Fortune Barishal

Fortune Barishal, one of the more intriguing sides in the vibrant tapestry of Bangladeshi cricket, was established in 2012 as part of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). This cricketing outfit carries the name of the historical and picturesque division of Barisal, or Barishal as it's often spelt now, anchoring the team in local pride and regional identity. Though the journey of Fortune Barishal has had its share of ups and downs, it has steadily carved a niche in Bangladeshi cricket.

One of the peaks in Barishal's journey was reaching the finals in the 2015-16 BPL season. Although they fell short of clinching the championship, getting to that stage was a testament to their fighting spirit. Their campaigns in subsequent seasons have been marked by memorable performances, often showcasing a blend of local talent and international experience.

Key players who've donned the Barishal colours include the likes of Tamim Iqbal and Chris Gayle, both prolific batsmen with a penchant for the explosive. Tamim, one of Bangladesh's most celebrated cricketers, has oft provided solidity at the top, while Gayle has infused the team with his mercurial batting style, earning legendary status in T20 cricket worldwide. Their contributions have been vital in pivotal matches, with Gayle's blistering innings occasionally leaving spectators and opponents alike in awe.

Speaking of memorable matches, Barishal's clashes with rivals like Dhaka Dynamites have often been nail-biters. Those encounters unfailingly draw large crowds, eager to witness intense rivalries unfold. Barishal’s playing style combines aggressive batting with a keen sense in chasing targets, making them unpredictable but entertaining.

Financial and operational challenges have occasionally troubled the team, but their existence continues to play a significant role in promoting cricket in southern Bangladesh. Establishing and maintaining a connection with the passionate fans of Barishal remains a priority, with Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium often serving as their bastion when home matches roll around. The Boishakhi Mela celebrations and the colourful fan-turn-ups are worth noting, creating a vibrant atmosphere unique to Barishal.

In summary, Fortune Barishal embodies resilience, youthful energy, and regional pride. The team's journey may be a mosaic of triumphs and challenges, yet it's this very messiness that endears it to the people of Bangladesh and its ever-growing constituency of fans.

Play Offs, Final, Bangladesh Premier League - February 7, 2025

Fortune Barishal

195/7 (19.3)

Chittagong Kings

194/3 (20)

Fortune Barishal won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tamim Iqbal

Play Offs, Qualifier 1, Bangladesh Premier League - February 3, 2025

Fortune Barishal

150/1 (17.2)

Chittagong Kings

149/9 (20)

Fortune Barishal won by 9 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Shamim Hossain

Regular Season, 42nd Match, Bangladesh Premier League - February 1, 2025

Fortune Barishal

182/7 (20)

Chittagong Kings

206/4 (20)

Chittagong Kings won by 24 runs

Player of the Match

Parvez Hossain Emon

Regular Season, 38th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 29, 2025

Fortune Barishal

77/1 (6.3)

Dhaka Capitals

73/10 (15.3)

Fortune Barishal won by 9 wickets (with 81 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tanvir Islam

Regular Season, 35th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 27, 2025

Fortune Barishal

188/5 (19.1)

Khulna Tigers

187/5 (20)

Fortune Barishal won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Dawid Malan

Regular Season, 33rd Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 26, 2025

Fortune Barishal

120/2 (16)

Sylhet Strikers

116/10 (18.1)

Fortune Barishal won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Faheem Ashraf

Regular Season, 30th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 22, 2025

Fortune Barishal

167/9 (20)

Khulna Tigers

160/6 (20)

Fortune Barishal won by 7 runs

Player of the Match

Rishad Hossain

Regular Season, 25th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 19, 2025

Fortune Barishal

122/4 (16.5)

Chittagong Kings

121/8 (20)

Fortune Barishal won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Dawid Malan

Regular Season, 21st Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 16, 2025

Fortune Barishal

145/2 (16)

Dhaka Capitals

139/10 (19.3)

Fortune Barishal won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tamim Iqbal

Regular Season, 13th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 9, 2025

Fortune Barishal

197/5 (20)

Rangpur Riders

202/7 (20)

Rangpur Riders won by 3 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

Player of the Match

Nurul Hasan

Tamim Iqbal
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 36

Towhid Hridoy
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 24

Dawid Malan
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 37

Mohammad Mahmudullah
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 39

Mushfiqur Rahim
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 37

James Fuller
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Mohammad Nabi
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 40

Rishad Hossain
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 22

Ebadot Hossain
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Mohammad Imran
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 24

Taijul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33

Kyle Mayers
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Tanvir Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style:
Bowling Style:
Age: 28

Mohammad Ali
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Shakib Al Hasan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 38

Najmul Hossain Shanto
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 26

Shykat Ali
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Irfan Sukkur
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 31

Dwayne Bravo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Ziaur Rahman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38

Alzarri Joseph
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Nayeem Hasan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 24

Salman Hossain
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Jake Lintott
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 32

Chris Gayle
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 45

Nurul Hasan
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 31

Shafiqul Islam
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Mehedi Hasan Rana
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 28

Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 24

Munim Shahriar
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 27

Anamul Haque
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 32

Khaled Ahmed
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Kamrul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Iftikhar Ahmed
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 34

Karim Janat
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Haider Ali
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 24

Chaturanga de Silva
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35

Ibrahim Zadran
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Sunzamul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35

Saif Hassan
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 26

Qazi Onik
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Fazle Mahmud
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 37

Mohammad Wasim Jr
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Dwaine Pretorius
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Andre Fletcher
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 37

Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Soumya Sarkar
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Shoaib Malik
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 43

Dunith Wellalage
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 22

Rakibul Hasan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 22

Pritom Kumar
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 23

Abbas Afridi
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 24

Yannic Cariah
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 32

Ahmed Shehzad
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 33

Akif Javed
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 24

Mohammad Saifuddin
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Obed McCoy
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Keshav Maharaj
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 35

Tom Banton
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 26

David Miller
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35

Faheem Ashraf
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Ripon Mondol
Position: Bowler
Batting Style:
Bowling Style:
Age: 22

Shaheen Afridi
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Md Iqbal Hasan Emon
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 18

Shere Bangla National Stadium
City: Mirpur, Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Capacity: 25000

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
City: Chittagong
Country: Bangladesh
Capacity: 22000

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium
City: Sylhet
Country: Bangladesh
Capacity: 13533