Dhaka Platoon in 2019–20

The Dhaka Platoon (Dhakaiya/Bengali: ঢাকা প্লাটুন), formerly known as the Dhaka Dynamites, is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), representing the country's Dhaka Division. Following the 2012 competition, the Platoon are one of the BPL's seven existing members. The team is headquartered at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, and so is one of three teams playing in the city, alongside the Dhaka Division cricket team and Dhaka Metropolis cricket team which are active in first-class cricket.

Dhaka Platoon
2019–20 season
CoachMohammad Salahuddin
CaptainMashrafe Mortaza
Ground(s)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Most runsTamim Iqbal (396)
Most wicketsMahedi Hasan (12)
Most catchesShadab Khan (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsAnamul Haque (9)
← 2019

The 2019–20 season was the 7th season for the Bangladesh Premier League franchise Dhaka Platoon. They were one of the seven teams that competed in the 2019—20 Bangladesh Premier League.[1] The franchise previously qualified for the BPL playoffs in 2015 and 2017 and won the tournament in 2012, 2013 and 2016.[2][3]

The ownership of the team was acquired by Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman's Beximco Group.[4] The league was later replaced with Bangladesh Premier League, with the ownership of the franchise being awarded to Europa Group under the name of Dhaka Gladiators for US$5.05 million. After multiple corruption charges against the owners, the team was re-acquired by Beximco Group in 2015. Later in 2019 Jamuna Bank acquired the team's sponsorship, with Gazi Golam Murtoza as the team director.[5]

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season
No. Name[6][7] Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
28Tamim IqbalBangladesh (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989Left-handed—2019
68Mominul HaqueBangladesh (1991-09-29) 29 September 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2019
29Raqibul HasanBangladesh (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987Right-handedRight arm leg break2019
45Asif AliPakistan (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break2019Overseas
19Ahmed ShehzadPakistan (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991Right-handedLegbreak2019Overseas
32Laurie EvansEngland (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019Overseas
All-rounders
55Mahedi HasanBangladesh (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break2019
51Shuvagata HomBangladesh (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2018
71Ariful HaqueBangladesh (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019
1Thisara PereraSri Lanka (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium2019Overseas
10Shahid AfridiPakistan (1980-02-01) 1 February 1980Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019Overseas
49Shadab KhanPakistan (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019Overseas
45Faheem AshrafPakistan (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019Overseas
21Luis ReeceEngland (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990Left-handedLeft arm medium2019Overseas
Wicket-keepers
66Anamul HaqueBangladesh (1990-12-16) 16 December 1990Right-handed—2019
44Jaker AliBangladesh (1998-02-22) 22 February 1998Right-handed—2019
Bowlers
2Mashrafe MortazaBangladesh (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019Captain
25Mohammad ShahidBangladesh (1988-11-01) 1 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019
27Hasan MahmudBangladesh (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999Right-handedRight arm medium2019
47Wahab RiazPakistan (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast2019Overseas
86Salauddin SakilBangladesh (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989Left-handedLeft arm medium2019

Season summary

The franchise had signed English ODI captain Eoin Morgan who is the winning captain of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and South African explosive batsman David Miller as their two direct signings.[8][9] For the 2019 edition of the BPL, the Platoon were coached by Mohammad Salahuddin and captained by Mashrafe Mortaza.[10]

Dhaka Platoon started off their 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League campaign disappointingly by losing in a big margin of 9 wickets in the third match of the tournament against Rajshahi Royals.[11][12] In their next game, they defeated Cumilla Warriors by 20 runs. Though they didn't start well in that match, having a wicket fallen in the very first ball, they could totally secure 180 runs from 20 overs. This was largely due to Tamim Iqbal's 75 runs off 53 runs and Thisara Perera's smashing 42 runs off just 17 balls. In response, the Warriors were restricted to 160 for 9 as Thisara Perera picked up 5 wickets for 30 runs and named as the Player of the Match.[13][14]

The first phase of the tournament in Dhaka ended with Platoon's 24 runs win over Sylhet Thunder. Platoon finished their first innings scoring 182 runs losing 4 wickets, with Anamul Haque as the top-scorer, who smashed 62 runs off 42 balls. Batting second, Thunder started to lose wickets regularly as Hasan Mahmud was Platoon's best bowler taking 2 wickets for 24 runs.[15][16] In their next match, Platoon lost against Chattogram Challengers by 16 runs while chasing 221 making it a high aggregate match.[17]

In the Platoon's fifth game of the season, despite Bhanuka Rajapaksa's unbeaten 95, they clinched a five-wicket victory over Cumilla Warriors. Mahedi Hasan stars in the successful chase as he made 59 runs off 29 balls along with picking up economic 2 wickets for just 9 runs.[18][19] In their following game, they made their highest successful chase in the season, chasing 175 runs by losing 2 wickets. Relying on Tamim Iqbal's 60 off 49 and Mahedi Hasan's speedy 56 off 28, Platoon comfortably won the match with 9 balls remaining.[20][21]

The following match, Wahab Riaz’s fiery fifer inspired Platoon to their fifth win in the league and up to third place in the table as they thumped Rajshahi Royals by 74 runs.[22] Asif Ali's smashing 39 runs off just 13 balls in the late overs and Hasan Mahmud's four wicket haul led Platoon to thrillingly win over Khulna Tigers by 12 runs in their next match.[23][24]

Dhaka Platoon beat Rangpur Rangers by 61 runs in the next match, bowling out the Rangers for just 84 and thus confirmed a playoff berth.[25][26] In their last two matches of the league stage, Platoon lost against Rangpur Rangers and Khulna Tigers by 11 runs and 8 wickets respectively, although they were qualified to the playoffs.[27][28]

At the playoffs stage, Dhaka Platoon lost the eliminator against Chattogram Challengers by 7 wickets and thus they were eliminated from the tournament.[29]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Shirt Sponsor (Chest) Shirt Sponsor (Back) Chest Branding
Jamuna Bank Jamuna Bank Foundation; Jamuna Bank Jamuna Bank

Administration and support stuff
Position Name
Owner Bangladesh Bangladesh Cricket Board
Team director Bangladesh Gazi Golam Murtoza
Captain Bangladesh Mashrafe Mortaza
Head coach Bangladesh Mohammad Salahuddin
Bowling coach Bangladesh Syed Rasel
Team sponsor Jamuna Bank
Source:[30][7]

Season standings
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Khulna Tigers (R) 12 8 4 0 16 0.912
2 Rajshahi Royals (C) 12 8 4 0 16 0.420
3 Chattogram Challengers (3) 12 8 4 0 16 0.129
4 Dhaka Platoon (4) 12 7 5 0 14 0.572
5 Cumilla Warriors 12 5 7 0 10 −0.335
6 Rangpur Rangers 12 5 7 0 10 −0.826
7 Sylhet Thunder 12 1 11 0 2 −0.822
Source: [31]
  • (C) and (R) denotes Champion and Runners-up respectively, (3) and (4) indicates 3rd and 4th position team.
  •   advanced to the Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Matches
  denotes that Dhaka Platoon won the match   denotes that Dhaka Platoon lost the match
Date Opponent Toss Result Man of the Match
League Stage
12 December 2019 Rajshahi Royals Rajshahi Royals elected to field. Rajshahi Royals won by 9 wickets. Ravi Bopara
13 December 2019 Cumilla Warriors Cumilla Warriors elected to field. Dhaka Platoon won by 20 runs. Thisara Perera
14 December 2019 Sylhet Thunder Sylhet Thunder elected to field. Dhaka Platoon won by 24 runs. Anamul Haque
18 December 2019 Chattogram Challengers Dhaka Platoon elected to field. Chattogram Challengers won by 16 runs. Mehedi Hasan Rana
23 December 2019 Cumilla Warriors Dhaka Platoon elected to field Dhaka Platoon won by 5 wickets. Mahedi Hasan
24 December 2019 Sylhet Thunder Sylhet Thunder elected to bat. Dhaka Platoon won by 8 wickets. Mahedi Hasan
27 December 2019 Chattogram Challengers Chattogram Challengers elected to field. Chattogram Challengers won by 6 wickets. Imrul Kayes
30 December 2019 Rajshahi Royals Rajshahi Royals elected to field. Dhaka Platoon won by 74 runs. Wahab Riaz
3 January 2020 Khulna Tigers Khulna Tigers elected to field. Dhaka Platoon won by 12 runs. Hasan Mahmud
8 January 2020 Rangpur Rangers Rangpur Rangers elected to field. Dhaka Platoon won by 61 runs. Shadab Khan
10 January 2020 Rangpur Rangers Dhaka Platoon elected to field. Rangpur Rangers won by 11 runs. Lewis Gregory
11 January 2020 Khulna Tigers Khulna Tigers elected to field. Khulna Tigers won by 8 wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto
Playoffs
13 January 2020 Chattogram Challengers Chattogram Challengers elected to field. Chattogram Challengers won by 7 wickets. Rayad Emrit
Source: ESPNcricinfo[32]

Statistics

Most Runs
Player Mat Inns Runs Ave. SR HS 100 50 4s 6s
Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal121239639.60109.3974033611
Bangladesh Mominul Haque10829742.42122.229102247
Bangladesh Mahedi Hasan131225323.00136.0268*031717
Bangladesh Anamul Haque131319815.23118.566201224
Sri Lanka Thisara Perera10916727.83163.724700178
Source: ESPNcricinfo[33] , last updated on 4 May 2021

Most Wickets
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave. Econ 4WI 5WI
Bangladesh Mahedi Hasan131340.30274123/1322.836.760 0
Pakistan Shadab Khan101034.40240112/1421.816.920 0
Pakistan Wahab Riaz7725.41167105/816.706.500 1
Source: ESPNcricinfo[34] , last updated on 4 May 2021

Awards and achievements
Date Award Player Opponent Result Contribution
13 December 2019 Man of the Match Thisara Perera Cumilla Warriors Won by 20 runs. 42 (17) and 5/3
14 December 2019 Anamul Haque Sylhet Thunder Won by 24 runs. 62 (42)
23 December 2019 Mahedi Hasan Cumilla Warriors Won by 5 wickets. 2/9 and 59 (29)
24 December 2019 Mahedi Hasan Sylhet Thunder Won by 8 wickets. 1/33 and 56 (28)
30 December 2019 Wahab Riaz Rajshahi Royals Won by 74 runs. 5/8
3 January 2020 Hasan Mahmud Khulna Tigers Won by 12 runs. 4/32
8 January 2020 Shadab Khan Rangpur Rangers Won by 61 runs. 31* (19) and 2/14

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