Khulna Tigers Team Profile, Records, Squad and Achievements: Bangladesh Premier League

The Khulna Tigers have reached the league stage twice, in 2013 and 2019. but the team has not been able to win the league competition. Even so, they have made the playoffs on two separate occasions and advanced to the semi-finals once.

The Khulna Tigers are a Twenty20 cricket franchise that plays for the Khulna division in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The Khulna Tigers of the Bangladesh Premier League play cricket under the moniker Ready to Roar. The league will implement the Twenty20 matches format, and the team will participate in those games. Khulna Royal Bengals played in the inaugural 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons of the Bangladesh Premier League, having been founded by Orion Group. To reflect the new sponsorship from MindTree Limited and Premier Bank Limited, the Khulna Titans changed their name to the Khulna Tigers on November 16. Now A company called MindTree Limited owns the Khulna Tigers. Yasir Ali will serve as squad captain, and Khaled Mahmud will lead the team’s training.

In India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board hosts the premier professional Twenty20 cricket league tournament known as the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL T20) (BCB).

Khulna Tigers Records

The Bangladesh Premier League is now one of the most glamorous T20 competitions. Over the past decade, it has grown significantly. Bangladesh cricket has relied on the BPL since its 2012 debut. Seven teams compete. So far, the team has not been able to win the league competition. Even so, they have made the playoffs on two separate occasions and advanced to the semi-finals once. They finished second in the league in the 2019-20 season. The Khulna Tigers have reached the league stage twice, in 2013 and 2019.

Year	BPL
2012	Semi-finals
2013	League stage
2016	Playoffs
2017	Playoffs
2019	League Stage
2019-2020	Runners-up
2022	Eliminator
2023	TBD

Khulna Tigers Team Squads

There are currently team drafts. Both the club games and the league games now have teams. The Khulna Tigers quad is available, and games will start in January 2023.

Coach: Khaled Mahmud

Owner: MindTree Limited

Khulna Tigers Squad for Bangladesh Premier League (BPLT20)

1. Tamim Iqbal (Captain)
2. Wahab Riaz
3. Naseem Shah
4. Avishka Fernando
5. Azam Khan
6. Mohammad Saifuddin
7. Yasir Ali
8. Nasum Ahmed
9. Nahidul Islam
10. Munim Shahriar
11. Sabbir Rahman
12. Dasun Shanaka
13. Paul Van Meekeren
14. Shafiqul Islam
15. Pritom Kumar
16. Habibur Rahman
17. Mahmudul Hasan Joy

Khulna Tigers Sponsor

The league’s sponsorship information is available here, but the team has been playing in the league since the 2012 season. Manufacturer Gemcom Sports has agreed to supply the equipment for the next three seasons (2016, 2017, and 2019). Later, various companies provide the branding for the front and back of shirts. Learn more about the Khulna Tigers‘ kind backers below.

Season	Equipment Manufactures	Shirt (behind Sponsor)	Shirt (Front of Sponsor)	Chest mark
2016	Gemcon Sports	Meena Bazar	PRAN Zeera Pani	ULAB
2017	Gemcon Sports	Gemcon City Limited	Shell Lubricants	Meena Bazar
2019	Gemcon Sports	Shell Lubricants	ULAB	Minister Smart TV
2020	Gemcon Sports	Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited; WE	Premier Bank Limited	Igloo Ice Cream
2019-2020	sailor	Shopnodhora	Premier Bank Limited	Butterfly Group
2022	_	Seven Rings Cement	Premier Bank Limited	Mindtree

Khulna Tigers Achievements

• The Khulna Tigers set a new BPL record in their 40th game of 2020. There was a match at Mirpur Stadium between the Mirpur Knights and the Cumilla Warriors. Powered by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim, the team posted a massive 218-2 in 20 overs. Cumilla responded poorly and lost by 92 runs in their chase, scoring 126/6.
• In 2017, the Khulna Tigers‘ highest BPL score was also against the Rajshahi Kings. The team’s first innings score of 213/5 was led by batsmen Najmul Hossain Shanto (49), Afif Hossain (54*), Nicholas Pooran (57), and Carlos Brathwaite (34). The Rajshahi Kings also struggled at the plate that game. There was a 68-run margin of victory for Khulna in that game.
• In the 2020 season, Khulna Tigers’ best BPL total came at Mirpur Stadium against Dhaka Platoon. Khulan scored a perfect 207/2, which was enough to win the game.

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