c Match rescheduled due to local cricketers' boycott.

References

  1. ^ "Shakib Khan reveals very own team, Dhaka Capitals". The Daily Star. 2 October 2024.
  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. ^ "শাকিব খানের ঢাকার নতুন চমক শোয়েব আখতার" [New surprise Shoaib Akhtar at Shakib Khan's Dhaka]. Dhaka Post. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Dhaka Capitals coach dies after collapsing in BPL". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference reschedule was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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