Rangpur Riders

The Rangpur Riders, a prominent franchise cricket team in Bangladesh, began their journey in 2012 as part of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league. Over the years, they have become an integral part of the BPL landscape, contributing significantly to the tournament's competitive spirit.

The Riders have had a glittering history, most notably highlighted by their triumph in the 2017 edition of the BPL, where they clinched the championship under dynamic leadership and cohesive team performance. Their journey to the trophy was nothing short of dramatic, with a mix of riveting performances and stellar individual displays. The victory solidified their status in the league and filled the ranks of their followers with pride.

Key players have shaped the team's identity over the years. The likes of Chris Gayle, who mesmerised audiences with his formidable batting prowess, scoring a spectacular hundred in the 2017 final, became synonymous with the team's aggressive batting approach. Mashrafe Mortaza, both as a player and a captain, has been a central figure, bringing leadership that marries tactical astuteness with fierce competitiveness.

Rangpur Riders have developed a few heated rivalries, most notably with the Dhaka-based teams. These encounters are always keenly anticipated, drawing cricket enthusiasts who relish the intense battles and strategic chess games played on the field.

The Riders are known for their aggressive playing style, largely defined by robust opening stands and powerful hitters in the middle order. Their bowling attack—complete with pace variations and spin artistry—has often turned matches on their head, a key strength in the shorter format of the game.

In terms of cultural significance, the Rangpur Riders represent a blend of regional pride and sporting excellence. Their matches are vibrant affairs, not just for the cricket but for the slice of Bangladeshi culture they bring to the stadium.

The team's home ground, the Rangpur Cricket Garden, offers a lively backdrop for this cricketing drama. Fans, adorned in the team’s colours, bring an electrifying energy with their songs, chants, and unwavering support, creating an atmosphere that opponents can find daunting.

Overall, the Rangpur Riders are more than just a cricket team—they are a canvas of passion, skill, and the indomitable spirit of Rangpur. Their narrative is intricately woven into the fabric of Bangladeshi cricket, a testament to the game's ability to inspire and unite.

Play Offs, Eliminator, Bangladesh Premier League - January 20, 2026

Rangpur Riders

111/9 (20)

Sylhet Titans

112/7 (20)

Sylhet Titans won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Khaled Ahmed

Regular Season, 21st Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 18, 2026

Noakhali Express

173/2 (20)

Rangpur Riders

174/2 (19.4)

Rangpur Riders won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Towhid Hridoy

Regular Season, 13th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 17, 2026

Dhaka Capitals

170/7 (20)

Rangpur Riders

181/4 (20)

Rangpur Riders won by 11 runs

Player of the Match

Dawid Malan

Regular Season, 17th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 12, 2026

Sylhet Titans

119/4 (17.3)

Rangpur Riders

114/10 (19.1)

Sylhet Titans won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Parvez Hossain Emon

Regular Season, 23rd Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 11, 2026

Rajshahi Warriors

179/3 (19.1)

Rangpur Riders

178/4 (20)

Rajshahi Warriors won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Najmul Hossain Shanto

Regular Season, 30th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 9, 2026

Noakhali Express

148/10 (19.5)

Rangpur Riders

139/9 (20)

Noakhali Express won by 9 runs

Player of the Match

Hasan Mahmud

Regular Season, 16th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 5, 2026

Chattogram Royals

169/5 (20)

Rangpur Riders

170/5 (18.5)

Rangpur Riders won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Kyle Mayers

Regular Season, 8th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 4, 2026

Dhaka Capitals

150/4 (20)

Rangpur Riders

155/5 (20)

Rangpur Riders won by 5 runs

Player of the Match

Mohammad Mahmudullah

Regular Season, 12th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 2, 2026

Sylhet Titans

144/8 (20)

Rangpur Riders

145/4 (18.5)

Rangpur Riders won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Mohammad Mahmudullah

Regular Season, 10th Match, Bangladesh Premier League - January 1, 2026

Rangpur Riders

159/6 (20) & 6/2 (1)

Rajshahi Warriors

159/8 (20) & 10/0 (0.3)

Match tied (Rajshahi Warriors won the one-over eliminator)

Player of the Match

Ripon Mondol

Soumya Sarkar
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Saif Hassan
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 27

Mahedi Hasan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 31

Nurul Hasan
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 32

Mohammad Saifuddin
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Rakibul Hasan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 23

Akif Javed
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Nahid Rana
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

James Vince
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Tim David
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 30

Andre Russell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 38

Alex Hales
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Mohammad Mithun
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 35

Rilee Rossouw
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Mehedi Maruf
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Ravi Bopara
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Benny Howell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Farhad Reza
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Mashrafe Mortaza
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Sohag Gazi
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 34

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

Shafiul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Chris Gayle
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 46

Nahidul Islam
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

AB de Villiers
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Shohidul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Minhajul Abedin
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 60

Nadif Chowdhury
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 39

Mohammad Naim
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 26

Jahurul Islam
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 39

Mohammad Nabi
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 41

Fazle Mahmud
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 38

Zakir Hasan
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 28

Lewis Gregory
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Sanjit Saha
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 28

Taskin Ahmed
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 31

Mustafizur Rahman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Mohammad Shahzad
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 38

Junaid Khan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 36

Rishad Hossain
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 23

Arafat Sunny
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 39

Tom Abell
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

MD. Al Amin
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 32

Mukidul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Cameron Delport
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Shadman Islam
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 31

Shane Watson
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 44

Rony Talukdar
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Hasan Mahmud
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Robiul Haque
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Shoaib Malik
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44

Sikandar Raza
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 40

Azmatullah Omarzai
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Saim Ayub
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 24

Shamim Hossain
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 25

Parvez Hossain Emon
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 23

Mohammad Nawaz
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 32

Haris Rauf
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 32

Aaron Jones
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 31

Ripon Mondol
Position: Bowler
Age: 23

Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 24

Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Naveen ul Haq
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Nicholas Pooran
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 30

Dasun Shanaka
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Dwayne Bravo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 25

Sam Billings
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 34

Brandon King
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 31

Shakib Al Hasan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 39

Hasan Murad
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 24

Salman Irshad
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Babar Azam
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Abu Haider
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Imran Tahir
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 47

Reeza Hendricks
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Tom Moores
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 29

James Neesham
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

MD Ashiqur Zaman
Position: Bowler
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: 37

Mominul Haque
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 34

Fazalhaq Farooqi
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Steven Taylor
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

Iftikhar Ahmed
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35

Khushdil Shah
Position: Middle Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 31

Kamrul Islam
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Tawfique Khan Tushar
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 34

Azizul Hakim Tamin
Position: Allrounder
Age: 20

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

Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium
City: Chittagong
Country: Bangladesh
Capacity: 22000

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